Finnished the 20 guage matchlock today

[Matt Ruesink]

 

[Canute Rex]

Way to go, Matt! I like the lines. Time to start burning some hemp.

 

[Griz44Mag]

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However superbly done (which the gun is definitely top of the class),
The gun is overshadowed by that mesmerizing hide...
I am going to go roll up my moose hide and hide it in shame....

 

[Carbon 6]

Very nice.
Got any more pictures of it ?

 

[Matt Ruesink]

 

[Carbon 6]

Even nicer, you slimmed the barrel wood down. I bet it holds and swings nicely.
Can't wait to hear how it shoots.

 

[Cnut Legat]

spot on, lovely piece.

 

[rickystl]

Excellent job !!! Great looking/slim lines on that gun.

Rick

 

[Treestalker]

Dang it Matt! My 20 ga trade gun project is once again leaning towards a matchlock fishtail buck and ball gun. You must quit showing such nice work and finished guns to weak willed people such as myself. I can only take so much...

 

[Jeff Kaufmann]

Very nice looking piece!

 

[Britsmoothy]

That is very impressive

 

[wiksmo]

🛠Fine craftsmanship

 

[Treestalker]

HAVE YOU COMPLETED MY LOCK YET? What kind of mesquite wood is that? And look at that tail on the bar! If you keep this up, everybody on the Forum is going to want one and nobody will get any work done once they find out how fun these things are; wives will refuse to cook dinner, the children will not get educated at home during this crisis and the local game wardens will be driven to drinking! -Now let me see if I can get this danged percussion patent breech out and replace it with a proper breech plug and lidded pan!

 

[Teleoceras]

Matt:

Very well done! She is a real beauty! Thanks for sharing!

 

[toot]

a good thing about hunting and burning some hemp, is iff'n you don't shoot any thing you can always smoke it.