Carolina Gun / Iron mounted

[Rob M.]

Had a visitor.

 

[WALT53]

Had a visitor.

Nice visitor to have .

 

[Rob M.]

Nice visitor to have .

Oh yeah . Love my birdies . I watch them in the two feeders I made them from my shop all day . Cardinals mostly and have three regular woodpeckers and the two new woodpecker babies now

 

[Rob M.]

Start the comb recess and wrist extension in butt stock .....

 

[Rob M.]

Gettin some shape ....

 

[WALT53]

Oh yeah . Love my birdies . I watch them in the two feeders I made them from my shop all day . Cardinals mostly and have three regular woodpeckers and the two new woodpecker babies now

Yup we have resident sparrows and love watching them in the feeder and the bird bath.We only feed them from fall to spring but they get treats in the summer and the bird bath is keep full of fresh water every day.They like there daily bath .

 

[Rob M.]

Layin out the trigger guard ....gonna make it outta the 100+ yr. old steel like the buttplate

 

[Cayman like]

Rob, it looks great. It makes me miss my l.h. caywood 24ga trade gun more than ever. But I'd rather have one of yours!

 

[Rob M.]

Rob, it looks great. It makes me miss my l.h. caywood 24ga trade gun more than ever. But I'd rather have one of yours!

Why thanks bud . thats very kind of you ... Its comin along ... Can't wait to shoot it !! Couple days yet !!

 

[Rob M.]

This gonna take a while ! Man , this is tough stuff !!

 

[Rob M.]

Well .....f&%# ......

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Brass!! Yeah, I know it's iron mounted.... but, it can be welded!

 

[WALT53]

Well .....f&%# ......

You might need a little heat for that old iron Rob seems a little hard and brittle.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

Well .....f&%# ......

After that much work I bet that kind of felt like getting kicked in the crotch. Time to go drink a cool one and watch the birds for a while.

 

[Rob M.]

You might need a little heat for that old iron Rob seems a little hard and brittle.

Oh definitely.... Just got no heat source....

 

[Rob M.]

After that much work I bet that kind of felt like getting kicked in the crotch. Time to go drink a cool one and watch the birds for a while.

Yep ..... After a few kicks punches and kicks I started another ....d@mn shame I was digging it ....can't wait to get my %$#@+&% forge going .... Lordy

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Rob, sorry for the stupid remarks, hope your next piece comes out better!

 

[Rob M.]

Weird ....the second trigger guard didn't take near as long ...any who ....meh .....what a pain ....so .... I can't seem to make much head wayb.... Think its time for a coffee break .... Get back , drill for tang screw and hopefully be shooting this son of a gun for its initial shot in a couple hours .....we'll see

 

[Rob M.]

Rob, sorry for the stupid remarks, hope your next piece comes out better!

Oh , your good bud ... Ain't got a welder or I would...

 

[Polecat_Tom]

That was quick and looks really nice.