1st Rooster

[410-er]

Finally conected with the 20ga old girl.Load was 7/8oz of #6 and 50grs of FFg.I would have had #4 in but it was still loaded from squirrel hunting.

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[agill]

:thumbsup:

 

[chance]

Awsome!!!

 

[2Barrel]

And he's a handsom one too. Good job :thumbsup:

 

[Jason Lewis]

good shot, a little more about the gun please.

 

[hawk]

:thumbsup: good stuff

 

[Rhett Griffith]

Well Done Sir! :applause:

 

[410-er]

Medic,it not a fancy Belgium.Plain what I call a "Farmers" gun.No checkering or engraving.Barrels are 30".From the proof marks made somewhere around mid 1800's.Picked it up at a show.Guy had $200 on it.He saw me looking and said to make an offer.Said $100 and he took it.Nobody wants these old things,right!

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Good hunting! :thumbsup: Nice pic. GW

 

[Britsmoothy]

Win win all around :thumbsup:

What was the shot detail, how far, crosser, going away???

Brits :hatsoff:

 

[hoochiepapa]

:bow: It's just my uneducated opinion, but those pics look good enough to be in a magazine. Sure wish I could find a Flinlock double.
Good job!

 

[410-er]

About a 20yd direct going away shot.Pulled just above bird.

 

[wattlebuster]

:bow: :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: Way to go."ENCORE".Griz

 

[Jason Lewis]

Medic,it not a fancy Belgium.Plain what I call a "Farmers" gun.No checkering or engraving.Barrels are 30".From the proof marks made somewhere around mid 1800's.Picked it up at a show.Guy had $200 on it.He saw me looking and said to make an offer.Said $100 and he took it.Nobody wants these old things,right!

nice find, how do the bores look?

 

[410-er]

First thing I did when I got it was scrub the barrel with 0000 steel wool,brass brush,and drill.Dropped bore light down.No heavy pits and barrels were thick.She never comes completly clean like a modern shotgun bore.
Chuck Dixon always told me "If you want one to shoot,get a Belgium gun.If you want one for pretty,get an English."
Belgium barrels are welded together where English are soldered.

 

[Jason Lewis]

makes sense about the belgium/vs english barrels, i'm casually looking for a shootable double myself. are you using the original nipples or replacements?

 

[410-er]

Replacements.Took it to Dixons to determine if it needs .260,.265,or .270 nipples.He then had the proper taps in that size.You want tight fit to prevent them from blowing out!

 

[Supercracker]

"If you want one to shoot,get a Belgium gun.If you want one for pretty,get an English."
Belgium barrels are welded together where English are soldered.

really?...hmmmmmm I did'nt know that. It's good to hear though. I have a set of Belgian "W Richards" barrels I got to do a double flinter out of next yr.

 

[Joel/Calgary]

Belgium barrels are welded together where English are soldered.

How reliable was your source on that? Was it Dixon? ISTR some discussions on a double-gun board concerning re-laying ribs that had the Belgian being brazed while the British were soldered. Makes sense - more solid than even hard solder but much less difficult than welding, and still allows for easy soldering (& re-soldering) ribs & such.

Regards,
Joel