Half Stock English Sporting rifle

[Justin Urbantas]

Thanks for those pictures Daryl.  I really like that 14 bore you made. Do you have any more pics of it?  I like the idea of building the gun with a fowler stock over the rifle style, so it points well with the smoothbore barrel, and can get on target fast with the rifled barrel.

[Daryl]

Sure Justin- my 14 bore is a rifle- note the sights. Taylor, my brother, built this rifle, while I merely 'finished' it.



For me, it points very well indeed and I have wing-shot grouse with it using wads and loose shot.
It does ok with round balls as well.

[Justin Urbantas]

Wow! super accurate too. What ranges did you set those sight leaves up for?

[Mike Brooks]

Wow! super accurate too. What ranges did you set those sight leaves up for?

I'll guess....10,15, 20 &25 yards....Canadians.....

[Steve-In]

Here is a nice example at Drakes.

http://www.sitemason.com/gallery/f1GYco/1

http://www.drake.net/newantique

[smylee grouch]

Thanks for that link Steve-in. Inspirational for sure.

[Daryl]

Wow! super accurate too. What ranges did you set those sight leaves up for?

I'll guess....10,15, 20 &25 yards....Canadians.....

LOL - Mike- you crack me up - 25/50 with plinking load, then 100, 150 and don't know about the third leaf. With the moose load, the zeros were 100, 150, 200 and 300.

I don't shoot it as well as I did just a few years ago(10 or so I guess).