English Fowler envy

[Marc Adamchek]

Whoa man, lookout! You are about to covet thy son's possession in a BIG way. Like another said earlier, the pictures, whle good, are nuthin' compared to the real thing. I've got a Brooks English Fowler (#113) as well, and it trul is a beauty to behold and a beauty to shoot. Maybe your son will let you shoot his(!)All kidding aside, just be a good dad and make sure you've got a big enough towel to dry the tears off his face after that first scratch......

 

[Capt. Jas.]

My son got to try her out today. No time to work up loads and combinations but she shot straight and quick putting a steering wheel pattern of #6 shot into the pattern board at 20 yards with no holes. She is jugged to about light-mod. We were just quickly using 1/2 a fiber wad over powder and 1/2 over shot, lubed with olive oil.

Never tasted CLAY pigeon but that's all we will have for supper tonight if we depend on his kills for the day! :rotf:

 

[rickystl]

Hey Basset, I kept mine for two weeks before I shot it. Wanted to look at it in NEW condition - for as long as I could stand it - which was two weeks. :haha:

 

[robinghewitt]

Never tasted CLAY pigeon but that's all we will have for supper tonight

I tried clay pigeon tea once. I'd just made a brew when someone cracked a driven behind me and a great lump landed neatly in my cup :surrender:

 

[joehenz]

Mike,

I really like how you "antiqued" the steel on that fowler. Want to share your finishing techniques?