What’s your next Smoothbore ?

[Justin Urbantas]

That's about what I'm going for Daryl. Maybe a little earlier period. I ordered a .62 rifle barrel the same profile as the 20 ga barrel  for mine when I ordered from Charles Burton.  Maybe he can do one for you?

[Daryl]

States?  I suspect problems if I send my barrel down to the States for duplicating.

[rollingb]

States?  I suspect problems if I send my barrel down to the States for duplicating.

Daryl,.... you might not have to send your barrel to Charles, just email him your barrel's dimensions and if he has any questions he'll email you back.
At least that is how my correspondence with him went, although my barrel was a simple round tapered barrel so all he needed to know was the bore caliber/gauge, length, breech diameter, and muzzle diameter.
He'll state the price and ask for a 50% deposit.
Usually about a 6-8 month wait for the finished barrel.

[Daryl]

Excellent idea - photos and measurements might be all that is necessary. Good suggestion, rollingb - thanks.
At this time, there is too much on my  plate, but I will certainly keep this suggestion in mind.

[Jerry]

I just received my next smoothbore. It's a Mike Davis fowler built around a 28 gauge Ed Rayl octagon to round barrel. First shots at the range tomorrow. Thanks, Jerry

[Nessmuck]

I just received my next smoothbore. It's a Mike Davis fowler built around a 28 gauge Ed Rayl octagon to round barrel. First shots at the range tomorrow. Thanks, Jerry

Nice...we need pics !

[mark esterly]

this thread has me thinkin' (always a bit sketchy).  i have a 38" .58cal. d weight rifle and if i get a d weight .62 smooth barrel ..... .

[Shovelbuck]

Don't really know why or need it, but I've had an itch to build a short barreled trade gun. something with about a 20 inch barrel.

[Jerry]

I just received my next smoothbore. It's a Mike Davis fowler built around a 28 gauge Ed Rayl octagon to round barrel. First shots at the range tomorrow. Thanks, Jerry

Will add pics soon. Jerry

[Don Steele]

Jerry,
I’m another one looking forward to your pics. If I were shopping for a smoothbore at this time it would be the 20 ga. Currently offered by Mr. Adams in our classified section, built by Mike Davis.
I don’t have a smoothbore, having always been more inclined towards small caliber precision shooting but as time goes by... who knows.

[Jerry]

Don, Sending PM. Jerry

[Nessmuck]

Dreaming about one of Roy Stroh’s Carolina Smoothbores ....very lightweight. Was able to handle one at the Red Hook Brewery earlier this year....

[Rich]

I found an old .410 shotgun barrel from a break action shotgun at an antique shop. Cut off all of the modern stuff on it and breached it.  It's choked so it will be for shot only. 1/2 stock in walnut with a small roundfaced flintlock.

[David R. Pennington]

I had planned on a smooth rifle based on RCA 85 as my next build but came across an old half stock English fowler in pretty rough shape. The barrrel I had for 85 is very close in profile to the fowler barrel except longer, so it may be a half stock fowler. The original lock can be resureccted back to flint I think.

[Greg Pennell]

It’ll probably be this winter before I get started, but my idea is a southern mountain shotgun...as could’ve come out of one of the NC/VA/TN mountain shops. I’m thinking a mountain style restock of posssibly a trade gun barrel and lock, with a hand forged guard and buttpiece...most likely fullstock. Us mountain boys love our shotguns, can’t see any reason not to have one.

Greg

[bob in the woods]

My next smoothbore is a matchlock.  Working on making the lock now.  Thinking in terms of New France / Champlain .