Shootin " Ye Ole N.W. Gun " a bit

[Rob M.]

Those of you that dont know ... A North West Trade Gun is a type of " TRADE GUN " .... Thats for the D.A.s in the " Were N.W. guns in the colonies " post / thread ....GEESH !! ....LOL !!!....Any who ....been awhile and I'm between builds but just got the barrel for the next Carolina Gun so been wantin to burn a little powder . Been WAY too long !! I even flintlock flinched a couple times !! Thats bad ! I have to shoot much more regular !! Any who ...here's the results ... Gotta post this then clean this baby up ....which will take 14-17 minutes ....

 

[Rob M.]

Here's the shot pattern shoot for WALT53 . This is 7/8 oz. #6 at about 18 yards. 50 gr. 2F . Just hornets nest wadding , no shot cup or anything ...

 

[Rob M.]

Here's .600 round ball , hornets nest wadding no patching , 22 yards. 55 gr. 2F . I really think I " flinched on the two that were a bit off , one to right , one to the left .... point of aim was bottom of the bullseye , as usual

 

[Rob M.]

Here's patched round ball , 20 yards , 55 gr. 2F , my point of aim s at bottom of the bullseye ... They are all ' minute of deer " accurate !! LOL !

 

[Rob M.]

The new tapered ramrod I made worked great . Good fast reliable ignition ...all good . I got her cleaned and hung back up on the cabin wall as the pics were downloading for this post ... Glad I got to do a bit of shootin ....been too long !!

 

[bpd303]

The gun looks like a good one and the shooting is right on also. I figure "Ye Ole N.W. Gun is one you made and I always love looking at your guns.
I once won an auction back in 2014 that was listed as an antique "Trade Gun" when I saw it, I had to grin because it was just a percussion Fowler with a back action Ashmore lock. I don't really remember but I think it had Belgian proof marks. It was in fairly poor shape but had potential, so I bid on it and won the bid with $160.00. It cleaned up really good and after some work on the bore & lock I decided it was safe to shoot. Turned out to be a good shooter too with shot and patched ball.
Trade Gun if I decide to trade it off.

 

[Rob M.]

QUOTE="bpd303, post: 2669185, member: 23955"]
The gun looks like a good one and the shooting is right on also. I figure "Ye Ole N.W. Gun is one you made and I always love looking at your guns.
I once won an auction back in 2014 that was listed as an antique "Trade Gun" when I saw it, I had to grin because it was just a percussion Fowler with a back action Ashmore lock. I don't really remember but I think it had Belgian proof marks. It was in fairly poor shape but had potential, so I bid on it and won the bid with $160.00. It cleaned up really good and after some work on the bore & lock I decided it was safe to shoot. Turned out to be a good shooter too with shot and patched ball.
Trade Gun if I decide to trade it off.
Thanks bud .... Yeah , I made it a year ago . Its been a good gun for me . Was good to finally get to shoot it some . I ain't made meat with it yet ! Crazy !! Oh like your " trade gun " ! Cool ! Thanks for sharing it with us !

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[WALT53]

QUOTE="bpd303, post: 2669185, member: 23955"]
The gun looks like a good one and the shooting is right on also. I figure "Ye Ole N.W. Gun is one you made and I always love looking at your guns.
I once won an auction back in 2014 that was listed as an antique "Trade Gun" when I saw it, I had to grin because it was just a percussion Fowler with a back action Ashmore lock. I don't really remember but I think it had Belgian proof marks. It was in fairly poor shape but had potential, so I bid on it and won the bid with $160.00. It cleaned up really good and after some work on the bore & lock I decided it was safe to shoot. Turned out to be a good shooter too with shot and patched ball.
Trade Gun if I decide to trade it off.
Thanks bud .... Yeah , I made it a year ago . Its been a good gun for me . Was good to finally get to shoot it some . I ain't made meat with it yet ! Crazy !! Oh like your " trade gun " ! Cool ! Thanks for sharing it with us !

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Well a little more practice and you’ll have er there Rob glad you finally shot that ole girl know you gotta get the frenchy shooting like that .
Well at least shoot the FDC it probably already shoots good lol.

 

[Rob M.]

Well a little more practice and you’ll have er there Rob glad you finally shot that ole girl know you gotta get the frenchy shooting like that .
Well at least shoot the FDC it probably already shoots good lol.
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I knew you was gonna bring up French ! LOL .... I wanna shoot one of with different combos ... Just wadding , with modern shot cup , with home made shot cup , different charges .....and see which is best . Be interesting .....

 

[springfield art]

I have the coffee table book on Trade guns and find it interesting. Only complaint is, some of the little "detail" close-up photos are muddy, unlike most of the larger photos that are beautiful and crisp.

 

[mikesto44]

Rob I got to get off my butt and finish the one I started.

 

[Frontstuffer070]

Nice Gun and good shooting Rob!

 

[Clark Badgett]

I have the coffee table book on Trade guns and find it interesting. Only complaint is, some of the little "detail" close-up photos are muddy, unlike most of the larger photos that are beautiful and crisp.

Which one? There are several.

 

[Rob M.]

Rob I got to get off my butt and finish the one I started.

Love to see pics of it bud if you get the chance ....

 

[Rob M.]

Nice Gun and good shooting Rob!

Thanks bud . Love that ole smoke pole

 

[mikesto44]

Rob you will because I would like your opinion. Good, bad or otherwise... From someone knows these guns.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Those of you that dont know ... A North West Trade Gun is a type of " TRADE GUN " .... Thats for the D.A.s in the " Were N.W. guns in the colonies " post / thread ....GEESH !! ....LOL !!!....Any who ....been awhile and I'm between builds but just got the barrel for the next Carolina Gun so been wantin to burn a little powder . Been WAY too long !! I even flintlock flinched a couple times !! Thats bad ! I have to shoot much more regular !! Any who ...here's the results ... Gotta post this then clean this baby up ....which will take 14-17 minutes ....

No way! You must be talking about your neighbor!!
Larry

 

[Rob M.]

No way! You must be talking about your neighbor!!
Larry

Nope , my neighbor cleans his in 20 minutes .....

 

[Rob M.]

Rob you will because I would like your opinion. Good, bad or otherwise... From someone knows these guns.

Cool , love to see build pics and love to hear the build stories . So very cool ... I know your busy but when ever you get the time love to see pics ....best of luck bud !

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

No way! You must be talking about your neighbor!!
Larry

I don't believe it either. Surely, he's just trying to sound humble so folks like me don't feel so bad.