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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Mike Brooks on September 08, 2014, 09:40:19 PM
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I started this gun 15 years ago when I bought the barrel from Benny Coogle. It sat around for years in the corner untill I found the lock for sale on this board. Sometime later I had Fred Miller inlet the barrel. I had probably 3 stocking sessions over the years with this gun finally finishing it last month.
The barrel is 6' long, 11 bore, and 1 3/8" at the breech. I made the butplate which is 6" tall X 2" wide. The lock is a rifle shoppe lock, english ca. 1690.
The gun is 7' 5 1/2" long and weighs 11 lbs 6 oz.
The guy holding the gun is a bum that lives in my barn....
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Fur sale BTW ;)
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Love it Mike!!!!!!!!! What would be cooler than to take this down to my blind for duck season here in New York!!!!!Great piece!!
Mitch
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I agree with Mitch, nicely done Mike and I also love the color. Mitch I bet you cold knock em out of the stratosphere with that baby.
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Very cool! I have an HV Fowler of my own in the works, so I’m not interested in your gun, but I may be interested in the barn bum. Is he for sale? Does he eat pigeons? How about mice? Does he stink?
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What gage is that bum... er barrel ?
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Wow,
Did that "Bum"build this gun? Who is he? He must be the "Magic Gunmaker". Mike, please let him know that we think highly of his work. I have a Berks County gun that I am about to expose that is inspired by this "Bum".
dave
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Very nice Mike! As for that bum... I always thought he was taller.....;D
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Awesome! BTW, I have a clown living in my barn.
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Terrific as always---I assume you made the ramrod. What did you make the ramrod from--obviously a tall tree or very large sapling.
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As always, a believable gun, beautifully done!!
Robby
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On original guns, it's not uncommon to find that the fore end is a separate piece spliced on. Must be a practical matter. ;)
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On original guns, it's not uncommon to find that the fore end is a separate piece spliced on. Must be a practical matter. ;)
That's a fact Jack. This one has a one piece stock.......try to find one that curly, that long on the cheap. ;)
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In my experience most spliced fore ends I've seen spliced have been on burl maple stocks. There's a practical limit to the size of burl pieces that can be obtained. These splices are commonly made by a tapered cone and matching socket type joint.
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Terrific as always---I assume you made the ramrod. What did you make the ramrod from--obviously a tall tree or very large sapling.
I make all my ram rods from splits I take from an 8' hickory log the saw mill gave me a few years ago. I'm down to only 3 more split blanks...I'm not looking forward to the hammer and wedge routine again, but a guy has to do what a guy has to do.
I should mention that there are 21' of relieved upper and lower forestock moldings on this gun. Three freakin' days of relieved forestock moldings was plenty. ;)
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That's a fine looking gun!
But I always thought you were the little guy in the avatar picture though,,,,,, :D
John
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Pretty @!*% sweet Mike! Rates right up there with my new type G ;D ;D
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Now that's a long barrel.
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I wish I had money!
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Wha'd ya use to age up that bum? Nice patina ya got goin there. Seriously though - Very, very nice piece.
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I understand that a mixture of bacon grease, tobacco and cheap whiskey was the traditional finish for bums.
How common were ultra-long barrels like that in ordinary gauge/caliber? I have seen punt guns that were like shoulder stocked cannons, but the bore on this one is more in line with something that you could actually shoulder. Although, I can't imagine shooting this one without a rest. Can you wing shoot with it?
It's a remarkable piece of work - congrats.
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Really cool Mike. Congrats to that bum in your barn.
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I understand that a mixture of bacon grease, tobacco and cheap whiskey was the traditional finish for bums.
How common were ultra-long barrels like that in ordinary gauge/caliber? I have seen punt guns that were like shoulder stocked cannons, but the bore on this one is more in line with something that you could actually shoulder. Although, I can't imagine shooting this one without a rest. Can you wing shoot with it?
It's a remarkable piece of work - congrats.
Grinslades book is full of guns like this. They were common in the Hudson valley. It is intended to be shot from the shoulder at waterfowl sitting on the water. It would be a tough gun to wing shoot with. I have had alot of luck wingshooting with a 48" barrel but it was with a 6.5lb gun not 11 1/2 lbs.
This particular gun balances at the swell at the rear ram rod pipe.
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Mike,
Great looking gun. Ken Netting built a similar one for me, with a 6' barrel, that is 7'4" overall. Mine is a plain gun in 20 gauge and weighs in at 11#. Glad to see someone else is also a little bit crazy.
Mark
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As always, Mike.... NICE! :)
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NICE JOB!
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I know a guy that is about 6' 6" tall that would fit that gun pretty well.
Very nice. But the Bum looks over fed. He must be sneaking into your hen house.
K
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Mike I just don't know why, by the first thing that popped into my head was " Paris gun" or Big Bertha. Minus the rails of course but a slightly more portable version indeed.
Darrin
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I'm thinking he's pulling our leg on the length of that gun. The bum is a midget and that's really a "canoe gun." We all know Mike loves canoe guns....
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I started this gun 15 years ago when I bought the barrel from Benny Coogle. It sat around for years in the corner untill I found the lock for sale on this board. Sometime later I had Fred Miller inlet the barrel. I had probably 3 stocking sessions over the years with this gun finally finishing it last month.
The barrel is 6' long, 11 bore, and 1 3/8" at the breech. I made the butplate which is 6" tall X 2" wide. The lock is a rifle shoppe lock, english ca. 1690.
The gun is 7' 5 1/2" long and weighs 11 lbs 6 oz.
The guy holding the gun is a bum that lives in my barn....
What an amazing fowler! It reminds me of the one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the days, I very much hope to have have the pleasure/honor of adding a Brooks to my small but fairly select collection. :-)
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Nice butt, with definite Freudian implications. If I remember correctly there used to be several of these in Ticonderoga, the Fort William Henry museum before its fire, Johnson Hall, The Herkimer House and in a lot of the historical houses in the Hudson Valley. Yours'd fit right in behind the glass. Have you shot it?