a few months back i commissioned jackie brown to build me a po' boy barn gun smoothbore in 20ga/.62 bore. a very very plain long gun, with plain maple stock, and the only furniture in iron being a pair of rod thimbles and trigger guard - no muzzle cap, entry pipe, or butt plate. the OTR 42" barrel and all the iron is left as-is, no browning or bluing. the lock is an L&R queen anne, the trigger is of jackie's making and the touch hole liner is a chamber's white lightening. this is as no-frills a long gun as one can get, but with good components and wood. total weight is 6lbs 15ozs.
i wrapped a new english black flint i leather and she sparks quite nicely, as expected.
the cost of this gun, to my door, was more than fair, and a far better bargain than some of the "better" offshore guns from investarms and pedersoli.
now to take it all apart, whisker the wood, LMF stain,TOTW linseed oil, load and shoot it. lots more to come with all that, for sure.
