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Yojinbo

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That Crackshot looks wonderful. I was getting "Mr. Single Shot's Book of Rifle Plans" formatted for my eink tablet the other day and was dreaming of a Stephen's Favorite variant in 20 VarTarg or similar "woodchuck" caliber. This is probably the only speed of sport shooting I can afford at today's prices.
 

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Maybe it was timing or my had luck but I tried some old and high end double shotguns on here and they were total duds. They sold like hotcakes at Wannenmacher and Armslist.
NIB Belgium Browning's, vintage Winchester, Fox, Stevens, Ithaca SxS, Browning Superposed sets...all duds. Oh well. The guy at the big show was happy with his "new" Winchester 21 Tournament Skeet.

Ah, come on now. You know I prefer my barrels with thick metal, rifling, and big holes!
 

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You aren’t kidding about the 22 Hornet, that would be very cool. Always wanted one as a kid and never did get it so I found this one at a pawn shop a few years back and brought it home. The stock was pretty darn beat but the metal was decent so I made an offer and they took it. Refinished the wood and now I think it doesn’t look half bad. This one is a Savage 24S-C which is a 22LR over a 20 gauge IC choke. It’s definitely a bunny and squirrel slayer. 😉View attachment 295258
like it i know savage has used Birch? great looking wood.
 

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Always had a soft spot for blondes 😉. I’m not sure what wood it is exactly. Poor little rifle was a rescue from a pawn shop. They sold it to me as a wall hanger and after getting it home I thought there was something to save. The wood had at least three different colors of paint and the action screw was being held in with black electrical tape due to the receiver threads being a bit stripped. Have a friend that dug out a screw that was oversized by a thousandth or so and hardened it for me. It will shoot standard velocity ammo just fine but I think it’s earned a gentle retirement. I’ll take it out now and then and run a few rounds through it just for fun. Bought a brick of CCI “Suppressor” ammo that’s under 1000fps which would probably be okay now and then. Here’s an up close pic of the stock, maybe someone here can ID the wood. B6DD5FC2-DF19-4E7B-8437-D2ACA8FCA037.jpeg492C33C6-04A5-4AF5-BE13-21EA32AECE4B.jpeg
 

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Always had a soft spot for blondes 😉. I’m not sure what wood it is exactly. Poor little rifle was a rescue from a pawn shop. They sold it to me as a wall hanger and after getting it home I thought there was something to save. The wood had at least three different colors of paint and the action screw was being held in with black electrical tape due to the receiver threads being a bit stripped. Have a friend that dug out a screw that was oversized by a thousandth or so and hardened it for me. It will shoot standard velocity ammo just fine but I think it’s earned a gentle retirement. I’ll take it out now and then and run a few rounds through it just for fun. Bought a brick of CCI “Suppressor” ammo that’s under 1000fps which would probably be okay now and then. Here’s an up close pic of the stock, maybe someone here can ID the wood. View attachment 295428View attachment 295429
very possibly Birch i know most the old early 110's are birch re done a bunch of them . they have great grain .
 

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Your shot of the T&S double hammers, top tang and sight is a classic photo. Well done.

A few fellas I know with nice collections struggle with pictures.

I’ve been through a buffalo-era single shot stage, sharpes, rolling blocks, ballards. Down to just Marlin Ballards now. So 1875-1891, unless we talk reproductions. And an outfit in Cody Wyoming rivaled Shiloh Sharps in Montana for a time. So I couldn’t resist their guns either. I shot a 140 year old 40-63 at the Quigley my first year to attend, in a field of 650 shooters.

Old Marlin Levers too. All but the 22 in Hypenated calibers. Wish I could take pictures like the classic you posted!
 

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Here are a few favorites from the last decade.

Nothing quite like an almost galvanized patina and old walnut.
 

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