Author Topic: Bear Gun...........Opinions Needed (Read 5977 times)

Cades Cove Fiddler · « **Reply #25 on:** December 13, 2018, 02:03:50 AM »

... Here is the rifle "BAER KILLR" that Brian Barker built this year .... she now lives with member Stoner Creek in Kain-tuk-ee,...Brian named her "BAER KILLR" and engraved this on the thumb-piece on top of the wrist,... (photo taken before finished,... much prettier now).. A Great Southern Mountain rifle,...!!!

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smylee grouch · « **Reply #26 on:** December 13, 2018, 02:22:04 AM »

Much better option Cades Cove.

longcruise · « **Reply #27 on:** December 13, 2018, 02:36:37 AM »

I'd hunt it first and see what kind of carving it earns.

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #28 on:** December 13, 2018, 03:43:27 AM »

Quote from: smylee grouch on December 13, 2018, 02:22:04 AM

Much better option Cades Cove.

That is good. I might have picked Bar Killer. More what a MM might say.

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #29 on:** December 13, 2018, 03:46:18 AM »

Quote from: longcruise on December 13, 2018, 02:36:37 AM

I'd hunt it first and see what kind of carving it earns.

I've used a RH version of the same gun. It does fine. As long as I do.

My area is tough bear hunting. Out of 250-300 bear hunters, only 1-2 bears are taken each year. So, it's a challenge.

Stoner creek · « **Reply #30 on:** December 13, 2018, 03:58:13 AM »

Quote from: Cades Cove Fiddler on December 13, 2018, 02:03:50 AM

... Here is the rifle "BAER KILLR" that Brian Barker built this year .... she now lives with member Stoner Creek in Kain-tuk-ee,...Brian named her "BAER KILLR" and engraved this on the thumb-piece on top of the wrist,... (photo taken before finished,... much prettier now).. A Great Southern Mountain rifle,...!!!

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And boys, she’s a shooter! This gun has taken an identity all its own. She made a trip to Pennsylvania in the spring and left there proud!!

Joc7651 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 13, 2018, 04:24:07 AM »

Quote from: OldMtnMan on December 12, 2018, 08:53:39 PM

Here's another option.

I have almost the same thing on my 1895 45-70 with the matching sling. Beautiful choice.

smylee grouch · « **Reply #32 on:** December 13, 2018, 05:25:28 AM »

Bad choice in my opinion, it would make your flintlock look like an 1895.

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #33 on:** December 13, 2018, 05:39:46 AM »

Maybe inlet a sort of cap box, but have it filled with honey, Pete....

Maybe with "Hunny" engraved on the lid.... It should help with the hunting, and if nothing turns up, you can eat it....

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #34 on:** December 13, 2018, 05:33:12 PM »

Funny you should say that. Peanut butter and honey sandwiches are a favorite food I bring on hunts.

sonny · « **Reply #35 on:** December 13, 2018, 08:23:34 PM »

How about a Bear inlay thumb piece.....sonny

axelp · « **Reply #36 on:** December 13, 2018, 08:26:57 PM »

Believable historical folk art is hard to duplicate in spite of its simplicity and whimsical nature. Done wrong, it looks sadly modern. Done right, its really great stuff. Folks back in the day--had different handwriting skills/styles from today. Research and study what was done carefully.

Mike Brooks did a good job of it on his Liberty gun. Brent Gurtek out of Duluth does a fair job of it. The Sibleys on their horns do it quite well. I am sure there are others.

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #37 on:** December 13, 2018, 08:37:41 PM »

That's why I don't want to do it myself Ken. I need someone who knows the history and has the skill to do it.

J Henry · « **Reply #38 on:** December 13, 2018, 08:44:57 PM »

Just remember When you shoot a bear it is like playing,'Tag" you shoot the bear,TAG YOUR IT" the bear thinks, now it is my turn to TAG you,all the parts the bear tag you with are sharp,,just saying.

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #39 on:** December 13, 2018, 09:01:39 PM »

Been hunting bears since the 50's.

hanshi · « **Reply #40 on:** December 14, 2018, 01:09:56 AM »

Just my opinion, but I say do whatever blows your skirt up.

Scota4570 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 14, 2018, 03:45:27 AM »

My personal taste would be to have a good engraver do a bear engraving on the patch box with some period correct scroll and borders.

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #42 on:** December 14, 2018, 05:01:52 AM »

Mebbe a bone inlay Pete, but go back and read Ken Prather's post above. He's dead on.

It mustn't look like a Real animal, if it does, it's wrong, if you know what I mean.

Sorta' kinda like this, (below) but a bit more bear -shaped!

Osprey · « **Reply #43 on:** December 14, 2018, 03:27:08 PM »

This is a tough one becuase bears are notoriously hard to draw, at least and look good. Not much more than a big black lump. I think I'd go with a horn scrimmed with bear designs and sayings to go with the gun. My bear gun is a .58 and I've got bear claws on the strap around my neck on either side of the bullet board.

You could take a bear paw/claws and make gouge marks in the buttstock like he got a little TOO close!

Bob Roller · « **Reply #44 on:** December 14, 2018, 04:21:36 PM »

Quote from: Hungry Horse on December 12, 2018, 08:07:17 PM

I’m from the less is more crowd. Maybe a bear track inlay on the cheekrest would be a little more subtle.

Hungry Horse

What HH said works for me too.

Bob Roller

Bob Roller · « **Reply #45 on:** December 14, 2018, 04:30:51 PM »

Quote from: Ken Prather on December 13, 2018, 08:26:57 PM

Believable historical folk art is hard to duplicate in spite of its simplicity and whimsical nature. Done wrong, it looks sadly modern. Done right, its really great stuff. Folks back in the day--had different handwriting skills/styles from today. Research and study what was done carefully.

Mike Brooks did a good job of it on his Liberty gun. Brent Gurtek out of Duluth does a fair job of it. The Sibleys on their horns do it quite well. I am sure there are others.

Modern? Would that be like an aircraft carrier skillfully engraved on the replacement
cylinder of a Colt Navy in Farris's Gun Shop in Portsmouth,Ohio over 60 years ago?

Bob Roller

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #46 on:** December 14, 2018, 05:22:43 PM »

Bob,

That sounds somehow "Steampunk" !

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #47 on:** December 14, 2018, 05:50:12 PM »

A lot of good ideas. I'll give it all some thought. I had to special order the gun and should get it this month. I'll wait to see how the wood looks. Doing a horn also caught my attention.

Thanks, guys.

WadePatton · « **Reply #48 on:** December 14, 2018, 06:11:41 PM »

Quote from: Pukka Bundook on December 14, 2018, 05:01:52 AM

...

It mustn't look like a Real animal, if it does, it's wrong, if you know what I mean.

Sorta' kinda like this, (below) but a bit more bear -shaped!
...

Funny how obvious that seems to me now, but had never thought about it (having been fascinated by the guys who do realistic animals and persons-but they work on moderns). And the lettering being "off" but in the olde ways not new...whole new train of thought.

Thumb piece looks good.

Elnathan · « **Reply #49 on:** December 15, 2018, 11:38:02 PM »

Quote from: Osprey on December 14, 2018, 03:27:08 PM

This is a tough one becuase bears are notoriously hard to draw, at least and look good. Not much more than a big black lump.

I've been trying to come up with a folk-art/minimalistic representation of a bear for awhile now, and it always ends up looking like a pig at best.

It mustn't look like a Real animal, if it does, it's wrong, if you know what I mean.

Great way of putting it.

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