ScottRoush
32 Cal.
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So I just came back from the sand pit after shooting my 20 ga. NW Trade gun I built from Track of the Wolf. I grew up going to rendezvous with my Dad who was in the Simon Kenton Gun club in Dayton, Ohio and am finally getting the itch to get back into it.. although I will do more hunting than rendezvous since I live kinda out of the way in Northern Wisconsin.
I'm posting a picture of the gun and my first off-hand groups with a smoothbore. You can see my grouping came up when I realized that I never sanded the casting tab off of the sight!!!! The gun isn't done yet.. I mostly need to finish the butt cap and everything from the lock back is mostly rough finished. I forged the butt cap from old wagon wheel wrought iron and am still trying to finesse it flush. All other fittings were allowed to naturally patinate in my shop. Right now the stock is stained with Fiebings dark brown leather dye and then back sanded... with some shellac. This winter I plan to disassemble and re-finish the stock.. not sure how yet. But I needed to get the gun ready as grouse season is just about here.
I will post more pics when I feel it's truly done.
Anyway... Just wanted to introduce myself and tell everybody how stoked I am to hunting with a smoothbore this season.
I'm posting a picture of the gun and my first off-hand groups with a smoothbore. You can see my grouping came up when I realized that I never sanded the casting tab off of the sight!!!! The gun isn't done yet.. I mostly need to finish the butt cap and everything from the lock back is mostly rough finished. I forged the butt cap from old wagon wheel wrought iron and am still trying to finesse it flush. All other fittings were allowed to naturally patinate in my shop. Right now the stock is stained with Fiebings dark brown leather dye and then back sanded... with some shellac. This winter I plan to disassemble and re-finish the stock.. not sure how yet. But I needed to get the gun ready as grouse season is just about here.
I will post more pics when I feel it's truly done.
Anyway... Just wanted to introduce myself and tell everybody how stoked I am to hunting with a smoothbore this season.