Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Traditional Firearms => Flintlock Long Guns => Topic started by: Craig Tx on November 08, 2011, 09:10:46 PM
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Howdy Y'all!
Here's some pics of the new fowler! It's a 20 ga, 42" barrel. And shoots sweet!
Craig
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More fowler pics...
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Good on Ya! Nice looking piece fer sure! They are a versatile gun, looking forword to using mine in the late flinter season here in Pa. Makes ya feel more in touch with the old days,old ways.
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Nice piece Craig!!!!!!!!!!!!! very nice, who's the builder?
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N-I-C-E! Good on ya!
You are in for some fun now!
Details Man! Gotta have some more them details.....
Uncle Russ...
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That's a looker for sure Craig. What ya been shootn through it?
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Hey Buddy, now that shines! If she shoots as good as she looks, your in for a real treat!
Thanks for sharing!
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Looks great! Looking forward to more details!
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Jim,
The inscription on the barrel is E or I (I can't decide from the script used. I'll see if I can't get a picture of it.) B. Miller 1997.
For the rest o' y'all... ;-)
She shoots as good as she looks which means that if'n I miss it's mah own durn fault.
I'm usin' .600 round ball, .015 patch and I'm still workin' on the load I'm thinkin' I'll settle on about 70 grains FFF.
The barrel looks to be swamped which surprised me as I've never heard of a smoothie bein' swamped...
She just floats to the shoulder and is rock on (or at least as stable as I am...).
I've only had her out twice so far, but the rifles are gonna be jealous of this one as I'll be shootin' her a lot in the comin' months.
Craig
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Lookin good ! Its only my opinion , but I believe there were many more smoothbores being used then rifles by the average settler.
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Beautiful muzzleloader...
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Man, that is a fine looking smooth bore!
I really like that off-side brass lock plate "dragon" thing!
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It sure looks sweet!
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I love looking at these pics, but it only makes me wanna see and hold them in person...
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Very nice!!
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Smoothie barrels of the roundish persuasion can indeed be swamped. My New England fowling piece has a 20ga x 44" Getz barrel that is swamped. It was built for me in1986 by Joe Gondek.
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Howdy Kermit,
I'm not sure what the make of the barrel is, but it's an octagon to round configuration.
Craig