Cheap northwest trade gun

[S.Kenton]

Sold this one for $1200 ....

Heck for 1200$ I’d go with this one any day.. over my Fowler from Jackie Brown, this thread is over a year old, Rob do you still sell these for 1200$?

 

[Rob M.]

And if you want a really good, well built Trade Gun I suggest you contact @Rob M.

Ahw ! I buy em from China ! Dont tell anyone ! LOL !

 

[Rob M.]

Heck for 1200$ I’d go with this one any day.. over my Fowler from Jackie Brown, this thread is over a year old, Rob do you still sell these for 1200$?

Hi bud . That one was a couple years ago and was a canoe length , short 26" barrel . They sell for 1400 now . One with a 36" -42" barrel.is 1700 , in the white , 1600 ....and thats a hand made scratch build , not a kit gun .

 

[user 53846]

Save a few more dollars, and contact Rob Miller. I find them used for around $500, at shows, but you inherit someone else's neglect. Rob builds one of the most reliable Trade guns out there. You won't be disappointed.With a 40" barrel, it weighs right at 5.5#.

 

[Jon362001]

I have a pedersoli trade gun I would part with.

 

[Flintandsteel]

It really bothers me to see the first work on any inquiry is “cheap”.
Cheap will keep you frustrated, and wishing you have spent more.
Again, you get what you pay for!

 

[Redlemur60]

I've never handled a India made gun, but most people who own them state that they are fairly reliable. The issues I've encountered in my research tend to stem from soft frizzens and/or lock work needing to be done at some point in the locks life. If you're willing to send a lock off to be worked on occasionally then that's no big deal. The only real advantage I see in pedersoli products is the uniformity of their locks. India locks are made by hand, pedersoli made from CNC.

Back to your original question. Short of building one or finding one used, the India made guns are you're only real option in that sub $900 range. I know the wait times are incredible for some of the India made guns, and it appears most (if not all) pedersoli are out of stock. If you're a proficient wood worker then a kit from TVM or sitting fox would do well.

Made in italy wrong indian ,woo woo not tech support!

 

[NorthFork]

@JakobinWisconsin

I would do one of two things-

#1 Troll the classifieds on this board, Track of the Wolf, Log Cabin Shop, The Gun Works Emporium, or LodgeWood Manufacturing. Find a decent used custom in the $800 to $1400 range. Might take some time though.

#2 Buy a new Pedersoli Indian Trade gun or a Pedersoli Indian Trade gun kit. A bit over your budget, the purists despise them, BUT they work well. I own one. After drilling the touch hole out to 1/16", it's been great. Mine will never be for sale and you can bury me with it.

edit- I should add since the Indian guns with sometimes no touch hole drilled have entered the conversation..........The ITALIAN Pedersoli comes with a drilled touch hole liner. It's just that the factory hole is a little small for reliable ignition. 15 seconds with a 1/16" bit solves that permanently.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Nah, no worries...,

I went to the Clay Smith trade gun site, and copied a photo, then took that to the the local box store paint counter, gave them the photo, and asked them to copy the color..... in oil-based paint.


This is the photo that I used...,
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The only problem was that when I printed out the photograph I neglected to hold it up to the screen, so it printed a little bit brighter/lighter than the Clay Smith Red... oh well they weren't that exact back in the 18th century either.

I took the paint home, and added about 1/3 boiled linseed oil to it, to try and get a bit more "elasticity" in the finish, since it was on a gun, and not on a house or shed. I was told that modern oil-based paint has chemical "driers" that can make the paint brittle and more prone to chipping.

I painted the stock and let it cure for a week, although it was pretty much "dry" after a day..., then put the gun back together, and voila..., a trade gun with which to bust around in the brush.

LD

Wonder if the old style red barn paint would work. I done a tarp 20 some years ago to cover wood with at events if it rained and its still going strong.

 

[TDM]

That was good paint in the day. Last time I used any was over 35 years ago to paint a horse barn I built. Color is still good.

 

[Redlemur60]

@JakobinWisconsin

I would do one of two things-

#1 Troll the classifieds on this board, Track of the Wolf, Log Cabin Shop, The Gun Works Emporium, or LodgeWood Manufacturing. Find a decent used custom in the $800 to $1400 range. Might take some time though.

#2 Buy a new Pedersoli Indian Trade gun or a Pedersoli Indian Trade gun kit. A bit over your budget, the purists despise them, BUT they work well. I own one. After drilling the touch hole out to 1/16", it's been great. Mine will never be for sale and you can bury me with it.

edit- I should add since the Indian guns with sometimes no touch hole drilled have entered the conversation..........The ITALIAN Pedersoli comes with a drilled touch hole liner. It's just that the factory hole is a little small for reliable ignition. 15 seconds with a 1/16" bit solves that permanently.

"You can bury me with it" now thats a shining endorsment!

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Wonder if the old style red barn paint would work. I done a tarp 20 some years ago to cover wood with at events if it rained and its still going strong.

Sure, why not?

LD