Cleaned the shotguns

[Grouse Man]

Cleaned and lubed all the shotguns we used this fall. There may be one grouse hunt left this year, though, with Remington 31 in 20 gauge. Love hunting ruffies in the snow!

 

[canvasback]

So many to do......so little time.....

 

[brybenn]

Drop them off at my place. I'll make sure they're all safe and clean....I'll let you borrow them after lol

 

[Butcherbill]

Clean a shotgun, blasphemer! Lol!

 

[struff55]

The luv of shoguns something I have had since I was a very young man 8-9 ish and have to his day 66 first one I latched on to was a1897 16 ga it belonged to my cousin that won is still in the family circle

 

[VictoryXC]

So many to do......so little time.....

Now that's a dinner table setting!

Or should I have said an excellent example of fine dining.

 

[Grouse Man]

So many to do......so little time.....

Even I'll say it - I think you have enough. Or you'll have to get a bigger table. Damn!

 

[Falconflyer]

There's still some late season hunting to be done and of course sporting clays and trap don't end, they just get delayed a bit for cold weather!

 

[canvasback]

Even I'll say it - I think you have enough. Or you'll have to get a bigger table. Damn!

LOL, a couple were in the shop when that pic was taken last Spring. And since then I've sold a couple but haven't bought any. At least not SxS. I like to think that 20 is a nice round number to use as an upper limit. That's 20 by type.....SxS, O/U, Pump, Semi......so lots of room for further acquisitions!

 

[Ashcroft]

So many to do......so little time.....

Just looking for old friends….don’t recognize any. A man of taste obviously.

 

[Grouse Man]

Well, you could further refine your "type" into sidelocks, boxlocks, etc.

 

[canvasback]

Well, you could further refine your "type" into sidelocks, boxlocks, etc.

Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind!

 

[nail]

Beautiful just beautiful, I don't see any plastic or carbon fibre anywhere. Steve!

 

[the spank]

Gorgeous collection of SxS's. How do you decide which to take on a given day?

 

[cement head]

So many to do......so little time.....

Some beautiful stocks on those doubles . pistol grips and straight stocks . what's the older one at the top with dark wood ? or at least it looks older
to this guy .

 

[brybenn]

Gorgeous collection of SxS's. How do you decide which to take on a given day?

Always tough but it is a nice problem to have

 

[canvasback]

Some beautiful stocks on those doubles . pistol grips and straight stocks . what's the older one at the top with dark wood ? or at least it looks older
to this guy .

It’s a Lindner made Prussian Charles Daly 12 gauge. Almost 8 pounds. 30” barrels. Bought it for a parts gun but may restore it. It was their base model circa 1905. A model 118. 7 up from the bottom is a restored CD that was top of the line at that time. A model 275 Diamond Quality.

 

[cement head]

It’s a Lindner made Prussian Charles Daly 12 gauge. Almost 8 pounds. 30” barrels. Bought it for a parts gun but may restore it. It was their base model circa 1905. A model 118. 7 up from the bottom is a restored CD that was top of the line at that time. A model 275 Diamond Quality.

I just love the stocks on them . the wood grain . not plastic . it has a warmth to it . especially the old growth wood . stuff from the 1930ties .

 

[guntech]

The best thing about nice wood is it is always nice wood...

 

[Stephen Nash]

Let's hear it for wood. Ever wonder why a 100- to 150-year-old gun can still have flawless wood-to-metal fit? It was not unusual for walnut blanks to be stored for 30-50 years before being fashioned into stocks. Incredibly stable wood. So, a stock made in 1900 can easily have been made with a blank cut in the 1850s, and carefully dried.

Same went for musical instruments, where 50-year wood might be considered too 'green' for working!