Thanks!

Omak Cowboy · Post by **Omak Cowboy** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:21 am

Well gang, under the heading of extravant toys for us older boys and foolish expendatures....

Let's see, my wife just buried about $10,000 in fish. She likes to tinker with the pond chemestry and I think her tinkering went a little too far this time. So she came back from a trip to find five fish taking a dirt nap.

I an ignore my guns for months and they don't die..nor rust for that matter!

Now she hates my wood shop as I've got a whole lot of toys down there...but I can build just about anything. Just finished all new trim and doors for the interior of the house and next up are new cabinets for the baths. Figure I've saved just a little over what she lost in fish...but I'll NOT bring THAT up..domestic tranquality being with it is and all.

After the baths a new kitchen is next. Hmm wonder if I can parly that into a Furgeson or another Shiloh?

Still haven't had time to shoot my new gun but if'n I had another Shiloh I think it would be a gun for my son. Since he is only 8, and emotionally not ready to shoot as his attention span is too short for an afternoon of shooting, I've got a couple of years yet.

Think I'd like a 45 65
#1 sporter
Checkered
pewter tip
presentation wood
french finish
Lucinda's hammer
never did get an engraving patter from Shiloh so I don't know that pattern yet, though I think it would be fun to have an engraveing of the two of us - my son and myself on reverse sides of the frame. Something for generations to come and for him to look at and remember when I'm gone.
I don't know yet about the butt, probably a shotgun though I like the old curved style like my 1886 has.
maybe just for the hellofit a scope.

Whadda ya think?
Omak

Texas Shooter · Post by **Texas Shooter** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:21 pm

Omak:

Since your fish are pushing up daisy's, the least you could do is buy another Shiloh in their honor.

The "Lucinda's" hammer and French finish should look superb. That's what will be adorning my "first born."

What type of scope do you like the most? The longer one is what was on Tom Selleck's rifle at the show. I shouldered it and dreamed. It was nice, and looks killer also.;

I haven't seen engraving of people. Do they turn out really looking like they are suppose to?

I know the shotgun butt is the most comfortable, but if your not going to shoot it over a long string of shots, heck the rifle butt stock is really nice looking and still period correct.

Texas Shooter

Texas Shooter · Post by **Texas Shooter** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:28 pm

Lee:

My better half is a Doll collector also. She doesn't do the antique, but enjoys the OOAK (one of a kind) They are usually based on a Barbie, then they repaint and make clothing and props for them. I have to admit the detail in some of them is striking.

How many does she have? I don't even want to know. (I'm not sure she does either) At least she passionately collects something, so she understands me and doesn't give me a hard time about it.

Texas Shooter

Capt. Call · Post by **Capt. Call** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 7:56 am

Hello Texas..... If you would like to see a picture of an engraved Sharps then this should do just fine http://www.coon-n-crockett.org/shiloh1874sharps.jpg if it comes up on your puter like mine just point at it and a funny little box comes up....click the box and it comes up full screan....if this works you will be impressed!

Texas Shooter · Post by **Texas Shooter** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:45 am

Capt. Call

You were exactly right. Very impressive. I saved it to disk so I could revisit it from time to time.

Do you know where any more pictures are of this quality?

Texas Shooter

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:36 am

I have been drooling over that picture for years now. A copy of it resides in a permanent file in my computer. It has a little to do with the fact that the Hartford I have on order is a .45/90.

powderburner · Post by **powderburner** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:31 pm

that is quite a rifle but it is all scratched up even more than mine and way more artistically done than sagebrush scratches

Capt. Call · Post by **Capt. Call** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 7:23 pm

Well Texas I don't know of any more pics like those but if you want a real hoot on gun engraving check this out.... http://www.bpcr.net/index-a.htm ... Point at information with your courser---then click Frogmoor Ballard--the old and the new--- that is somthing special! Everyone hear needs this spot in their favorites---you can spend hours looking around!

Capt. Call · Post by **Capt. Call** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 7:41 pm

OOOOO-yea while we are at it---this is a good place to get the must read--How Far Will MY Sharps Shoot--Mike Venturino---anybody that owns or has ordered a Shiloh that hasen't read this---Get on the Deck and give Gunny 25!

Texas Shooter · Post by **Texas Shooter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:07 am

Capt Call:

Thanks for the tip on the "Frogmoor". Neat gun, neat story. Great Engraving!
I had never heard of it before.

Thanks a lot,

Texas Shooter

BuckeyeShooter · Post by **BuckeyeShooter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 8:29 am

Omak, the engraving on Lucinda's gun is pattern #12. That's what I ordered on my LRE. Give the girls a call at Shiloh and I'm sure they'll be glad to send you an engraving list. I wasn't sure I wanted to spend that much on engraving but after getting to see Lucinda's gun I just had to have it. It looks really nice on the French Grey receiver.

Rdurk · Post by **Rdurk** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:42 am

Buckeye. What's the added production time for a basic pattern engraving? Just curious. I have #1 on order with Bone & Charcoal CC .. the engraved French Gray is .. wow! Rather than hold it up .. I might just go ahead and get the Gray on my next one! Good Shootin!

BuckeyeShooter · Post by **BuckeyeShooter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:13 am

Rdurk, I ordered my LRE April 29th 2003 and it hasn't gone into production yet. Talked to Phyllis the other day and she doubts I'll have it in time for Kenny's shoot in May. Not sure how much of that time is for engraving. Luckily I have the 45-70 Hartford to use in the meantime. I can't imagine having to wait four years to get a Shiloh. A year is plenty long enough.

BuckeyeShooter · Post by **BuckeyeShooter** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:18 am

The Bone and Charcoal will be my next purchase. It will not have any engraving though. The engraving on the French Grey is awsome and as Lucinda pointed out to me it looks pretty plain unless you have engraving on it. The Bone and Charcoal finish on the other hand has a lot of character to it without engraving in my opinion.

Lee Stone · Post by **Lee Stone** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:16 pm

BuckeyeShooter,

But the gold inlayed initials within the gold inlayed oval sure looks magnificent on the Bone Charcoal pack finish. That is what I am getting on both of the orders I currently have at Shiloh. You might want to give that some thought. And they have a lot of different fonts you can choose from. One of the fonts on the sheet of choices that Ellen faxed to me was quite similar to my own signature, so that was what I selected for both rifles.