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Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:54 am
by vaturkey
Quick update. Stocker sent me this pic yesterday. Will be on the duplicator next week. The pattern stock is off an original Fox 20 gauge tweaked to my requirements. I asked him to take a pic when its actually being duplicated and send it my way. Going to be a nice looking little brown bird gun.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:17 pm
by abner
Beautiful piece of wood, keep the photos coming.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:52 am
by Brian
looking good. keep us updated with the progress (or lack thereof)!!! just kidding. no more repeats of the previous delays we are both u fortunately familiar with.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:58 am
by vaturkey
update. Had a small problem with the duplicator that took a few days. Got turned on Monday and had some shaping/inletting started.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:49 am
by vaturkey
Not the best pic, but the stockmaker said this is a stunning piece of Turkish. Once turned and shaped the sweet spot that I hoped was there was indeed there. He said the other side was as nice as this side. Every once in a while you get lucky. I had one done a few years ago that turned into a plain jane once turned. This one did just the opposite.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:53 am
by 44whiskey
beautiful wood,beautiful work
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:43 pm
by vaturkey
Other side pic sent today.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:13 pm
by Brian
very nice. looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:20 am
by Foxnut
Beautiful piece of wood Tom. Look forward to finished product!
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:20 pm
by vaturkey
Checkering starting soon.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:30 am
by vaturkey
Will be sent to me next week and then I'll hand carry to the Southern for completion by another Gunsmith.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 1:32 pm
by vaturkey
Just an update. Gun was passed to Matthew Begley at the Southern. He will be sending it out for case color hardening and he will also rust blue the barrels and triggerguard/safety etc etc. Put the gun on the digital scale right before I turned over to Matthew and it weighs 5 lbs 12 oz. It will be a wand. PS. He is also going to have the barrels roll stamped by Jon Hosford with what B grade would have had before he rust blues the barrels. He said with zero doubt it will be back in my hands before hunting season. It is a really impressive looking and nice handling gun.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 6:46 am
by vaturkey
Final pic till I see her finished.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 7:49 am
by Jeff S
That’s a beautiful little gun.
Re: Progress on a Grouse/Woodcock Gun 20 gauge
Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 7:38 pm
by SPE33
I’ve had Matthew work on several of my guns .Never been disappointed.I’m lucky,he’s only a little over an hour or so away.