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24 July 2007, 18:11
Nitehawk
Oops, I did it again!
Well, I found a Miroku over/under double rifle in 9.3x74R for a price I couldn't resist.
She is about 20 years old, tight as a bank vault and weighs 3.3 kg. She has ejectors and a single trigger.
Her action is that of a 20ga shotgun (less metal than the B25 version).

I tried her yesterday with RWS UNI classic (the only ammo I had lying around), and she produced a 4 inch 10 shot group at 50m.
I hope this will improve with other ammo.

Can anybody tell me more of this rifle? It's a copy of a Browning model, but which one? What's the history behind the Browning/Miroku relationship?











Regulation is done via a wedge between the barrels


This piece of wood is screwed to the barrels to cover the space with the fore-end.


The sight:



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24 July 2007, 18:31
Rusty
Congratulations!


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24 July 2007, 20:04
bobby van der Putten
Miroku produced guns in Japan under Browning license, André Mertens will tell you all about it.
24 July 2007, 21:03
Wink
The Browning O/U shotguns sold in Europe as the B series (B325, B425, etc) are, I think, the same as the Citori series sold in the USA. They are all made in Japan by Miroku. I've got a B325 and it's been my clays gun for years.


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25 July 2007, 07:24
Bill Cooley
Congratulations!!! Lookes like you did great.
Bill


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