Just in time for Turkey Season

[Berks Liberty]

Here's the new addition to my collection.  I just finished it last week just in time for turkey season. 

Jason

[Mike Brooks]

Nice gun. How bad does it kick?

[Acer Saccharum]

If I was a turkey, I'd like to be killed with that. What gage?

[Berks Liberty]

I had it on the range this last weekend, playing around with different loads.  To me it kicks like any 20g.  The barrel is a Colerain Turkey Barrel.  This is my first smoothbore so I love shooting it.  I even had my dad try it out since he's never shot a flint before.  He really loved it. 

[Ed Wenger]

Nice gun!  I love the look, like a well cared for antique.  Any luck yet with it and Turkeys?

                 Ed

[coutios]

  Now that's a color that I really like.... A little info would be good..  Looks real nice good job...

Regards
Dave

[northmn]

New guns are fun, good luck with it.  Nice job.  Someday I will finsih my "smooth rifle".

[Mike Brooks]

I had it on the range this last weekend, playing around with different loads.  To me it kicks like any 20g.  The barrel is a Colerain Turkey Barrel.  This is my first smoothbore so I love shooting it.  I even had my dad try it out since he's never shot a flint before.  He really loved it. 

I was curious as it has alot of drop. As long as it's not beating you up it should make a great turkey slayer.

[Berks Liberty]

Nice gun!  I love the look, like a well cared for antique.  Any luck yet with it and Turkeys?

                 Ed

It's maiden voyage is this week.  should be fun!

[B. Hey]

Nice work, Jason. Even the turkeys in our valley are shakin' in their boots  Thanks for sharing .. Bill

[Berks Liberty]

  Now that's a color that I really like.... A little info would be good..  Looks real nice good job...

Regards
Dave

I used Laurel Mountain Forge's stain and barrel brown on it.  I started off with two coats of LMF's Honey Maple.  After totally dry I lightly burnished the wood and hit the wood with Aquafortis and heated until I had a nice light red color then hit with 0000 steel wool.  I then covered it in one coat of LMF's Lancaster Maple.  I didn't use any oil on it.  I used Renaissance Wax.  I've used this on different projects and haven't had any issues. It gives me the satin finish and hardens quick and doesn't leave finger prints.  I'll put a couple of coats on the wood, brass and all of the metal parts.  

[Dr. Tim-Boone]

Nice fit and I really like the wood and metal finshing.  Tell us more about how you accomplished it.  What is the architecture of the stock??

[Berks Liberty]

 I was curious as it has alot of drop. As long as it's not beating you up it should make a great turkey slayer.
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When my brother shot it, it kissed his cheek so I showed him how I hold it and then he loved shooting it.  I love Berks rifles and I learned not to put my face to far forward on the comb which will kiss you harder.  As for the butt plate, I don't know it doesn't seem to beat me up.  

Jason

[Berks Liberty]

Nice fit and I really like the wood and metal finshing.  Tell us more about how you accomplished it.  What is the architecture of the stock??

I just posted the wood and metal finish.  I based the rifles architecture from an earlier John (Johan) Palm from Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania.  My hometown.  He was an ancestor of mine so I wanted to base this build off of him.  With photos and actually getting to look at his work I used many of his characteristics on this one.  The rifles I looked at didn't have a trigger plate just the trigger inletted into the wood.  I used a nice long wood screw through the tang.  The patchbox was copied from two different original Palm's.  I went with pins to hold the barrel to the stock, he used both.  This was my first rifle where I tried to make as much as I could in my shop.  That was alot of fun!  I'll keep trying new things as I build more. 

Jason