Somewhat in the tradition of a JP Beck.
Built by JP Gunstocks. They started making these fowlers like mine in the mid 1990's. Mine is their first "canoe gun" with a 30 inch barrel which they made specifically in response to a good friends request for a shorter fowler for partridge hunting in the Maine puckerbrush. I have seen other manufactures' canoe guns with even shorter barrels but not with this kind of stock. Most of them use a Northwest Trade Gun type of stock which is lighter,has less drop at the butt, and (I am told) is easier to manufacture. The gun has an L & R Queen Anne round faced english lock and presentation grade curly maple.
The gun has been traded amongst the local woodsmen, hereabouts, and one of the former owners decided to emblellish it to his tastes... :wink: Even still, it is a hoot to shoot and one of my favorite guns...
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Built by JP Gunstocks. They started making these fowlers like mine in the mid 1990's. Mine is their first "canoe gun" with a 30 inch barrel which they made specifically in response to a good friends request for a shorter fowler for partridge hunting in the Maine puckerbrush. I have seen other manufactures' canoe guns with even shorter barrels but not with this kind of stock. Most of them use a Northwest Trade Gun type of stock which is lighter,has less drop at the butt, and (I am told) is easier to manufacture. The gun has an L & R Queen Anne round faced english lock and presentation grade curly maple.
The gun has been traded amongst the local woodsmen, hereabouts, and one of the former owners decided to emblellish it to his tastes... :wink: Even still, it is a hoot to shoot and one of my favorite guns...
Giz