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Author Topic: Smoothbore experience  (Read 10361 times)

Offline ridjrunr

Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2014, 04:43:00 AM »
I got it used but one of the last emails the guy sent said he never shot it :shock:
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2014, 05:39:14 AM »
I bet you two will play real well togather. Very nice lookn smoothy. :rt th
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2014, 05:40:25 AM »
Just in time for turkey season!
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2014, 10:57:43 AM »
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2014, 12:33:20 PM »
Looks pretty nice...thanks for posting the pics... :bl th up

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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2014, 01:31:18 PM »
Oooh aaha,  that looks nice.
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Offline Hanshi

Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2014, 02:45:08 PM »
That's a handsome, elegant gun and would look good with a sling (and convenient).  I added an aftermarket sling on mine and am happy I did.  Here she is with her first deer.

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Offline ridjrunr

Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2014, 03:08:24 PM »
Very nice Hanshi!tell me what style that is. The comb is different but not like a nw tradegun,and round faced lock plate.
Looks great.thanks for posting.
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Offline KHickam

Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2014, 05:07:56 PM »
Looks like my G. Christian built fowler Hanshi
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #24 on: January 25, 2014, 01:49:52 PM »
KHickam, ridjrunr, the gun is a TVM early American fowler with a Colonial Va lock from Chambers.  It was ordered with brass mountings but because of a communications snafu; I received it in iron.  I could have sent it back for a switch to brass but it was so nice I didn't want it to be out of my sight that long.  I really like this gun!  The sling makes it even nicer.
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #25 on: January 25, 2014, 02:51:49 PM »
Thinking they could be kin

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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #26 on: January 25, 2014, 03:24:03 PM »
I think fowlers look better in iron anyway! Both are nice looking guns.
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Offline ridjrunr

Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #27 on: January 26, 2014, 04:38:44 PM »
It was a fun day at the range. I got my monthly done and started breakin in the Fusil.
This is the first three shots out of the fusil at 28 yards. Load was the same all day,70 gr. FF, op card, cushion and .015 patch around  .605 rb,lube as always hoppes BP +.
This is benched,poa center of target.three shots,6oclock low
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #28 on: January 26, 2014, 04:41:31 PM »
Next three,poa top of target paper 12 o'clock,(compensated)
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Re: Smoothbore experience
« Reply #29 on: January 26, 2014, 04:45:48 PM »
Last three offhand at 23 yards.,poa top of target paper,12 o'clock.(one of the bullseye shots was my friends shot in this pix.) I figure I'm gonna end up really liking this fusil. :toast
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