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Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on July 15, 2025, 9:13 am

Gentlemen:

On average, how much drop did the Syracuse guns normally have? I have discovered a limit to my tolerance of drop in a gun (3-inches seems to be the max I can deal with effectively).

The reason I ask is that I ran across this photograpy of a early Smith hammer the other day (the 1st one I've ever seen) and I found it to be quite attractive...

There's something about those big balls...

Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by Tom Garver on July 16, 2025, 1:31 pm, in reply to "Pre-Fulton Hammer guns"

Lloyd, here are three Syracuse era 10 gauge guns that I've restored over the past few years. I like the high hammers

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Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by Carl Erickson on July 16, 2025, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns"

The gun I shoot is a 10 gage Syracuse hammer gun. Like Tom, I have 3 of them. Great guns. I also have 2 early Fulton guns built on the Syracuse pattern in 12 gage.

Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on July 17, 2025, 8:11 am, in reply to "Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns"

Gentlemen, those are really-neat guns but...my question was about the amount of drop used in the stocks. 3 1/2-inches would be hard to shoot for me.

Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by Tom Garver on July 17, 2025, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns"

My guns average 3 1/4" drop

Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns

Posted by John Pulis on July 18, 2025, 6:50 am, in reply to "Re: Pre-Fulton Hammer guns"

Use one of those comb raisers, either the leather or the stikum type. Work great and raise the drop to about 2&1/2.

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