Finally got my new smoothbore

jethro224 · Mar 7, 2015

It was a long, long wait, but I'm a pretty patient guy. Finally got this in the mail today from Roy Stroh.
Smoothbore. .550 (28ga), octagon-to-round, tapered-and-flared, 46", Charlie Burton barrel. Davis lock. Walnut.
If it shoots anywhere near as good as it looks, I'm gonna be winning a lot of smoothbore matches. :grin: Gonna take it to the range tomorrow and see what I can do.

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The Goose · Mar 7, 2015

That is one handsome smoothbore!

wattlebuster · Mar 7, 2015

I like it :thumbsup:

pargent · Mar 7, 2015

:thumbsup:

Spikebuck · Mar 7, 2015

Looks like it was well worth the wait! Very beautiful! :thumbsup:

roundball · Mar 7, 2015

Looks great Jethro...good luck !

steve free · Mar 8, 2015

Look great Jethro! Looking forward to seeing it in person at Friendship this year. :thumbsup:

jethro224 · Mar 8, 2015

25 yards offhand.
Not bad for the first time out.
And I ended up using the exact same load as my .54 riflegun. :thumbsup:
Next time I'll work on the sights a little.

Silex · Mar 8, 2015

:thumbsup: Looking great!

Silex

hoochiepapa · Mar 8, 2015

I like.

rickystl · Mar 9, 2015

Great looking gun! And great shoot'n!! Roy does great work. He built a Hawken for me. Rick. :hatsoff:

jbwilliams3 · Mar 9, 2015

Sweet! I've got a rifle on Roy's docket that is very close to coming to fruition once the Charles Burton Barrel gets in.

Skychief · Mar 9, 2015

Oh my, Jethro. Very nice!

Get busy gettin' her dirty! :thumbsup:

I like it, Skychief.

hanshi · Mar 10, 2015

Oh, my, but that is nice!

tlallijr · Mar 11, 2015

Wow !! That's a beauty

Dave Marsh · Mar 11, 2015

Fine looking gun Jethro. Looks like a shooter as well. Congrats. :thumbsup:

Dave

akapennypincher · Mar 11, 2015

After looking at you shooter, and first target you got awinner.

wvbuckbuster · Mar 11, 2015

Looks like it shoots as good as it looks! Hope you two have a happy life together :thumbsup: Dan.

Stumpkiller · Mar 12, 2015

I like it! Sideplate is just like mine (but in brass). You must have good taste. ;-)

jethro224 · Mar 12, 2015

Back when I commissioned Roy to build this gun, all I really specified was the barrel I wanted. And that it look appropriate for 1770's. The rest was all left up to Roy. I told him to build it the way he would like to build it, I knew it would be something nice.

Finally got my new smoothbore

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