Next Build?

I am looking to get my Christmas present from my wife ordered, to take the load off of her... Ha! Last two years have been rifle kits from Chambers(54 cal Edward Marshal and 40 cal Early York), so I figured fowler this year... I am going to get another Chambers as I've had nothing but quality from them and they are great to work with, so I am leaning toward the Pennsylvania Fowler in 20 ga and with upgraded Walnut. Opinions? Suggestions? Pictures? Any and all would be helpful.

Try building from a blank.

I'm in the same dilemma. Torn between an Isaac Haines in .54 and a smooth bore in fancy walnut.

Come on Bill, that's what you always say... I have almost zero desire to go at it from a blank, almost. And it's really close to zero...

I'm definitely going smoothbore, I got the 40 cal for small game/squirrel, etc., but I fear my 50 year old eyes will do better with a scattergun... I will be giving it a go this fall with the 40 though. Some are not fond of it, but I really like the lines of the Isaac Haines.

My next build is probably going to be one of those Kibler kits. My grandson wants to step up from his Traditions Flintlock. I just don't want to spend a year building another gun like I've done with the .32 I've been working on.

I can see that. For me, the build gets me through the winter, it's a nice diversion from Wisconsin's cold months...

Hi Buckskinn,
Chamber PA fowler is a nice gun. My preferences are mid-18th century English fowlers and late flint English fowlers. IMO, they are the best handling bird guns ever. You would upgrade your skill set a bit doing an English fowler with hooked tang and breech, barrel keys, long butt plate, long trigger guard, and wrist escutcheon. Chambers makes a pretty nice English fowler kit. It comes in English walnut or cherry. I don't know if it includes a standing breech but I am sure it could be added. I don't care for the look or working with black walnut although I use it quite a bit out of necessity. English walnut is usually far superior to work. Below are links to a tutorial I wrote about the design and components used for mid-18th century British fowlers. They provide an education about those great guns.
https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=48841.0https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=48844.0https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=48847.0https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=48921.0
dave

Thanks, Dave.
Very helpful and I'm glad I enquired... Great info there.

I’ve built a couple Chambers New England fowlers......makes a nice gun.
I can post some photos if you’d like.

Heck yeah, I'd love to see them!

Was just talking about fowler kits on my Kibler SMR build thread. According to one of Jim's recent videos, he's hoping to come out with an English-style fowler in the next year. If he does, that'll definitely be my next build. Not sure how I'll pay for it, since there won't be any stimulus checks laying around, but I'll figure something out.