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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Dan'l 1946 on March 12, 2014, 03:04:00 PM
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There's a fowler by Ken Gahagan on the Blog this morning that is utterly amazing. It looked like an original--even after I knew it wasn't. Just beautiful!
Dan
Here's a link.... http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2014/03/fowler-by-ken-gahagan.html
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WOW That's a beauty!
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Smashing good gun!
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That gun "Rocks", like everthing Ken builds. Definitely over the top.
David
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Super work! Looks great with the hardware changes, and appears from the photos that the relatively lighter dimensions of the original were maintained. Very cool piece, full of life, not a @!*% thing static about it.
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A beautiful gun that pulls your eyes to examine every inch of it. I can see it hanging over the fireplace and
calling out....take me hunting. You killed it Ken.
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I remember seeing this at the CLA and admired it then. So much to like.
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Beautiful work as usual Ken. Seems to me that you keep raising the bar!
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Kens' table is always one of the first ones I hit at a show.There is always some incredible stuff to be found there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mitch Yates
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Super work! Looks great with the hardware changes, and appears from the photos that the relatively lighter dimensions of the original were maintained. Very cool piece, full of life, not a @!*% thing static about it.
"Static" is one of my favorite descriptive terms for gun work. There's alot of static work out there, but this isn't part of it. ken has rapidly become one of my favorite gun makers.
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I remember seeing this at the CLA and admired it then. So much to like.
I thought that very same thing (being at the CLA), but I wasn't quit sure.
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Ken sure does build a beautiful fowler. You guys are right, nothing static about this gun. The best part of it is, I get to look at it every single day hanging in my living room. I find something new about it every time I pick it up plus it sure does shoot good. Perfect balance and it comes right up to my eye when I shoulder it. I couldn't be happier. I'll have it out in the woods May 1st for New York's turkey season. Thanks again Ken.
Jeff
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Welcome Jeff. You sure have a great gun there. Please keep us posted as to your adventures with it.
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Lucky dog! ;D
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Jeff, I'm glad your pleased with your Fowler and hope it serves you well in all your hunting adventures. As I mentioned in the text with the blog pictures I was able to base this piece on the original that I had for a few months. While this Fowler looks very much like other Hudson Valley Fowlers I have made it is smaller and lighter in proportion and a smaller gauge at 24 that most I've made based on other originals. The owner of the gun attributes this to it being a Mohawk Valley Fowler which he feels is a subspecies of the Hudson Valley Fowler. I can't say I've ever heard of a particular group or school of Fowlers referred to this way but I would be very interested in finding out if anyone else has. Thank you all for your comments.