Finishing up a club butt fowler turkey gun

[rich pierce]

I’m getting there, need to engrave it and form the funky nosecap. First try was close but a bit scant. Then on to staining and finishing. Turkey season opens May 1. It helps to have a deadline! Never mind the messy shop. It’s always like this.

[oldtravler61]

  This is going to be impressive Rich...the Turkeys should stand in line to be shot with such a nice gun.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Oh that is soooo cool!!  I love it.  Great job.

Cory Joe

[Mike Brooks]

Cool beans man

[T.C.Albert]

Nice. Will you be carving the floral panel work on the other side?
That job would take me well past several turkey seasons for sure.
Tim A

[Percy]

Looking real nice so far.

[P.Bigham]

Excellent workmanship.  Love the lines

[rich pierce]

Nice. Will you be carving the floral panel work on the other side?
That job would take me well past several turkey seasons for sure.
Tim A

The other side on this one is basically a mirror of this side.

[Longknife]

10 bore? 

[rich pierce]

10 bore? 

Nah, just a 20 gauge Colerain Turkey Choke barrel I picked up here. The whole gun is scaled down and will come in under 7 pounds I think.

Barrel: 39” 20 gauge Colerain octagon to round
Lock: The Rifle Shoppe Wilson lock castings set, arduously self-assembled
Buttplate: formed of 0.090” thick brass plate
Side plate, trigger, muzzle cap (in progress) self-made
Guard: Reeves Goehring HVF guard, bought back when they were $18

[Robert Wolfe]

Wonderful. Always liked that gun.

[T.C.Albert]

Thanks  Rich. That’s what I get for just looking at the pretty pictures. I quickly checked out the Flint lock Fowler book and assumed the color photos on page #116 were all the same gun. I missed more test questions back in school doing the same thing, I will never learn. ☹️
Thanks again
Tim A

[rich pierce]

Thanks  Rich. That’s what I get for just looking at the pretty pictures. I quickly checked out the Flint lock Fowler book and assumed the color photos on page #116 were all the same gun. I missed more test questions back in school doing the same thing, I will never learn. ☹️
Thanks again
Tim A

That one you’re referring is on my life to-do list. I’m going to have to cipher on that one for a spell before tackling it!

[TommyG]

That's nice work Rich.  You did a sweet job on forming the buttplate.

[Dave B]

What thickness brass did you settle on to fabricate your butt llate?

[Dave B]

I should read it all first vs just looking at the pictures. I found the thickness listed in your discription. Avery bad habbit from my model building days. Nice work Rich. It will be a sweet shooter i am sure.

[rich pierce]

I should read it all first vs just looking at the pictures. I found the thickness listed in your discription. Avery bad habbit from my model building days. Nice work Rich. It will be a sweet shooter i am sure.

I’ve used as thin as 0.050” but that is best for trade gun buttplates just folded over the heel. 0.062 can work for me for some rifle buttplates and some fowler/trade gun buttplates. On pieces with long extensions the thicker stock helps maintain the shape without rippling or dimpling when tacking it down. This one has 2 rivets or tacks in the comb extension.

[Telgan]

Rich - This one puts a smile on my face - I bet it will make a gobbler smile too...

[B.Habermehl]

Going to have a bunch of nifty factor when finished. Challenging project. BJH

[Curtis]

It's looking good Rich!


Curtis