Where do I go to buy a single barrel 12 gauge?

[ashtar13]

I'm looking for a 12 gauge for squirrel and turkey. Flint or percussion, single barrel is what I'm looking for. I hear about all the guns everybody made, but now they're all double barrel and made by Pedersoli. I did find a single barrel on the Pedersoli website, but that's it. I think I might have to go used, if I lucky enough to find one. People around here like to hold on to their guns.

 

[sidelock]

Pickle a squirrel------ thats the best wildlife preserver I have ever heard about. Bet it catches on. Wish we had grays in MT. Have to go east to get mine. ff:

 

[hentird]

Go into the classified.Ohio Rusty has a 12 ga Tulle that is pretty nice looking.I wish I had the money.

 

[Stumpkiller]

I have an older T/C New Englander (no choke) that I recommend. Simple and straightforward single-barrel percussion.

The Pedersoli Mortimer is nice, but pricy

You could get a semi-custom flinter made to fit you for that price.

Here's an original 15 ga. Twigg in excellent condition for less than the cost of the Pedersoli Mortimer.

http://www.muskets.net/Flintl%20&%20Perc%20Sport%20Guns%20%20Info%20Sheets/FPS-018.htm


Check out Early Rustic Arms for some nice fowlers.

http://www.earlyrusticarms.com/pricesanddescriptions.htm

Cabin Creek a good looking fowler, too.

http://www.cabincreek.net/colonial_american_fowler.html

 

[mowolf]

I have a CVA Trapper 12 GA with screw in choke system. If you are interested contact me off list.

Waya

 

[KyFlintlock]

I have the Mortimer 12ga flinter and would have gone with the semi-custom piece that stumpkiller mentioned if I had it to do over again.

Good luck

 

[mowolf]

My Trapper sold this AM.

 

[Black Hand]

Sidelock,
We may not have Grays', but those pine squirrels are mighty tasty. You just need a few more for a meal.
Black Hand

 

[sidelock]

Blackhand where are you in MT. I am in the south Bitterroot. ff:

 

[oomcurt]

Blackhand,

I've always wondered about that..live in Colorado....I had always assumed they would taste like a pine tree...guess not.

 

[Black Hand]

Sidelock,
I'm just north of you in Missoula. Feel free to contact me.
Black Hand

 

[Black Hand]

Oomcurt,
I have eaten them several times (in stew and soup), but he last time was roasted over a fire. I, too was expecting them to taste like turpentine, but the meat was very sweet and delicate. Tasted a bit like young venison. However, the best way I have fixed then so far is in Squirrel and Barley soup (inspired by beef and barley). Cut them up, salted them, and browned them in oil. Cut the meat off the bone and used is as I would beef, FANTASTIC.

Flavor may also vary by the diet, so just give'em a try.
Black Hand

PS. I have tried pine tree (at least the inner bark), I prefer the squirrel!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RunningBear]

Check out[url] militaryheritage.com/muskets.htmThey[/url] have some of the muskets for sale.RunngingBear.

 

[THBailey]

Might have to squint a bit to call it traditional but I have a New Englander with a 12ga barrel that shoots just fine. Relatively speaking they are priced right, especially for someone cutting their teeth on frontstuff shotgunning. I shot it for a year or two then got the Pedersoli SxS. You see them from time to time on Gunbroker, etc. Matter of fact, there is a barrel assembly listed on Ebay right now with a day or so to go.

 

[Runner]

I saw a CVA Gobbler, the thick barreled version of the Trapper with out choke tubes, for sale at Old Mines for 150$. It sold very quickly. For the person that bought the Trapper mentioned earlier in this thread, try 1 third more shot than powder and the Improved tube. I dropped my turkey at a little over 40 yards with mine this year. That was 90 grains under 120 of shot using a nitro card, half a lubed wad, and a thin over powder card. That load kicks like a mule. Lighter loads do well for small game.