Just got my first fowling gun.

[thomas]

It's a 20 ga. made by Matt Avance. Kind of plain looking, but I like it like that. I've heard of the maker, but don't know anything about him.
I've got afew smooth bore's, but their muskets or shotguns & big & heavy or DB percussion.
Can anyone tell me a little about the maker of my 20 ga. fowling gun?
Thanks Thomas

 

[Stumpkiller]

I believe he's from Natchez, TN (or was) and runs Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading.
http://www.tennesseevalleymuzzleloading.com/fowler-rifle

 

[thomas]

Thanks Stumpkiller :hatsoff:

 

[Grenadier1758]

TVM (Matt Avance) builds a pretty nice semi-custom muzzle loader.

Was this fowler new or pre owned?

 

[Gene L]

I believe he's from Natchez, TN (or was) and runs Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading.
http://www.tennesseevalleymuzzleloading.com/fowler-rifle[/quote]

Natchez, MS.

 

[thomas]

Pre owned, I got it off TOTW. Seems like a nice little gun, I haven't shot it yet.

 

[thomas]

Will I got to shoot it & on the fourth round I dry balled it. I was able to clear it with a ball puller, which I had just gotten afew days before.
Shot good the little I was able to shoot.

 

[mark/wi]

Will I got to shoot it & on the fourth round I dry balled it. I was able to clear it with a ball puller, which I had just gotten afew days before.
Shot good the little I was able to shoot.

I had Matt make me 20 ga. fowler and very happy with. Plain looking is fine for me.

 

[hanshi]

It's a 20 ga. made by Matt Avance. Kind of plain looking, but I like it like that. I've heard of the maker, but don't know anything about him.
I've got afew smooth bore's, but their muskets or shotguns & big & heavy or DB percussion.
Can anyone tell me a little about the maker of my 20 ga. fowling gun?
Thanks Thomas

I have a 20ga fowler built by Matt Avance and like it a lot. It's rather plain and iron mounted but has nice wood. I ordered mine with a rear sight; and it works very well with both ball and shot. They are truly fine guns.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Yours looks a lot like mine. The only difference is I bought it from Jack Garner shortly before he sold TVM to Matt Avance. Mine was probably made by Matt. I wish mine was signed.

 

[shane a gress]

Yours looks a lot like mine. The only difference is I bought it from Jack Garner shortly before he sold TVM to Matt Avance. Mine was probably made by Matt. I wish mine was signed.

Like this?

 

[Grenadier1758]

Yeah. He rushed out of his shop with about 20 guns built on speculation to come to a Rendezvous in Missouri. Jack did that a lot in the late 1980's.

Its a nice simple plain maple 20 gauge iron mounted fowler.

 

[thomas]

Yeah. He rushed out of his shop with about 20 guns built on speculation to come to a Rendezvous in Missouri. Jack did that a lot in the late 1980's.
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Its a nice simple plain maple 20 gauge iron mounted fowler.

That's what mine is, simple plain maple & iron mounted

 

[toot]

still beautiful smoothies for the price. ones that a working man can afford!.