16ga.com ~ View topic - Humble hodgepodge of Husqvarna hammer guns.

Finished working on my Husqvarna 36 Jones underlever damascus back action hammer gun. It had a very porky stock that needed slimming down, so I filed it down, moved the comb back about an inch, and cut a huge chunk out of the middle of the stock behind the checkering line, which saved 5oz. This allowed me to add a Silvers pad with no net weight gain, which also brought the lop out to my preferred 14.5" now. It now fits like a dream, and is now my go to upland gun with 2.5" 1oz loads.

I also couldn't resist adding a [subtle] hunting scene of myself and my setter Briar in the lower right corner. This stock was also a first, in that I used bright yellow enamel underpainting under all the grain work. I wanted a smoky honey orange color that I've seen on lots of high grade stocks. I also had Kody Kearcher re-brown the barrels, and he did a fantastic job. She cleaned up very nicely:

Here's what she looked like before I started:

The chunk I cut out:

Here's my humble collection of Husky hammer guns:

Top to bottom:

-12ga model 103cs, with factory 29.5" steel barrels and 2.75" chambers, choked m/xf. Straight grip conversion.
-16ga model 36, very rare, with 30" m/m barrels and mint bores, factory straight grip, beautiful engraving
-16ga model 15, early model with factory straight grip and fine engraving, 29.5" cyl/mod barrels. I now have all my hunting bases covered with these three guns. Looking forward to this fall! Very Happy

Beautiful Mark!

Another rare hammer gun beautifully resurrected by Mark. Kudos for a job well done. He gave me a sip of the hammer gun "Kool-aid" years ago and I haven't carried a hammerless gun since. Laughing

Hammers back my friend. Cool

And as always give Brier an ear rub from me.

Thanks guys. Appreciate it. Hammer guns have a grace and elegance that is hard to define. As a Husky collector, this one really speaks to me. Also, Briar is 12 this year, so I put a deposit down on a new setter pup. Will be ready to pick up in June or July supposedly. Can't wait! Very Happy

Mark, my favorite is the stock work on the first gun with you and Briar hunting under a Van Gogh dark sky wood grain finish. Wink

It looks like a dream. Gil

Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Posts: 1973 Location: Maine

Nice work, Mark!

Taking after Thomas of London with those lightened buttstocks....

Give Brier some love from me, too. He's gonna have his hands full with that pup to straighten out.

Joined: 16 Jul 2015 Posts: 2126 Location: Hudson,Wy

I can foresee chukars bowing in respect and deep reverence from the rimrock far above. Okay perhaps not, they are chukar after all...but they certainly should!