Favorite style of Smoothbore

[rushlake1]

English half-stock.
38" Oct to round tapered and flared 10 ga.by Rice.
Raised front sight no rear.
Walnut with steel trim.
Hollow under rib.
Chambers Ketland lock.
Black horn cap.
Tapered and flared hickory rr.
Dunlaps Woodcraft kit.
7-8 lbs..a joy to hunt with well balanced light between the hands.
Turkeys, ducks, pheasant, grouse, woodcock, crow squirrel, doves...
No rb plans.

On a wet turkey hunt with first half of shed pair found.

Left side

sunny side up

 

[MSW]

great looking gun!

 

[rushlake1]

Thanks ..Its a plain simple hunter...

 

[PGTMG]

Very nice :thumbsup: Thank you for sharing.

I am not sure this is making things easier :grin:

 

[Mickc01]

Wow, great looking fowling piece. Don't see too many half-stocks. Bet it shoulders like a dream....Mick C

 

[RP3543]

-I shoot a lot of skeet with my 12 gauge SxS. I also Turkey hunt with it.
-My 20 gauge SxS gets used for Ruffed Grouse and bunnies. Some clay birds too...
-The NW Trade gun is mostly a Squirrel getter, I've also shot a couple of Deer with it (RB).
Of the three, the 12 SxS gets the most use.

 

[PGTMG]

Good to know. I need to figure out if my budget can handle a sxs

 

[hanshi]

I don't see many halfstock smoothies but yours is certainly a very nice example.

 

[rushlake1]

Another half stock worth looking at
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/1229690/

 

[PGTMG]

Wow another one wow. Some of you hunt with very pretty guns.

 

[rushlake1]

If your really serious about Fowlers and not just fishing..
I would recommend this book....

"Flintlock Fowlers"...author....Tom Grinsdale

Its educational too.
I look through it every month or so..
Lots of great pictures with dimensions.
Well worth the price.

 

[Keb]

I hate to be nit-picky but his name is GRINSLADE not Grinsdale.

 

[caddo]

I have a centermark tulle that I have used for 23 years to take ducks, hogs, squirrels and deer. Its not a fancy weapon but dependable as it gets.

 

[rushlake1]

I hate to be nit-picky but his name is GRINSLADE not Grinsdale.

Thank You KEB! You are correct Sir! :thumbsup:

 

[rushlake1]

Over 20,000 members and only 4 different pictures of favorite smoothies....Must all be rifle shooters????

 

[Stumpkiller]

It's lonely at the top.

 

[user 27715]

I haven't yet gotten a chance to shoot this one yet. This Tulle was built by a gentleman in West Bend, WI and was sold as a part of his estate. I'd like to know more about it; who built it and how long ago. Somebody told me it might have been made in the 1980's?

 

[Stumpkiller]

Centermark (Pittsburg, PA). It was a good make.

If you Google "Centermark Fusil" you will see some on auction sites.

 

[rushlake1]

Its a joy to carry a well balanced Flintlock Fowler.
Don't even have to shoot it to enjoy the hunt.

 

[user 27715]

I find it's also useful as a walking stick in uneasy terrain. My balance is absolutely horrendous. At least I haven't dropped it yet; I've dropped every other gun I've owned..