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waksupi
08-17-2012, 12:46 AM
I finished this project today, and shipped it out. 28 gauge smooth bore pistol, for North Star West.

Cariboo
08-17-2012, 01:10 AM
shore looks purdy!

Maven
08-17-2012, 09:12 AM
Nice job, Ric!

RhodeHunter
08-17-2012, 09:16 AM
Nice front sight.

Boerrancher
08-17-2012, 12:01 PM
Ric,

I'm pretty sure you sent it to the wrong location, if it wasn't shipped to me.

In all seriousness, that would be the perfect companion for my trade gun. Now I want one. You people who keep showing me all this cool stuff that I have to have is going to be the divorce of me.

tward
08-17-2012, 12:04 PM
Beautiful work! Tim

Omnivore
08-17-2012, 04:45 PM
Nice looking piece, Waksupi. I like that side plate too.

tacklebury
08-18-2012, 12:36 AM
Nice man. 8)

Ajax
08-18-2012, 06:52 AM
Beautiful Ric. Any one would be proud to own that. Your a true craftsman and I am jealous.


Andy

725
08-18-2012, 10:53 AM
Beautiful. Just the exact style I want my project pistol to have. Wish I had your skill. I've got the barrel, lock, trigger, guard, & a chunk of wood. Now to get to work. Maybe over the winter.

ClassicCannons
08-18-2012, 10:16 PM
What can i say that hasn't already been said great job. That side plate is ASUME Is it a snake or a dragon really great work Thanks for showing us AMG

waksupi
08-19-2012, 01:39 AM
That is the standard North Star West dragon pistol sideplate.

Ken B
08-19-2012, 07:25 AM
Nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gnoahhh
08-19-2012, 05:58 PM
Nice job of work!

I can't tell from the pic, but it looks like a brass barrel. If it is, who made it? I used to lust after the Kennedy repros with the brass barrels, but never got off my wallet to build one. I have a 1 1/4x16" piece of bronze that I've been hording with a miniature cannon project in mind, but I might have to break down and turn it into a smoothbore pistol barrel.

waksupi
08-19-2012, 08:12 PM
It is a standard NSW steel barrel, slow rust browned.

Shooter
08-19-2012, 08:20 PM
OK, how does it shoot?

waksupi
08-20-2012, 12:15 AM
No idea, it was for a customer, so I didn't play with it.

missionary5155
08-21-2012, 04:37 AM
Good morning
Not shooting it would be the real hard part of building a fine looking pistol like the one pictured. Why would a customer not want it proofed ?
Mike in ILL.

waksupi
08-21-2012, 11:04 AM
I put out enough guns for the company, I would loose too much time playing with all of them.

TCLouis
08-21-2012, 11:15 PM
I once foolishly bragged I would learn to master the flinchlock.
First 25 Yard target was a 48 . . .

Then it went downhill.

Without experienced help to mentor me I gave that project up and returned to cap guns.