I just picked up a family heirloom, a Fulton 20 gauge double barrel shotgun.This was my fathers shotgun. It was always hanging over the kitchen door, with ammo, the entire time I grew up.
This is the very first firearm I ever shot. My brother said, "Make sure you pull both triggers at the same time." that asshat. I was 10 years old.
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| Fulton 20 Gauge Side by Side |
You can see in this picture that my father was no gunsmith. He was a farmer. I can't say I ever even saw him clean this gun. This gun took many rabbits and squirrels in my youth.
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It has not been fired for about 20 years. After I clean it up I will have a gunsmith look it over before I shoot it. I will get some light loads initially to shoot. I will make it my fireplace gun. I'll make a nice mount for it.
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| My Next Project |
--It's ugly, in bad condition, dirty and may not work but it's mine now!
3 comments:
Cool. Heirloom posts are some of my favorites.
That is awesome. One of the only heirloom guns I have in my possession is a Stevens 311 SxS 20 Ga. Love that gun, even if one of the barrels has very weak firing pin hits that results in 50% misfires.
Your 20Ga. is a beautiful gun.
Good stuff, JB. It may not be worth a lot to some people, but its worth a heck of a lot to you.
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