Fowler build

[dave astle]

Are there any books available specifically on building ml Fowler s or smoothbores?

 

[CuNosecap]

Flintlock Fowlers; The First Guns Made in America by Tom Grinslade

Not so much on "build" but critical for understanding the history.

 

[rich pierce]

Are there any books available specifically on building ml Fowler s or smoothbores?

Follow Dave Person’s builds here. There are few technical aspects to building a fowling piece that are not common to building rifles as well. If there’s a specific sort of originals you plan to use as basis for your build, study them in museums or collections and get books. After that, nothing special except fastening underlugs and front sights, all covered here many times.

If you have no experience scratch building guns, I’d recommend a class or consulting with a local builder as well as having and following books and DVDs. Building on forum advice alone is extremely limiting.

 

[dave_person]

Hi David,
Good to see your post. David and I are good friends. Have you looked at the tutorial I posted on the ALR site? It is a comprehensive look at making a historically accurate English fowler. Here is a link to the first part.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=52635.0
There are a total of 8 parts.

Good luck,

dave

 

[Rob M.]

Are there any books available specifically on building ml Fowler s or smoothbores?

Pryor Mountain Bill Newton s book / building manual is great for building smoothbore trade guns , same process as fowler . Its out of print but if you want a copy contact me . I can send you a copy via email . His daughter scanned the whole book and gave me permission to give it to folks . Let me know ...