Old farrier Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hi Anyway been away for a few days delivered the punt Bit of a drive but all went well Met up with some old freinds and made some new ones Mate well happy with his surprise Oh the name A good shooting freind who sadly left us A memory lives on All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I bet he was over the moon let alone happy , shame I could not make it today if only I did not have to work for a living ! Nice touch naming the punt after a friend departed. FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi Thanks to all the PW members that turned up for the bit of a launch seemed to have a good day And yes he was a bit overwhelmed almost a man hug moment Anyway thanks again for all your support All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Couple more pictures paint coulour does make a difference pic at 200 yards Bit of a stability test Passed that one All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 But they wernt expecting this to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam85 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 utterly impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 What sort of duck is that O F .........My ole dog have picked up some big Geese in his time but he would had struggled with that but he wont had given up without trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hi Marsh man Just a hazzard of the estuary we only use them as bait though if your going to catch a fish catch a proper one Seriously though at the time the punt gun was in its prime they used to hunt them with boats no bigger than punts with a hand thrown harpoon makes you think a bit Hope your keeping well All the best Of My dog would try to get it in aswell !! 😀😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Hi old farrier I would just like to say thanks for this wonderful thread that you hace supplied us all with, and I must say that the punt is looking great I was wondering though is it just a punt for scooting about marsh in or are you getting a punt for Peter.C Edited March 5, 2014 by strangford wildfowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 This has been the best thread ever on pw, at times old farrier you have made it feel we are there building the punt with you, just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Hi old farrier I would just like to say thanks for this wonderful thread that you hace supplied us all with, and I must say that the punt is looking great I was wondering though is it just a punt for scooting about marsh in or are you getting a punt for Peter.CHi Peter C was one of my best freinds in the shooting field Took me on many days in the field and marsh a tru gent he would rather give you his gun on a day than take your bird He sadly passed on on Xmas day Anyway he wil always be with us in name and spirit when we are afloat I'm glad you've enjoyed the build and I hope my mate will get as much pleasure from it as I did building it We have a ml gun for it and hope to use it on the marsh However modern shot and old guns create limitations so we are looking for a smaller breech loader capable of shooting non toxic to get the best from it Thanks for all your support I'm thinking of building another but a different design so if any one has plans / dimensions for the open undecked fen punts I would be very interested All the best Of This is the gun we put on peter.c Edited March 6, 2014 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi Sorry it's a 1..3/8 bell mouthed muzzle loader proofed for 3oz of black powder and 14 oz of shot Slipper recoil The punt its on is just a small sneak boat about 14 feet not big enough for 2 men All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Hi Been a bit busy over the last few weeks so here's a update introduced my mate to PW he thinks its great cant get him to join yet as he can't think of a user name (or type) but there you go Anyway we dug the guns out and decided major overhaul on them so I took a few pics hope your interested in a refurb bit The first gun is in the picture above the largest of the muzzle loaders Before we started The plan is strip down and polish inside and out service locks and repaint And a bit of work on the wood Anyway 2 weeks into it we recon it will take 3 months so here's a few pics Any refurb ideas welcome and happy to answer sensible questions as far as I able Not very experienced with big ml guns End of barrel showing for sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Most of the barrel down to metal And no we didn't use the angle grinder Hope your all well and enjoying the thread Will post a few more pictures for you all soon All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 We decided to work on 2 of them at the same time never quite sure what your going to find when you take off 100 years worth of paint and crud We put a endoscope up the bores and they seem ok And then there were two Total refurbs on the way All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Started on the wood just to tidy it up a bit still the other side to do Haven't found anything horrid yet and did uncover the original proof marks on the biggest gun just in the process of having the marks deciphered an that should give the age of it Hope to find more when we take the stocks off All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doriboy Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 It seems this thread has gone cold, great shame I was really loving looking at the old muzzle loaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 He's probably up to his elbows in it. Hope he puts up some updates. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hi Sorry been a bit slow on updates Been busy lot more work than we thought on guns and I got a breech loader that I've had to polish the bore on trying to re stock it waiting for date from proof house Oh and BL bigger and heavier so I've drawn plans and sourced timber for a punt with a touch more displacement I will update as soon as I've got some interesting stuff to put on for you all Many thanks for looking at the thread All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Good luck with the new build. Look forward to pics and write ups. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth6568 Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Good luck with the new build mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doriboy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Excellent, good to hear it. I've just taken the plunge myself and got my first punt although it needs a bit of work so probably won't be ready this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Excellent, good to hear it. I've just taken the plunge myself and got my first punt although it needs a bit of work so probably won't be ready this yearThat's great news post a few pictures I'm sure there's a lot of interest If you need any info there's a wealth of talent on here just ask All the best with your project Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundodger Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Want a fanatic thread this is, I have just done all ten pages, with all that time and effort it has come out really good something be really proud of. Maybe one day I will give it ago, thanks for sharing with us Farrier. Sundodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perazzisc3 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 That's a fantastic job you have done really enjoyed reading all about the build well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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