What's your favorite smoothy, undt do ya own it?

[Barbaric1]

I've had a bunch of them, Northwest trade gun, a custom made restock of a French trade gun inspired by Colonial Frontier Guns. Both in .58 cal. A New England Club Butt fowler in 12 bore. And finally my first love, a Tulle Fusil du Buccaneer, in 24 gauge. It took nearly three years to get all the parts together and get her built. Named it Jean Lafoote.

 

[musketman]

My favorite is the Brown Bess, but lately I have been eyeing up the American Fowler by Early Rustic Arms...

 

[whitetrash078]

For a musket the Brown Bess, Civilian gun would have to be the southern poor boy. :m2c:

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

That's easy for me since I only own one so far...

12ga SXS I made from a Navy Arms kit in the 70's :thumbsup:

 

[Grenadier1758]

Well, let's see. I have the 12 ga SXS by Navy Arms. I have a First Model Brown Bess from Loyalist Arms and I have an American Fowler in 20 ga from Jack Garner.

The American fowler is real joy to shoot. Its light and easy to handle. The Bess is a need to reenact as a British Private in the F&I War. The SXS is a good hunting gun.

If I must choose, its the fowler.

 

[Mike Brooks]

My 18ga double by Bilby Hyde & Co. ca 1815 ish. I've killed alot of pheasents with 1oz loads and it grinds skeet up all day with 5/8 oz loads. Great little gun.

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Still need to get those barrels rebrowned...... :shake:

 

[CrackStock]

Tulle de Chasse. Yes, I own it and like it quite well. I intend to hunt deer and turkey at short range with it this fall.

I also have a Bess, but that is a special purpose gun for Rev War and too shiny for much else.

CS

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

I recently moved up to a flintlock, having shot percussion and black powder cartridge guns for years.

Mine is a French Type "D" trade gun in 20 Gauge. Being left handed, it took awhile to find the right one.

I plan on getting back into deer hunting this fall after being away from it for some time (I focused on duck hunting, and working with my English Setter).

I would like to add a LH Northwest gun, or English Chief's grade gun one day.

 

[tg]

I guess my replica French hunting gun from the town of Tulle circa 1730 would be my latest and favorite smoothbore.

 

[Teleoceras]

Barbaric1:

Does it have to be just one? I love all of my smoothies equally whether they are Handgonnes, Matchlocks, Wheellocks, etc. :imo:

 

[Musketeer]

Once you've been with Miss Bess, you'll want no other. :: :thumbsup:

 

I like my new Tulle, but have not had much time to get used to it yet:

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[FearNot]

OldMaine - I too am a south paw. Been looking for a left handed smoothie. Where did you get yours?

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I am especially fond of my 20 bore English fowler. It is light and well balanced and patterns well. It is also quite handsome, which is always a plus.
Then there is my 1842 Springfield musket which I tend to think of as a heavy duty fowler. It, too, patterns well and swings nicely, though it is a bit heavier than my English gun.

 

[Tommy Bruce]

I'd say my favorite was the type D gun I built from a mold and gun shop kit. I sold it this winter, needed the funds for other stuff. Wish I'd a kept it. Now I have a fowler built by Greg Christian and a Virginia style smoothrifle built by Kent Smith and I like 'em both just fine. They actually fit my persona better than the French gun but I miss it still the same.

 

[mhogan]

Mike, I think you can go to 640 pixils.

 

[mhogan]

Didn't work for me either.

 

[Stumpkiller]

The forum doesn't recognize bitmap (.bmp) images. They have to be .jpg or .gif

(I converted it over to a .gif image for Mike...) Musketman

 

[flint62]

I shoot a 62 cal. Fowler built from a TOTW parts kit.
Currently I'm working on a Bess lock from them. That'll be the next gun.

 

[mhogan]

Thanks SK, thought that might be it.