Lincoln Vogue HSX Sporter 12-bore
Both barrels feature multichokes. These are Lincoln’s XP70 chokes: 70mm overall length, 50mm of which is inside the barrel and 20mm external. Double knurled bands are there for grip, but if you have a choke resist extraction there is a provision in the form of four slots and a key to drive it. The gun comes with a selection of five chokes, from cylinder through to full, all bright plated to stave off corrosion and add a little glint to the aesthetics.
Regarding the stock, for a gun of moderate price such as this the grade of walnut is not bad at all, containing both decent grain structure and a bit of figuring that shows well in the oil finish. The things I don’t like about the stock are the less-than-imaginative shape of the chequering panels and the shape of the hand — in side profile it is deep and full but in plan is very narrow at just 1 3⁄16in, and falls short of a decent fistful for a game gun, let alone a Sporter.
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