Mike737 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Well done, first class result! Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukkat Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 What a fantastic job you have done. Let us see some pix of it all together and in use. Congrats on your newly acquired skills. I wish I was as skilled and had your patience. I have really enjoyed this thread and seeing your project come together. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Nowt wrong with this project! You've done a sterling job in resurrecting an old banger. It looks excellent now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushjob Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Impressive work. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 First Class job, I hope it shoots as well as it looks and that you have a lot of fun with it. Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Well i was planning on waiting till the pheasant seaon to give it a proper christening, but i was too nervous that for some reason everything would go horribly wrong, so i rang my shooting buddy and we went up to one of his permissions. We got to the field we had picked and there was a rabbit sat out, which my friend though would be good to christen it on. NO WAY. I wanted the first thing i had shot to be a decent shot on a decent bird, so we switched hedge sides and stalked down the edges of the fields, as we often do when shooting together. A rabbit bolted and my friend swung through and shot it, but as he did so i saw two wood pigeons lift out of an oak tree through the drizzle towards me, they spotted me about 35 yards off as i closed my gun, and they veered off, but as they did so with no other sign of anthing else moving in the sky and the drizzle turning to downpour i swung round with the lead bird and with plenty of lead dropped it. Stunned that i had hit a decent fast bird, with the first barrel, on a gun i had never shot, on a side by side when all my shooting has been with over and unders, i was too pleased to even think about taking the other bird which by now was safely out of range. Safe to say with a good ratio of 1:1 and the rain intensifying we called it a day after only 15 minutes. Didnt get any pictures as it was raining horribly by the time we got to the car, but safe to say i was beaming, i will update you with pictures on its next outing. I will also update when i have finished lining the case properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Well done demonwolf! It looks cracking. You should be well pleased with yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Did you put a cast on the stock ? Lovely job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Well done. Sounds like a cracking first shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonix Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Wow! Just, wow! Just read this thread from the start for the first time this morning (new to the forum), and I'm stunned at the level of patience and skill you have to take this on! You just need to find another nearly identical identical project so you can make it 1 of a pair! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mx8 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 brilliant work and a great write up the only thing you did wrong was not to video the whole thing lookin forward to your next project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Be a few hundred hours of video! Everything takes longer when you don't know what you are doing, and yes, although i am right handed i am left eye dominant so i taught my self to shoot left handed, so the stock is cast for left handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Great stuff this DIY..... it does give a real sense of achievement I've got some beautiful English Walnut air dried for over 10 years that came from a garden in Hungerford. I can probably bandsaw out the blanks for anyone who wants it. It's not going to look like the grain on a Purdey but it is very nice...... even better news ,,,,,,it won't be Purdey prices I guess if someone sends me a cardboard template, I'll cut that out and can post. best to PM me or I won't see comments on this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danddo Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 You should be very proud of your achievement, well done, I have really enjoyed following this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Great stuff this DIY..... it does give a real sense of achievement I've got some beautiful English Walnut air dried for over 10 years that came from a garden in Hungerford. I can probably bandsaw out the blanks for anyone who wants it. It's not going to look like the grain on a Purdey but it is very nice...... even better news ,,,,,,it won't be Purdey prices I guess if someone sends me a cardboard template, I'll cut that out and can post. best to PM me or I won't see comments on this thread Good offer and one that I may well take you up on in the near future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Well done. A restoration is something I'd like to try myself sometime. You have given Me inspiration!The latest midwayusa video on YouTube is quite informative on the final sanding of the stock. Next video will be staining I'm sure. Edited September 14, 2013 by aris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Thanks again guys, working all weekend so was good to be able to get out before that. Hopefully will get out again next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 A great thread,,and a fantastic job you've done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonix Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Are you going to be posting some more photos soon with the finished case, etc?! Obviously without sounding impatient! Haha! I'm just looking forward to seeing the finished gun and case set! A wonderful achievement in all it's glory!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yes this week i will cut and fit the dividing pieces and cut and fit any leather straps and such. The case is very important to me, just thought most people would be more bothered about the gun. I will post when that is finished, and will post of any subsequent outings with it. I can't wait to pick up another project and get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDCREST Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Great job old lad...I've really enjoyed reading it, fortunately I've just joined the Forum, so I have been able to read the whole project in one go, and not have to wait for the next exciting instalment............Again Well done... I see you've discovered John Boddy's Timber yard...wonderful place, or it was last time I was up there...Bloody cold in the wood store in Winter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I can spent hours in john boddy's. Not as good as it was as they have moved away from timber a bit and are moving into hardwood flooring. Still plenty of good deals to be had there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jntree Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 fantastic job fella and one hell of an awesome read, really enjoyed following you hard work on this job look forward to seeing the gun and case on there first proper outing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Will be finishing off the case next week. I am planning on doing a full gun build soon, but the estimated time of completion for that will be next summer as with winter, the pheasant season, starting a new job and going into full time work, I'm simply not going to have the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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