Shooting my recently built New England fowler

[dave_person]

Hi,
Under the gun building forum I posted pictures of a New England fowling gun I recently built. http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/1539809/

Someone asked how well it shoots and is it a cheek slapper. Here are some results from 50 and 85 yards:

The grid on the target is composed of 1" squares for scale. The scattered shots are from shooting the gun from a rest with 0.015" lubed patches, 0.575 ball, and 60 gr of 2f powder. The stock design is a little awkward when shooting it from a seated bench rest. It is really designed to be shot offhand. The group of 3 shots at 6 o'clock was shooting offhand at 50 yards with same ball and powder charge but 0.020" lubed patch. My point of aim was the bottom of the paper. I raised the aim to the bottom of the orange and fired 4 shots into the black and 1 in the 7 ring. Then I moved back to 85 yards, offhand shooting and put 2 in the black and 1 shot in the 8 ring. This gun shoots really well and is not a cheek slapper but it is very light so there is not much mass to absorb recoil.

dave

 

[tenngun]

Wow! Good shooting, a gun to be proud of. :thumbsup:

 

[Staggerwing]

Great shooting and fine looking gun! This has me motivated to get mine finished. I have a Chambers Pennsylvania Fowler I'm about 3/4 done with. I had hopes of killing a turkey with it this Spring but I don't realistically think I'll have it done. I don't want to put pressure on myself to rush it.
I'd say you're ready to go! Beautiful picture on the stump with the mountains in the background.

 

[dave_person]

Hi Staggerwing,
The incredible irony is that I deliver the gun this weekend to my client who likely will never fire a live round from it. It will be used for re-enactments and history education. I guess I'll just have to build one of these for myself.

dave

 

[akapennypincher]

I would like to see some close up of the finished fowler, it looks good from afar.

 

[dave_person]

Hi Pennypincher,
Just click on the link I provided in my initial post.

dave

 

[excess650]

That's a fine looking and shooting smoothbore. :thumbsup:

 

[James Stella]

Very nice

 

[Britsmoothy]

What a great gun, congratulations :hatsoff:

 

[akapennypincher]

I did it looks wonderful.

 

[Artificer]

Dave,

Not only a great looking gun, but a great shooting one as well.

BTW, enjoyed the pictures with the hills/mountains in the background. Pretty country.

Gus

 

[dave_person]

Hi Gus,
That is my front yard. I own 18 acres with a spectacular view of the mountains. My shooting range is beautiful but there is no wind protection. This is what my view looks like during autumn. It is one of natures great spectacles.

Come on up for a visit. We can shoot and I can show you the "shop" and all my projects.

dave

 

[rushlake1]

Thanks for posting your range session......
Sure looks believable to me...

Gus.if you don't go can I?
It's only 1098 miles and 18.5 hour drive..
Hardly a challenge.

Thanks again Dave...

 

[satx78247]

That rifle's just simply: HANDSOME.

yours, satx

 

[MSW]

tremendous looking gun!

 

[Grumpa]

Yet again, Dave. :bow:

Richard/Grumpa

 

[Staggerwing]

Dave,

That is ironic the gun will likely never have a live round shot through it. lol. Almost sacrilege!
Yes, you need to build another one for yourself! Where do you call home? What mountains are those?
Beautiful.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
I live in Braintree, Vermont. Those mountains are the smaller range just east of the Green Mountains. They include Mt Cushman and Braintree Mountain. A day does not go by that I don't stare at them and enjoy the view. At night, there is only one bit of light coming from a single farm high on the hillside. Consequently, the stars are phenomenal.

dave

 

[Nessmuck56]

Always love SBP.............Smooth Bore **** !!!

 

[smoothshooter]

Beautiful.

What part of which state do you live in?