First ever smoothbore (other than modern)

[Oldnamvet]

After saving for a year and waiting for 8 weeks after ordering, I got this American fowler in the white (62 cal, queen anne lock, goetz barrel, plain maple stock) from Sitting Fox. ;Now I have to select the exact method for finishing everything. I have a bunch of threads on this saved. I just have to choose what I want it to look like when done.

 

[PGTMG]

Hey Oldnamvet,

Looks like you got a great smoothbore there! Ray is a excellent person to deal with and a real gentleman. Keep us updated of your progress!

PS I wish I had your courage to do anything with my guns except shoot and clean them. :thumbsup:

 

[Old Sarge]

Looks great! I sure would like to tackle that one. Post some pics when you finish, I'd love to see it finished! Good luck and enjoy.

 

[cowpoke1955]

Sure looks great to me. I've always heard good things about Ray and Sitting Fox. Good luck on your finish job and let us know how it turns out. Congradulations :thumbsup: .

 

[torn moc]

Gonna be a Beaut when you git er done !!!
Nice choice..from great people.

 

[jimmytheshank]

Wow! Only 8 weeks after ordering? Thats pretty good. Nice gun ya got there.Cant wait to see the finish job. :thumbsup:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Nice. I recommend Laurel Mt. Forge stains to snap out that maple grain. Personally, I'd give deep thought to a "forced patina" look on the iron/steel. It's actually pretty easy to keep an "in the white" muzzleloader looking good provided you rub it down occasionally with a wax or oil.

 

[tg]

Nice looking gun, is it a Getz barrel, the oct part looks straight and I thought getz oct to round had tapered oct section?

 

[thewho66]

Another idea is to case harden the iron after getting it all polished up. It will also somethimes give it a grey look to the metal. A plus also on doing that is that makes it harder to rust. I love the fowler guns like yours am hoping to have a Cherry stocked gun made by old army soon.( I hope to drag some one else that way to) post pics when you get them. :thumbsup:

 

[Oldnamvet]

I had decided on LMF stain after getting it ready. Still undecided on the metal. I considered browning it but I think getting some kind of patina on it would be a nice change.

 

[dukewellington]

Looks good :thumbsup:

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Nice looking but are you sure that's a Getz barrel? When you pull it apart to finish the gun, look for the Getz logo on the bottom flat. I have never seen A Getz like that one.

 

[Oldnamvet]

At my age I get confused :wink: I got estimates on several different barrels and may have actually selected one of the others. I'll check it out and see what logo is on it.

 

[JohnnyO]

Thank you for posting the pics!!! I was curious about the sitting fox fowler, and had pondered ordering one in the white to finish myself, I just might do that now :thumbsup:

 

[tg]

"Nice looking but are you sure that's a Getz barrel? "

That was my thought I am sure it is a good barrel but also pretty sure Getz barrels taper from the breech outnot just from the oct out, anyways it will be a very nice gun when done, I would suggest a patina finish of some type on the metal, I think this could easily be made into a gun from the pre browning era, there are a handfull of ways to give it a touch of patina/age/class that are likely buried somewhere in the past post place..

 

[Oldnamvet]

Nope, not sure of the barrel. I had a number of options and now can't remember which one I took for sure. There is no logo on the barrel so I will have to ask Ray. Then for sure he'll think I'm losing it. :shake:

 

[jimmytheshank]

Another idea is to case harden the iron after getting it all polished up. It will also somethimes give it a grey look to the metal. A plus also on doing that is that makes it harder to rust. I love the fowler guns like yours am hoping to have a Cherry stocked gun made by old army soon.( I hope to drag some one else that way to) post pics when you get them. :thumbsup:

That fowler is pretty sweet.After oldarmy builds that LOTM "Killdeer" rifle for me thewho66, I'll start looking at getting that fowler going. :thumbsup:

 

[phamil]

You have a nice smoothy there. I was wondering how Sitting Fox's quality was... I have read nothing but good things. It is nice to see a picture of an example of his work.

Enjoy your new toy!

 

[RJR]

I've seen his work at the shows in Lapeer and Kalamazoo. He does good work at reasonable prices, nice lines and quality components. I'll let you know more in a couple weeks. He's just up the road from me about 60 miles. My wife decided she wants to get me a new rifle for my birthday. My Plains Rifle is getting a little heavy for the arthritis in both shoulders, so a nice Poor Boy in .40 with a 13/16 by 36 inch barrel should help.

Rick

 

[Oldnamvet]

If you decide to drive up, make sure you check with him first. His road was all torn up and he said you needed 4wd just to get through.
So far I have gotten the stock sanded and whiskered once. Then I decided I wanted to change so of the carving profile so I started recarving, shaping, and scraping again. Maybe by the time the stain from LMF gets here, I'll actually be ready for it. 5 hours of hand sanding and scraping today so my arthritis is making itself known. :surrender: