Smoothbore Work 99% done - Heres the new girl w/all her warts & pimples showing

[Roger Fisher]

Garage Rats next weekend right?

Sunday April 26th

[Don Getz]

I was joking about those 0's, I know that old codger can still shoot.   When he comes to a shoot, he comes for the day,
and if I know him well enough, he enjoys every minute of it.  Since I can no longer get up and down to shoot those chunk
gun matches, maybe I should go to some of these shoots and shoot just off my hind legs......boy, it's been a long time............Don

[Tim Crosby]

 I lke it, nice job. I am trying to find the post that tells what you started with, lock, stock, barrel, etc...

Thanks, Tim C. 

[Tom Currie]

Roger, I'm a little late here but that's a fine smoothy. I like the walnut.

[Daryl]

You did a find job, Roger - now box her up, send her to me and I'll work up a good load for her. S'OK - I'll cast the balls & supply the powder, not need to go too far - althgouh you could send some appropriate sized flints with her.

[billd]

Daryl,    That's great of you to offer help to Roger working up a good load.  Shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 years, if the weather's good.

[Roger Fisher]

Well Roger...ya done good!  I know you'll wring out of her her full potential.  That looks like a rifle barrel to me, with a long cone so no one will suspect.  Ha!  What gauge is she?  Is it walnut..sure looks like walnut?
Here it come, since you asked.  I would have inlet the trigger guard's forward extension 'til it was flush in most of its edges, and filed the rest down to match.  I think the screw heads look fine in their blue/grey look.  I case harden mine, and don't try to disguise the mottled mix of colour.  Maybe someone will tell me mine look like $#*!, and that's ok.  Beautiful inletting, and a lovely even matt brown job.  She shouts "Huntin' gun!" to me.  Deer slayer!!
Congratulations on a super job, and thank you for posting these pictures, more of which will soon follow?

Please see post heading 'Smoothbore 99 99/100 finished!  Daughter in law does the posting and ended up starting a 2nd post   Still poor photos which I took.
Well if the spirits permit we hope you can really look her over at Chucks in July!

[Roger Fisher]

OK Roger, you asked for it. Like the general syling, really like the lock molding with the thin point at the rear. This isn't something that every gun should have, but a nice touch here. These are the most important things, so you've done very well INMHO.Dressing down parts could be better. Rear pipe, for example, shows an edge. You've really done well, just some technical things. At this period the barrel and the lock would be bright. Brown with time, but then the stock is to good and new. What's with the bright screw on a brown lock. I would take back the brown, HAVE COURAGE, to show some use, but represent it as bright when it left the shop. Screws should match.
The trigger is way to late. I recognize it. Bad choice.  You had this in your drawer and decided to save a buck I bet. Heat it to red heat and bend it a little more straight. It'll look a little better and more convincing.
Overall, very nice.

Bill: Raining yesterday so I spent afternoon doing the 'tweaking' you suggested (at least some of it.)  More lousy photos under heading smoothbore my daugh in law does the posting.  That bright screw being browned now. Re set the rear pipe and corrected that edge.  I thank you for pointing to the bad choice in trigger which is now 'corrected', see the photo under 'smoothbore'.  Still pondering the 'take back the brown' suggestion.., Do you mean lock and barrel and use wool or 3m.   I also installed a better fitting screw in the heel. Jeez, next thing I know she'll be ready to shoot!
 

Serious:  Your suggestions are much appreciated - Very much actually!

[Roger Fisher]

Well Roger...ya done good!  I know you'll wring out of her her full potential.  That looks like a rifle barrel to me, with a long cone so no one will suspect.  Ha!  What gauge is she?  Is it walnut..sure looks like walnut?
Here it come, since you asked.  I would have inlet the trigger guard's forward extension 'til it was flush in most of its edges, and filed the rest down to match.  I think the screw heads look fine in their blue/grey look.  I case harden mine, and don't try to disguise the mottled mix of colour.  Maybe someone will tell me mine look like $#*!, and that's ok.  Beautiful inletting, and a lovely even matt brown job.  She shouts "Huntin' gun!" to me.  Deer slayer!!
Congratulations on a super job, and thank you for posting these pictures, more of which will soon follow?

Please see post heading 'Smoothbore 99 99/100 finished!  Daughter in law does the posting and ended up starting a 2nd post   Still poor photos which I took.
Well if the spirits permit we hope you can really look her over at Chucks in July!

Oh yes, I reset that frt trigger tang deeper.  That extension is hump backed in 2 or more parts and if I got toooo deep the lower shallower sections would be buried below the level of the stock wood.  It is much improved now and thanks for pointing that out.     Oh yes, she's a 28 ga.  round baller, same as my current shooter!

[Berks Liberty]

Roger,

When I look at your nice piece, I hear Turkey Killer!  Nice job, I really like the grain of the wood.  I did the same thing when I browned my parts and I just used some fine steel wool to take it down. It looked like I covered the barrel in Chocolate.  My wife said I should have printed Hershey on the side of it. 

Jason