Author Topic: Show me your smoothbore (Read 5845 times)

sqrldog · « **Reply #25 on:** February 18, 2021, 10:42:05 PM »

Big Badda Boom 10 gauge jug choked hunting smoothbore by Mike Brooks as you can see it works

Mike from OK · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2021, 11:57:49 AM »

I tried this last night and it wouldn't load the picture... I also appreciate you guys putting so much effort into your pictures of your guns. However, Im lazy.

Looks like it worked this time.

Mike

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #27 on:** February 19, 2021, 05:57:17 PM »

12 ga turkey gun in waiting mode, I heard him coming, shifted my gun barrel about 6" to be on track, silence, he left.

12ga, 38" Colerain D weight barrel, jug choked full by Caywood, walnut wood from Dunlap, full sized plans and furniture from TOW and an English round face lock from Chambers.

Prairie dog shooter · « **Reply #28 on:** February 19, 2021, 08:01:54 PM »

20 gauge Chief's Gun from NorthStar West. Modeled after an 1812 original.
I really enjoy the smoothbore, it's a meat getter.

Osprey · « **Reply #29 on:** February 19, 2021, 10:41:49 PM »

16 ga, cylinder bore, 44" barrel, taken four turkeys and 8pt and a doe with this one.

20 ga Armstrong, 42" Colerain full choke, one so far with this one but it's a more recent build.

hpbear101 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 20, 2021, 04:43:49 AM »

.62/20 ga full jug choke by Kevin Blevins, my first smooth bore. Had a blast hunting grouse last fall and looking forward to turkey very soon.

Daryl · « **Reply #31 on:** February 20, 2021, 04:55:49 AM »

Personally I would prefer something between 16 and 10 bore. 11 seems just about right, for some reason.

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #32 on:** February 20, 2021, 09:22:09 AM »

Daryl,
For a sporting gun in the UK, it appears about a 14 bore was the most popular.
Normally not firing a ball, but still not rare to do so.

smart dog · « **Reply #33 on:** February 20, 2021, 03:16:12 PM »

Quote from: Pukka Bundook on February 18, 2021, 06:02:44 AM

Smart Dog Dave,

Is your barrel charcoal blued? Lovely solid colour.

Hi Richard,
It is rust blued but rubbed back to give it a bit more translucence like fire bluing. The secret, other than rubbing back, was the highly polished metal surface and then very slow rusting and frequent carding.

dave

alacran · « **Reply #34 on:** February 20, 2021, 05:45:05 PM »

Quote from: Prairie dog shooter on February 19, 2021, 08:01:54 PM

20 gauge Chief's Gun from NorthStar West. Modeled after an 1812 original.
I really enjoy the smoothbore, it's a meat getter.

Priarie Dog, is that one of the squirrels that attacked the camp?

Prairie dog shooter · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2021, 06:16:36 PM »

Daryl · « **Reply #36 on:** February 22, 2021, 12:45:08 AM »

I see a lot of you guys use rear sights on your smoothbores.

Robby · « **Reply #37 on:** February 22, 2021, 03:19:09 PM »

Daryl, On the gun I posted, in stead of a sight I filed a groove in the standing breach, seems to work real good. I broke a couple fingers and had to cut my wedding band off. Thats' it just ahead of the breach, hah!

I have made them with sights though, well, usually.

multi colour images hd
Another 16 Ga.
Robby

Prairie dog shooter · « **Reply #38 on:** February 22, 2021, 06:05:56 PM »

Quote from: Daryl on February 22, 2021, 12:45:08 AM

I see a lot of you guys use rear sights on your smoothbores.

I ran a smoothbore competition that consisted of equal numbers of gongs and clays. By my observations, the guns with rear sights were only slightly better on the gongs (one target difference) and much worse on the clays. If you can anchor your cheek consistently on the stock rear sights are not needed.

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #39 on:** February 22, 2021, 06:18:45 PM »

Prairie Dog,

Indeed, its called "fixing the back sight".
Consistent mounting and a stock that fits works very well.

Greg Pennell · « **Reply #40 on:** February 22, 2021, 10:53:34 PM »

Beautiful smoothbores, gents! Keep ‘em coming!

Greg

hanshi · « **Reply #41 on:** February 23, 2021, 12:54:12 AM »

Almost ashamed to join in on this thread with everyone's posts showing amazing artistic gun work. Mine is ordinary, nothing special and as plain as your second cousin's ugly sister. But it does evermore shoot and makes targets I'm proud of. Rear sight, 20 ga. (tight), 38" long. I don't hunt upland small game except maybe turkey on occasion. I use it mainly for deer and it loves round ball. The rear sight even works for shot.

Daryl · « **Reply #42 on:** February 23, 2021, 02:21:06 AM »

This is an H Whall 11 bore (.750"), made in the 50's, through maybe 1870's I assume. I used it at Hefley Creek Rendezvous perhaps 10years ago
winning the trap shoot and placing second in a trail walk shooting thickly patched .724"balls(Tanner Mould).
The breech, just ahead of the bolster on this gun is just over 1 1/4" across the flats, yet it points amazingly fast.

alacran · « **Reply #43 on:** February 23, 2021, 03:58:16 PM »

Nice looking shotgun Daryl. What is the trigger reach on that? Looks like a great bird gun.

Daryl · « **Reply #44 on:** February 23, 2021, 08:36:53 PM »

13 5/8"- it fits very nicely. The weight is smack dab between your hands. The swing is very fast for such a long barrel (36").
It needs a new barrel as this one is fairly rough & takes a great deal of cleaning. Sure shot well, though. There's lots of meat
for a re-bore in most of the barrel, but not at the muzzle. It would be a shame to "Bobbit".

wattlebuster · « **Reply #45 on:** February 24, 2021, 01:34:34 AM »

Quote from: T. Nienaber on February 18, 2021, 05:32:12 PM

Quote from: wattlebuster on February 17, 2021, 11:23:17 PM
Here is my Joe Schell 12 ga smoothbore that I use mostly for turkey

This is my 12 ga smooth rifle that Don Bruton built an I finished

Beautiful piece, Joe does excellent work I have a couple of his rifles
Interesting hat band!

Tony

Thanks. Some of the spurs on that hatband was taken with that Schell smoothbore. I love Joe's guns

bob in the woods · « **Reply #46 on:** February 24, 2021, 03:01:05 AM »

Here are a couple photos. The New England fowling gun is from a Chambers kit. It is an awesome hunting gun. The other gun is a 20 bore with a 38 in Colerain barrel. and is great for fast handling in the woods. Mainly used for partridge , and sometimes deer, it has mostly wooden construction and no buttplate.

Also added this ....a "carbine " poacher's gun. .62 smoothbore , 13 in barrel

Daryl · « **Reply #47 on:** February 24, 2021, 11:01:59 PM »

New England 10 bore - THAT's a smoothbore huntin' gun.
Nice fat black bear.

Einsiedler · « **Reply #48 on:** March 05, 2021, 05:54:01 PM »

Sorry for the poor photo quality. But here is my wall of smoothbores out in my shop.

Top to btm.
1. Virginia Smoothrifle by GL Jones. 20 bore
2. NSW Brit Lt. Inf. fusil I built from kit
3. "Barnett" NW Trade gun. 20 bore
4. Centermark FdeC I built from kit. 20 bore.

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Author Topic: Show me your smoothbore (Read 5845 times)