Farmboy91 Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Took a bit longer than the .410 but it's finally finished. Just need to find a nice red/orange 1" pad and that will be that. Be a nice little addition for someone when the lockdown is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 That’s looking good. How about a leather covered pad. Not that hard to do yourself. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Old Boggy said: That’s looking good. How about a leather covered pad. Not that hard to do yourself. OB Thank you 👍 I had thought about that, seen some nice slip on ones on the bay, the last one I used removed some of the finish on my 16 bore, although I imagine that's cause I put it on and left it there 😂. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) i do like greeners....always make me feel i should be shooting zulus not bloody rabbits.... Edited April 10, 2020 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, ditchman said: i do like greeners....always make me feel i should be shooting zulus not bloody rabbits.... I'll have to get a pith helmet and take it on the clays one last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 hello, i had one back many many years , plus full choke so never needed to pluck any pigeon!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i had one back many many years , plus full choke so never needed to pluck any pigeon!!!!! my first 12 bore was an AYA Cosmos............think it had a 32" barrel and 1 1/4 choke......it was deadly......once shot a pheasant fairly close lifting up infront of me and it gutted it...blew all the guts out via the crop.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, ditchman said: my first 12 bore was an AYA Cosmos............think it had a 32" barrel and 1 1/4 choke......it was deadly......once shot a pheasant fairly close lifting up infront of me and it gutted it...blew all the guts out via the crop.............. hello, i think most of us started shooting with a single back then, my first was a Cooey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i think most of us started shooting with a single back then, my first was a Cooey Mine was a cooey exactly 50 yrs ago bought from the farmer whos land i shot over. I can picture now, my first pigeon, foolish enough to land in a dead tree about 20yds away. I also remember it didn't fire sometimes..😮 then saving my harvest money and buying a brand new Yeoman, cant remember if it £39-19s -6d or £49-19-6d , still it did for the pigeon from my deluxe bale hide on clover that winter Farmboy..Nice work on the Greener BTW Edited April 10, 2020 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, islandgun said: Mine was a cooey exactly 50 yrs ago bought from the farmer whos land i shot over. I can picture now, my first pigeon, foolish enough to land in a dead tree about 20yds away. I also remember it didn't fire sometimes..😮 then saving my harvest money and buying a brand new Yeoman, cant remember if it £39-19s -6d or £49-19-6d , still it did for the pigeon from my deluxe bale hide on clover that winter Farmboy..Nice work on the Greener BTW wwoooowwwwooo........................."harvest money"............that brings a big smile to my face..........the farmer used to give us proper brown envelope pay packets with time slip inside...and pound notes and half crown 10 bob notes and sixpences and coppers...............and they always had a harvest supper with lots of lovely food in one of the old barns .................jeeeesus that brings back some beautiful memories.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: wwoooowwwwooo........................."harvest money"............that brings a big smile to my face..........the farmer used to give us proper brown envelope pay packets with time slip inside...and pound notes and half crown 10 bob notes and sixpences and coppers...............and they always had a harvest supper with lots of lovely food in one of the old barns .................jeeeesus that brings back some beautiful memories.. Yes indeed, stacking bales and throwing em up 5 high on the trailer with a pitchfork, rash on your arms especially from wheat bales, Trying to knock yer mate off the top when you drove back in the evening, [HSE ..😄 ] freezing cold milk from the bulk tank and your dinner warmed up in the oven when you got in. finish the day sat outside the pub.. I doubt there is a better way to enjoy life as a 17yr old......except perhaps enjoying that all week, then washed, scrubbed and tanned, turning up at the village hall for the dance on Saturday night...to see if any of the local talent was feeling friendly..😉 kin brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 49 minutes ago, islandgun said: Mine was a cooey exactly 50 yrs ago bought from the farmer whos land i shot over. I can picture now, my first pigeon, foolish enough to land in a dead tree about 20yds away. I also remember it didn't fire sometimes..😮 then saving my harvest money and buying a brand new Yeoman, cant remember if it £39-19s -6d or £49-19-6d , still it did for the pigeon from my deluxe bale hide on clover that winter Farmboy..Nice work on the Greener BTW Thank you 👍 I definitely feel I missed out on what you old boys got up too. ( Helmet firmly on for that comment) 😂 42 minutes ago, ditchman said: wwoooowwwwooo........................."harvest money"............that brings a big smile to my face..........the farmer used to give us proper brown envelope pay packets with time slip inside...and pound notes and half crown 10 bob notes and sixpences and coppers...............and they always had a harvest supper with lots of lovely food in one of the old barns .................jeeeesus that brings back some beautiful memories.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, islandgun said: Mine was a cooey exactly 50 yrs ago bought from the farmer whos land i shot over. I can picture now, my first pigeon, foolish enough to land in a dead tree about 20yds away. I also remember it didn't fire sometimes..😮 then saving my harvest money and buying a brand new Yeoman, cant remember if it £39-19s -6d or £49-19-6d , still it did for the pigeon from my deluxe bale hide on clover that winter Farmboy..Nice work on the Greener BTW hello, ah the good old days, my Yeoman was £38/50 shillings, must have been a few years before you and just finished my Engineers trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Farmboy91 said: Thank you 👍 I had thought about that, seen some nice slip on ones on the bay, the last one I used removed some of the finish on my 16 bore, although I imagine that's cause I put it on and left it there 😂. I was thinking more along the lines of a permanent thin leather covered pad, not one of those slip on ones. I did one on one of my old 16s and it didn't look too bad for my first attempt. Have a look at Midway USA 'leather covered recoil pad' gives a video of how to do it. Will post a picture of mine later. My first single was a BSA Snipe. It was an ejector and ejected the cartridges whether fired or not. Had a black finished alloy action. Not sure how hard wearing that would have been with lots of use. Bought it second hand for £11 in the 60s. Single barrels concentrate the mind knowing you only have one shot. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Old Boggy said: I was thinking more along the lines of a permanent thin leather covered pad, not one of those slip on ones. I did one on one of my old 16s and it didn't look too bad for my first attempt. Have a look at Midway USA 'leather covered recoil pad' gives a video of how to do it. Will post a picture of mine later. My first single was a BSA Snipe. It was an ejector and ejected the cartridges whether fired or not. Had a black finished alloy action. Not sure how hard wearing that would have been with lots of use. Bought it second hand for £11 in the 60s. Single barrels concentrate the mind knowing you only have one shot. OB Ahh ok I've got you, I'll give the video a look. As long as I can find the right colour it should work a treat. That extension peice which is on there isn't the best match which is part of the reason I want to change it. It fits me ok a this length but as I'm going to sell it I thought I'd better finish the extension as get a pad. I've always liked single barrel guns, what does £11 work out at in today's money? I might aswell only have singles, the amount of times I've raised to say a pigeon, missed, then forgot I've got two more shots haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: Ahh ok I've got you, I'll give the video a look. As long as I can find the right colour it should work a treat. That extension peice which is on there isn't the best match which is part of the reason I want to change it. It fits me ok a this length but as I'm going to sell it I thought I'd better finish the extension as get a pad. I've always liked single barrel guns, what does £11 work out at in today's money? I might aswell only have singles, the amount of times I've raised to say a pigeon, missed, then forgot I've got two more shots haha. I got a piece of leather something like 12" x 12" quite cheaply from 'Artisan Leather' who can supply it in any colour. Dark brown seems the best, colour wise and then looks good when polished. It needs to be as thin as you can get as it needs to be wetted and stretched. The video will explain this. Good luck OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) In true Blue Peter fashion, here`s one I made earlier. Not brilliant, but not too bad for my first attempt. I used a rubber recoil pad underneath filed down to get the correct LOP and it worked well. Really regretted selling it as it was a Charles Hellis 16 bore BLNE and had a bit of provenance due to it's original owner in 1930. OB Edited April 11, 2020 by Old Boggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: I got a piece of leather something like 12" x 12" quite cheaply from 'Artisan Leather' who can supply it in any colour. Dark brown seems the best, colour wise and then looks good when polished. It needs to be as thin as you can get as it needs to be wetted and stretched. The video will explain this. Good luck OB 45 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: In true Blue Peter fashion, here`s one I made earlier. Not brilliant, but not too bad for my first attempt. I used a rubber recoil pad underneath filed down to get the correct LOP and it worked well. Really regretted selling it as it was a Charles Hellis 16 bore BLNE and had a bit of provenance due to it's original owner in 1930. OB Thank you OB, that certainly looks the part 👍 I used to be an upholsterer in a previous life so I've got a bit of experience working with leather, hopefully if I have a go I won't make to much of a hash of it. Just by what I can see of it I'm not surprised you regret selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Looks amazing. I guess it would also fire 45 long Colt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said: Looks amazing. I guess it would also fire 45 long Colt. Thank you, thought it might catch your eye haha. It's a 12 bore, the 410 I done was just a little single barrel folder, did you put a picture of your Greener up when you got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: Thank you, thought it might catch your eye haha. It's a 12 bore, the 410 I done was just a little single barrel folder, did you put a picture of your Greener up when you got it? Oh I miss read. It’s still beautiful. I don’t remember is I did mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said: Oh I miss read. It’s still beautiful. I don’t remember is I did mine. I don't know if greener done a .410 but I have seen martini action .410's for sale. Yours certainly looks in better shape than mine, especially the action. Have you thought about striping and refinishing the wood work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: I don't know if greener done a .410 but I have seen martini action .410's for sale. Yours certainly looks in better shape than mine, especially the action. Have you thought about striping and refinishing the wood work? Not really, mine is the best greener I have ever seen in the states so I really don’t want to mess with it. These guns are kinda prized over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said: Not really, mine is the best greener I have ever seen in the states so I really don’t want to mess with it. These guns are kinda prized over here. Fair enough 👍 pity we can't ship or you could of added mine to your collection too lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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