X "special" 30" 16/20 2 barrel set

[MilRob]

A fellow fox enthusiast bbman3 gave me the opportunity to purchase this gun from him and I couldn't be more pleased with the gun. Picked it up tonight and to say I am happy with it would be a huge understatement. His stock work is top notch.

[Twice Barrel]

Beautiful! The photography does it justice as well.

[Stan Hillis]

That is lovely, milrob. Beautifully shaped forend. Thanks for posting!

SRH

[MilRob]

Impressive how good cell phone pictures can be with the right lighting and background.

[vaturkey]

quite amazing. More about the team who put it all together would be great to know.

[MilRob]

Gun was built from all new old stock parts except one sear that was used. Bbman3 did the stock work himself and I would say he rivals some of the best. I have not seen as many restocked guns as most but it is definitely the nicest I have had the chance to handle. He also did some of the metal shaping. Bill Schwarz did some of the work but I don't know who he used for case colors. The engraver was Gerry Temperly I think.

[vaturkey]

Gun was built from all new old stock parts except one sear that was used. Bbman3 did the stock work himself and I would say he rivals some of the best. I have not seen as many restocked guns as most but it is definitely the nicest I have had the chance to handle. He also did some of the metal shaping. Bill Schwarz did some of the work but I don't know who he used for case colors. The engraver was Gerry Temperly I think.

Bill has the capabilities of doing Case Colors himself. He totally redid a Parker for me about 10 years ago. He no doubt did the barrel rust blueing as well and I know he checkers as well.

[bbman3]

That is shadows,not gaps in the wood metal fit on top tang and other inletting pictures.I left wood a shade high for a future refinish sanding. Bobby

[Stan Hillis]

Did you do the checkering, too, Bobby? Very nice job on the restock. I knew you were capable of it but hadn't seen that one.

SRH

[bbman3]

Stan,I made the stock and two forends from the same block of English walnut from scratch.Yes I checkered it. Bobby

[fox shooter]

Bobby, I refinish a lot of vintage shotguns with a friend, he finishes with a satin spray from Brownells. I'm refinishing my Sterly 16 with 4-5 coats of linseed oil to fill grain and then a few coats of tung oil or a Tru oil diluted with lighter fluid. Will this give me the same looking finish as yours? If I may ask, what did you use?
thanks, Chris AZ

[bbman3]

Chris Dem Bart stock and checkering oil sanded in. Bobby

[MikeR]

Bobby beautiful work.
Mike

[fox shooter]

I never thought of that Bobby. I usually recut the checkering, mask it off and then sand and rub in the linseed. How many coats do you sand in? Do you apply the last few coats without sanding/ I've sanded 4 coats of linseed in on mine already, the grain is pretty much filled. I may rub in a couple of coats with the Dembart to seal it. I have an early Stery 12 I'm doing next, I think I'm going to try your method. Your work is just beautiful!
thanks again, Chris.........Tempe, AZ

[bbman3]

Chris it takes more coats with open grain wood.Sounds like you got it going! Bobby