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Gentlemen:

Previously reported that I lucked into a 16 ga sterlingworth - restocked with decent wood, modern dimensions, beavertail, and some type of parkerized finished. 28 inch barrels - 2.5 inch chambers, wood needs checkering

Also hit the mother load when I purchased a set of in-the-white fox barrels in 30 and 32 inch configurations Shocked

They came yesterday - both in pretty good shape - will need the ribs filed, hand finishing with files and emory cloth, and chambers finish cut. Extracters there, but need rim cuts for shells and fine polishing. The three barrels look cool together on the floor - just longing to be carried in the field.

Now the adventure begins Cool

I have decided that I will get the barrels fitted (came with one set of forend iron - will fit both longer barrels to one forend) and reblued. 2.75 chambers all around

I think I will leave the all-weather finish on the receiver

I have also pretty much decided to go for briley thin-walls in all three sets of barrels - gives a lot of flexibility for all three sets.

I have also considered restocking with straight stock, high grade at Wenigs....

and to have receiver re-engraved tastefully and re-case colored (the good revdocdrews recommendation - however, if I do this he will be coveting so much that he might not be able to dash through the fields in pursuit of the wascally birds...)

Just don't know yet where to go for all this work Confused

What kind of price do you think I am looking at???

what say you?????

before I start I will set up pictures and then also show again when finished...

Guest

Turnbull's or CSMC??? First two that came to mind.

*Last edited by revdocdrew on Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:36 pm; edited 1 time in total*

(Boy it's sure fun spending some other fella's money Very Happy

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Jim Swain Trafalgar,IN barrelsmith@earthlink.net could do your brl work for you.

Other full restoration specialty smiths worth investigating:

Keith Kearcher http://members.toast.net/keithkearcher

David Yale Yellowjacket, CO, 970-562-4225 (esp. Fox guns)

Andy's Custom Shop in New York http://www.andyscustomshop.net/

Abe Chaber 40 Fairmount, Danbury, Ct. (203) 748-1830

Doug Mann, Il. 815-932-4190.

Pete Mazur, Grass Valley, CA (530-268-2412)

Dennis Potter, Muskego, WI (414-425-4830)

http://www.windriverrifle.com/home.html

I like the Briley thin wall idea for the 30" brls as your do-everthing-ers but what would you want in the 32" other than IM/F for trap? and why not Sk 1/ Sk 2 in the 28" as your dedicated quail brls? and how about a splinter FE for the 28" but beavertail for the 30" & 32"? (Boy this is fun Very Happy

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And you didn't even mention the custom 3 brl Huey case Wink

http://hueycases.com/

Member Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 1545 Location: Michigan

With 3 sets of barrels for one gun. Why in the world put Briley chokes in any of them? You should be able to choke those three barrels to cover any situation you need. Don't wreck the barrels with choke tubes. Crying or Very sad

Member Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 3439 Location: Illinois

After investing all that money don't forget a good hardcase to tote everything--Americase Wink

How about Ken Hurst doing the receiver with a Clemson Tiger on one side and a SIU Saluki on the other? Very Happy

And great idea HOA: Huey case for show and Americase for go http://www.americase.com/pages/casesskeet.htm

Drew:

If you are meeting me in Russell KS we need to get something straight Confused

It's an Auburn War Eagle on the right side, a Clemson Tiger on the left, and an SIUE Cougar on the bottom of the receiver.

That other dog you mentioned belongs at our sattelite campus SIU-C. Note that we don't even have an hyphen in our name any longer....

Dave M.

Thanks for the advice, just tossing out ideas and trying to get revdocdrew to loosen his wallet not mine Wink

- stay tuned....

Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1480 Location: Mpls, MN.

Leave the "All Weather" finish? Blasphemy, pure and simple. However, after having seen the pictures of "blown up" Sterlys (Rev's got 'em on hand, I'm sure) I might be tempted to just go with a sympathetic polish rather than the full recolored route.

I 'gotta agree, there is no need for choke tubes in ANY of the barrels. Pick something, chokewise, and learn to shoot it.

Those big rectangular gun cases are a sure money pit, and not at all useful, either, if, by useful, you mean going hunting with the gun. But, they look neat.

You are going to be spending some money for what you have described, that is for sure. I'll toss Kirk Merrington's name out there as well for the barrel work. Have fun.
Best,
Ted

Guest

Sounds like a fun project.

I had the same knee-jerk reaction about the choke tubes as the others. I'd recommend three different combinations of fixed chokes for the three barrel sets. Possibly SK/IC, IC/IM, and M/F and cover the gamut! That way you can actually justify the three sets.

Excellent point Ted and I'm going to add the cracked Sterly frame to the Case Color PictureTrail as a possible example of what can happen if the metal is weakened on re-case.

Gentlemen:

hmmm... fixed chokes, my choices would be Cool

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28 inch - light mod/light full (for roosters/sporting clays)

30 inch - ic/light mod (skeet/sporting clays/preserve birds/quail)

32 inch - mod/light full (late season roosters/trap/waterfowl)

Go ahead and let er rip - what say you Question

Oh and Ted - no worries, I can shoot any choke. For fun here we shoot skeet with full chokes occasionally and I have been know to run them. Those station 8 birds sure disappear (no visible pieces) Wink