I literally found a shotgun in the attic

[kilo69]

So yeah in the crawlspace of the house I cam across this mass arms break barrel 12GA.

Rusty as hell and the forestock was cracked bad.

Cleaned it up a bit and it looked ok to shoot. Finally got around to testing it today.

http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/kilo69_2006/?action=view&current=VID-20120803-00007.mp4

Seems to work ok.

Plan to clean it up more and then do this maybe?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360405

always fun to find stuff

 

[bollox]

I lol'd at your mythbusters testing rig.

Free guns are the best type!

 

[ciphery]

My buddy found one of those types of gun.
He gave it to me and I decided to register it......
Turns out it was already registered to a federal inmate!!!!!
The RCMP were nice enough to transfer it into my name though.

 

[kilo69]

I lol'd at your mythbusters testing rig.

Free guns are the best type!

Well I wasn't putting it up to my face the first time. Who knows how long it's been up there lol

 

[destructo_d]

lol I have done something similar before and I don't blame you one bit for testing the gun that way.... congrats on the find.

 

[blasted_saber]

This happens quite a bit actually. Dad found one in between some floorboards and my buddy found one in a wall once.

 

[SoBored]

You were right to test it. Depending on how hot your attic gets, the steel might have lots it's hardness.

Just kidding, nice find. The only thing I found in my attic was insulated soffits.

 

[connexion123]

Nice find. Good test rig too

 

[trebor2880]

Best way I found to test a long gun, is to place the butt in a car tire,

with the barrel resting over the other side of it, and tied down.

 

[Teapot]

What are you trying to shot in the second photograph? It is all blurry and shows nothing as far as I can see.

 

[CoryTheCowboy]

What are you trying to shot in the second photograph? It is all blurry and shows nothing as far as I can see.

If you click it, there's a link to a video

Cory

 

[Ormachek]

What are you trying to shot in the second photograph? It is all blurry and shows nothing as far as I can see.

click on it, its a video.

 

[kamlooky]

Yee all is a funnie bunch......log sled....whooooot....

 

[bjmurata]

So yeah in the crawlspace of the house I cam across this mass arms break barrel 12GA.

Rusty as hell and the forestock was cracked bad.

Cleaned it up a bit and it looked ok to shoot. Finally got around to testing it today.

Seems to work ok.

Plan to clean it up more and then do this maybe?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360405

always fun to find stuff

I love your test rig but a little high tech compared to the set up I had at one time.I used to tie the odd gun down to an old, heavier than hell oak office chair.I don't think a cannon could have knocked it over.

 

[zywina]

Found a old beautiful Spanish Flint Lock all inlaid and wire wrapped in an Attic while helping my father do Electrical work,. He was claustrophobic so he sent me up into the attic to do the electrical work, I was 15,Ha! Wish I had the gun still, but left it with the house owner. Wish I found an nice English sidelock in an attic one day! Dale Z!