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Pugwash
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Scottish Sheds
#240680 - 15/01/14 07:33 PM

Hi All,

Just thought some of you may be interested in what goes on it Scotlands sheds.
http://youtu.be/pYGk0tElfYc

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underlever
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Loc: N.S.W Australia

Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Pugwash]
#240683 - 15/01/14 09:18 PM

thanks so much for putting up this link. It really is looking though the window into a magical world.

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HuntingSchneider
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: underlever]
#240692 - 16/01/14 02:13 AM

What a delightful little falling block.
Interesting one piece stock design. I like it.

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DarylS
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: HuntingSchneider]
#240694 - 16/01/14 03:13 AM

Excellent!
That little SS was wonderful indeed.

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"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Sville
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: DarylS]
#240701 - 16/01/14 05:59 AM

Really interesting, thank for sharing it!!! /Staffan

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Claydog
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Sville]
#240705 - 16/01/14 07:46 AM

Interesting to see the shops some of these guns are actually put together in. Agree on the falling block.

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Pugwash
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Claydog]
#240708 - 16/01/14 09:11 AM

The falling block rifle is actually an original George Gibbs design.
2 were originally made many years ago,then about 20 years ago I made one for them in .357 magnum.
This has only recently been finished by Mark Crudgington who currently owns George Gibbs.
I then made the one you see in the film which is in 5.6x50r.I changed the action very slightly from the original to make it work better but if you look inside it is still very recognizable as proper Farquharson rifle.
It is about the same size as a normal minaiture Farquharson.

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DarylS
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Pugwash]
#240712 - 16/01/14 10:08 AM

Pugwash- thank-you for sharing this video and information with us.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Huvius
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: DarylS]
#240714 - 16/01/14 10:40 AM

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Pugwash- thank-you for sharing this video and information with us.

Agree 100%
I love to watch gunmakers at work. Some things are much better seen to be understood as opposed to simply reading about it.

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Huvius]
#240723 - 16/01/14 01:13 PM

Great little falling block rifle, very nice, however it never ceases to amaze me how little the people who give these interviews actually know about gunmaking or guns in general. I have watched a lot of these sort of interviews which are conducted by shooting and gun related magazines or websites and the interviewer often knows less about guns than my eight year old daughter. Some of the questions they ask are so stupid it is embarrassing to watch, and most of the time they don't really listen to what is being said as they are to busy trying to think of some funny comment to make, which most of the time is just dumb. That particular interview does not do justice to the gunmakers skill at all.

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Huvius
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#240726 - 16/01/14 02:12 PM

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Great little falling block rifle, very nice, however it never ceases to amaze me how little the people who give these interviews actually know about gunmaking or guns in general. I have watched a lot of these sort of interviews which are conducted by shooting and gun related magazines or websites and the interviewer often knows less about guns than my eight year old daughter. Some of the questions they ask are so stupid it is embarrassing to watch, and most of the time they don't really listen to what is being said as they are to busy trying to think of some funny comment to make, which most of the time is just dumb. That particular interview does not do justice to the gunmakers skill at all.

Agree 100% with that as well...
I guess they expect that their viewers are quite uninformed. Sadly, they are mostly correct...

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Rhodes
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Huvius]
#240728 - 16/01/14 02:33 PM

Your 450/400 Jeffery didn't go unnoticed either pugwash.

That is an unusual shape boxlock action for a british double with the scalloped rear. I understand Jeffery had his guns made by the trade. Are you familiar with who made the action on this one?

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Pugwash
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Rhodes]
#240772 - 17/01/14 07:10 AM

Hi Rhodes,

Sorry I cant help you with that one.If you have a trawl around on the internet you will find other Jeffery rifles of the same shape.It certainly isn't the usual and the build quality is very good.It doesn't have the heavy shape across the top of the action like most Jeffery boxlocks you see and is more like a finely built boxlock shotgun.Balances beatifully and handles like a dream.Unfortunatley I cant shoot it cos the chambers are knackered.

Thanks for all the comments and I hope people can see that you dont need a factory and fancy machines to build a great gun or rifle.

Mark

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MagnumHunter
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Re: Scottish Sheds [Re: Pugwash]
#240895 - 20/01/14 10:33 AM

Great post and video. Thanks for sharing.

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