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CitoriFeather16
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:41 am  Reply with quote
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135 year old wood.




[url=https://flic.kr/p/21UUHrN] [/url]Broken Powell by matthew dougherty, on Flickr

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double vision
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:45 am  Reply with quote
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Oh, man! So sorry! What ammo were you shooting?
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Savage16
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So sorry. everyones nightmare.

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double vision
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:07 am  Reply with quote
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A good wood guy will fix it up so well it will be unnoticeable.
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CitoriFeather16
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:32 am  Reply with quote
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Yea, I almost threw up in my mouth.
But, I knew going into the game the old gal might be a little fragile.

Dave, I wasn't even shooting it. Getting ready for a fishing trip to the Green River. Reaching into the gun safe for some English reels. Accidentally nudged it with my arm. It was up front, barrels down. Tumbled out onto a carpeted floor and that was that.

Better to have it happen here than in a S. Dakota corn field. I only shoot low pressure re-loads or RST through it.

I have a really good friend who is only about an hour drive from Turnbull restoration's place. I can give him the gun in CO this summer and he will drive it up.

I will also look at other options. Uncle Dan Fan?

My fallback is a 1926 16ga. J.V. Needham (Greener made)

Ain't life a kick in the ass!!!!

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double vision
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:39 am  Reply with quote
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Just sucks! Sometimes the kick in the ass is hard enough to lift your feet of the ground a little. Sad
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:58 am  Reply with quote
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YUK
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WHEW!!
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CitoriFeather16
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:23 am  Reply with quote
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Whoops, my friend was mistaken. Turnbull is a 6 hour drive from him.

Looking for recommendations for a stock guy!

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Mark (uncledanfan) and Dennis (DES/TSD)
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16gaDavis
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the Davis was split thru in the opposite direction when I got it . used tape over it for a while . An elderly guy used to advertise "" cracked , busted or disgusted , we can fix anything ! and he did ! he's passed now ) He made the repair disappear - the LEAST noticeable thing on the gun . Has been shot plenty - no problems . Uncle Dan Fan or DES - +2 - they'll fix it .

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CitoriFeather16
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Thank you gentlemen. I will reach out to them.

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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:38 pm  Reply with quote



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Ouch. Shame it happened. That kind of slap would likely have broken a new stock as well. I bought a project Lefever last year with a similar break. I figured someone fell with it, but now am leaning toward it being dropped, especially in light of the other damage. Best of luck with your "hunting partner's recovery".

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[quote="CitoriFeather16"]Yea, I almost threw up in my mouth.
But, I knew going into the game the old gal might be a little fragile.

Dave, I wasn't even shooting it. Getting ready for a fishing trip to the Green River. Reaching into the gun safe for some English reels. Accidentally nudged it with my arm. It was up front, barrels down. Tumbled out onto a carpeted floor and that was that.

Better to have it happen here than in a S. Dakota corn field. I only shoot low pressure re-loads or RST through it.

I have a really good friend who is only about an hour drive from Turnbull restoration's place. I can give him the gun in CO this summer and he will drive it up.

I will also look at other options. Uncle Dan Fan?

My fallback is a 1926 16ga. J.V. Needham (Greener made)

Ain't life a kick in the ass!!!!

Matt[/quote]

I had the same experience with a FOX. The stock maker told me " they don;t handle lateral stress to well when applied quickly." May be he was right.

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Eric Johanen
PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:38 am  Reply with quote



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That is really too bad but, the break is in the right place, the checkered grip. A repair can be done and the checkering refreshed to make the repair disappear. A fillet inletted under the guard tang for strength and good as new. Very nice looking gun by the way.
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Brewster11
PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:42 pm  Reply with quote



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What part of human nature makes us want to stop and stare at something like that?

BTW when I expanded the photo ( of course I did) it looks like the lower tang has a slight dogleg to it, hopefully it was in the original state.

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