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Hivernant |
I have decided I am a great self-starter... just wish I was a self-finisher. I have three rifles in work in the shop and I have very little time to work on them. At any rate... I needed a couple locks to go to the next stage of my builds. So I went to Monroe to get them. The first place I looked they didn't have them. The second place I looked they had one but left-hand. What I did find was a 28 gauge, properly scaled barrel. Considering I had already decided once I finish the ones I have started a small smooth bore would be my next gun... guess what followed me home. It is about an 1.015 at the breech and .715 at the muzzle. It has a wedding band transition and is 42 inches long. What should I do with it? suggestions and pictures please. This will become my primary grouse gun. I am not sure if it is heavy enough in the breech for ball though. anything worth shooting is worth shooting once. | ||
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Pilgrim |
Huntinguy, Sounds like you picked yourself up a nice fowler barrel but I'm not sure about a grouse gun. I have several here with different barrel lengths and I don't think you are going to be very happy tracking a grouse in cover with a 42" barreled gun. I would consider cutting it to around 36"and making a 3/4 stock. It will be a much faster, and lighter, handling gun when those little buggers come out from under foot. It is probably cylinder bored also and will remain that way if you cut it. You might consider haveing jug choked to an improved modified or modified bore. Mark | |||
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Greenhorn |
A barrel that long makes grouse shooting very tough. I have tried with a 44-inch barrel 20 gauge and it just gives me an excuse for missing. I was missing with my modern shotguns anyway so I'm not giving up anything, just finding the Tulle more fun. graybeard | |||
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Booshway |
I had a ball hunting grouse with my 30 inch barrel north west gun last fall. Although I did kill some grouse, it's a good thing I wasn't depending on them to keep me and the old woman fed. | |||
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Hivernant |
Send some time skeet or trap shooting or at best get someone to throw clays with a hand trap. How good do you do with a modern 12 ga? | |||
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Graybeard |
If I was you I'd turn it into a nice English fowler. I'm with the others on about a 36" length barrel. | |||
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Hivernant |
No doubt the shorter barrel is a good idea... my heart just can't do it. It doesn't have a hooked breech so, will the english fowler work? Would that have to be cherry, don't really like walnut. anything worth shooting is worth shooting once. | |||
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Factor |
In my own uninformed opinion, I'd make a nice, full length American smoothbore. True, it is too long for an upland bird gun (grouse); but it would be a nice squirrel or even turkey gun (plus it would be beautiful). I'd not hesitate shooting ball in that gun. Remember that shot loads weigh more than a ball plus the powder charges are similar. A nice deer gun like that would be great. *Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.* | |||
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Booshway |
In my equally uniformed opinion, I agree with Hanshi. It would make a beautiful gun. BC "Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad." Thomas Paine | |||
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Hivernant |
"American Smoothbore", so what are we talking here - smooth rifle or some type of fowling piece? Got pictures ? anything worth shooting is worth shooting once. | |||
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Booshway |
Do grouse fly..... The best thing about owning a dog is that someone is happy when you get home. | |||
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Booshway |
Ours do....and pretty good at that!...LOL "Don't Retreat, just reload" | |||
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Factor |
Yes...until they get tired, then they walk. *Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.* | |||
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Factor |
'bout like chickens.....So yeah..... Beer is proof that God loves us,and wants us to be happy-B. Franklin | |||
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