Crisp Winter Day and Trade Gun

[Smokey Plainsman]

Today I was building my Kibler Woodsrunner and goofed up the patch box lid. Sad, I decided to take a break and go shoot my northwest trade gun:

I now feel much better lol. The delicious odor of powder smoke and the crack of the piece brought a smile.

This is my most favorite gun ever. Love it!!

-Smokey

 

[Trot]

I really like the smoothbore trade guns, looks like a nice one!

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I have a couple smoke poles that always make the day a little brighter when I shoot them

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Today I was building my Kibler Woodsrunner and goofed up the patch box lid. Sad, I decided to take a break and go shoot my northwest trade gun:

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I now feel much better lol. The delicious odor of powder smoke and the crack of the piece brought a smile.

This is my most favorite gun ever. Love it!!

-Smokey

My wife told me to pick out a Kibler for Christmas this year…I started in Mid-October trying to decide whether to get the WoodsRunner or the English Fowler…December 18th, I ordered the Fowler. It was a hard choice to make…

So tell us more about the WoodsRunner

 

[Flintlock Fellow]

Is that a North Star West there? She’s a beaut.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

My wife told me to pick out a Kibler for Christmas this year…I started in Mid-October trying to decide whether to get the WoodsRunner or the English Fowler…December 18th, I ordered the Fowler. It was a hard choice to make…

So tell us more about the WoodsRunner

I’ve got a thread in Flintlocks about my “progress” lol. Long story short, I messed up the patch box fitting. Waiting on a replacement from Kibler before continuing!

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Is that a North Star West there? She’s a beaut.

Thank you! it was built off a Pecatonia kit. Not by me, I bought it at a Fort de Charters Illinois rendezvous last year.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I’ve got a thread in Flintlocks about my “progress” lol. Long story short, I messed up the patch box fitting. Waiting on a replacement from Kibler before continuing!

Oh wow…I just read about that…

 

[CyrusP]

There is nothing like a trade gun! Historical AND pure utilitarian in a pinch. You got a nice one!

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

There is nothing like a trade gun! Historical AND pure utilitarian in a pinch. You got a nice one!

Thanks!! I’m going to try and get some squirrels this weekend. My plan is to harvest their meat and produce squirrels with gravy and dumplings