Smoothbore Picture Thread. Please Post!

[Britsmoothy]

OK, if the quality of the piece is lacking, the photo, if I do say so myself ain't too bad.


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[George]

You have an excellent eye, Brits. I always look forward to your pictures.

I've seen a lot of hunting dogs in my day, but I've never seen one do a better job of making a man look good than Sprocket does. :haha:

Spence

 

[kingsax26]

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[kingsax26]

why would the quality of the piece be lacking??

 

[lowcsp]

Just finished this short barrel .32" 20ga northwest trade gun with parts I had laying around hope to get to use it for turkeys in april

 

[wattlebuster]

Steve you will like that 32 inch barrel in the thickets. Both mine are short barrels and are very handy in the hardwoods and dense pine thickets our birds call home

 

[Spikebuck]

Well, this gun has been posted around the forum so many times, I'm sure most everyone has seen it, but here goes. .62 cal Virginia Smooth Rifle, 42" swamped octagon barrel. Has been a superb squirrel, rabbit, turkey gun and can shoot a pretty mean .600 roundball too!

120914 Squirrel Hunt 1 by mdheaser

DSCN0420 by mdheaser

 

[rfisher]

Hey Keb do you happen to know what he used for a finish on that gun? I love the "old" look . I can never seem to acheive that look.

 

[Keb]

No I don't. He had a lot of unmarked bottles of chemicals in his shop. I opened and used some at one time. I had rubber gloves on and it burned right through the gloves but turned the maple black as tar as soon as it made contact with the wood. However, it brought the stripe out very nice with a little rubbing back.

 

[rfisher]

No I don't. He had a lot of unmarked bottles of chemicals in his shop. I opened and used some at one time. I had rubber gloves on and it burned right through the gloves but turned the maple black as tar as soon as it made contact with the wood. However, it brought the stripe out very nice with a little rubbing back.

Maybe some very strong aqua fortis ? hard to tell but I sure like the looks of it. Thanks for replying.

 

[smoothshooter]

Who made the tomahawk in the picture with the woodpile?

 

[wattlebuster]

Curt Lyles. Holds an edge like a knife :thumbsup:

 

[smoothshooter]

What kind of accuracy do you get with the ball loads? Are you happy with the jug choke?

 

[Britsmoothy]

why would the quality of the piece be lacking??

The Lott lock copy by Pedersoli is a troublesome lock. I call it faux trade gun but I have done OK by it all the same with a little fiddling.


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[Rifleman1776]

So it's okay if I post my favourite picture of my favourite gun, yet again? :thumbsup:

Yes. OK. :thumbsup:

 

[hawkeye2]

It's always great to see a photo of Tia, you wouldn't even have to include a gun.

 

[roundball]

42" x .54cal and 38" x .62cal Early Virginia Smoothbores built by Matt Avance, TVM...outstanding in every respect with Rice barrels, Chambers Deluxe Siler locks, Davis Double set triggers. Have taken every game with each of them now that I ever took with modern rifles & shotguns...here are just deer and turkey photos that show the smoothbores.


.54cal Early Virginia Smoothbore ( smooth rifle )






.62cal Early Virginia Smoothbore ( smooth rifle )

 

[bowkill]

Made out of what ever i had laying around and could buy cheep. 12 gauge flint converted from percussion barrel.needs to be rubbed back and got dirty..

 

[Wes/Tex]

Like Spence, I always love seeing your pictures and reading your posts...any day I see Tia, a.k.a.: sprocket is always a good one! :wink: :thumbsup:

 

[robinghewitt]

Yes. OK. :thumbsup:

Oh you are nice people :thumbsup:

Here's one for fun, a wall piece next to a specimen gun :grin: