Sidearms & Scatterguns At the range with my Suhl Drilling

[B3owulf]

At the range this weekend and took something different with me. This is a Fortuna Suhl drilling I aquired while stationed in Germany. It is a 7x57R x 16GA drilling (triplet) with a 22hornet einstecklauf (barrel insert).

The 7x57 was good enough for hunting in the woods but not super precise, about 3MOA at 100m. surprisingly the 22hornet insert was dead on out to 300M.

The super old Ziess scope has clarity to put a lot of modern optics to shame and the quick detach claw mount makes me feel a big more classy than those peasant rail mounts.

It was a ton of fun to shoot something a bit different and wanted to share. Need to try some skeet/trap next!

 

[seanh]

Very nice.

Being a side by side, have you considered finding a running boar scope that has two posts?

 

[B3owulf]

Very nice.

Being a side by side, have you considered finding a running boar scope that has two posts?

I really like the scope on it right now, and it might be hard to find a smith who can set up the quick detach claw mount here in the states.

 

[ggmanning]

That is beautiful and interesting. Never seen anything like it.

 

[pmclaine]

I understand the Luftwaffe supplied Drillings as survival guns in their aircraft.

They were a great GI prize.

M30 Luftwaffe Drilling - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Probably one of the most beautiful military arms ever.....

 

[Flightmurse]

I had never heard about these until this post, thank you for the education on a beautiful rifle! I bet that’s a hoot with the hornet insert.

 

[502Chevelle]

A very different approach from what we usually see here. Very cool.

 

[B3owulf]

A very different approach from what we usually see here. Very cool.

It's a little different from what I usually shoot too. Right now everywhere local is sold out of .308 and 5.55 so I took this old girl out instead

 

[Unknown]

Very cool. My friend used to have one that was 8mm and 16 gauge...no insert for any other cartridges though.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Very cool! A .22 hornet at 300 is sizzling!!

beautiful gun. I have a thing for drilling’s and Cape Guns.

Venture on over to Vintage with that... I bet @buffalowinter has some stories to share!

Sirhr

 

[stefan73]

I wish I could have imported my great uncles drillings.