Here is something RARE!

[contender]

I know this is a SA handgun Forum,, and yet,, at times we see other stuff. What I have to share is truly something rare for ANY of us. I posted this over on the Ruger Forum as well,, but I figured some here may miss it. Enjoy!


Many of us hunt. Most of us do not ever get the chance to hunt Tundra Swan,, due to the limited places that allow hunting of them.
That's kinda rare.

Next,, often, getting a tag for a Tundra Swan isn't always easy,, so again,, kinda rare.

That's TWO kinda rare items,, so far.

Thrown in that my DIL has been able to get the chance to hunt these birds twice,, is also kinda rare.

That's 3.

So far,, by now,, I'd bet very few here have ever hunted & bagged a Tundra Swan,, much less twice. Well, my DIL has been capable of doing so. Just this past weekend,, she went on her second Tundra Swan hunt,, and was successful.

Now,, the really, really rare part. See,,, my DIL is the daughter of Jim Chambers,, of Chambers Flintlocks. So,, she took a Chambers Flintlock to hunt the Tundra Swan. And she was successful.

I'd bet nobody else here has ever done that!!!!

[bula]

A swan, a smile, a happily fouled fowling gun ! Thanks for posting. Have a few friends that seriously waterfowl. Say when a swan hits down, a good "wump" heard. Heavy birds ! Take her to the Waterfowling Museum on Assateague Island to celebrate. Been there a couple of times, years ago. 

[Stump Buster]

Looks like she had a TUNdra fun!

[bushog]

Don't tell me it was a wingshot?

[bula]

Contender..Can ya get us the bore size and charge and shot data ? Curious . Wish I could have gotten my hands on my Papa's 8ga ..sigh.

[jfs]

Excellent....

[cmh]

That is AWESOME in so many ways!!!!

[Ken O'Neill]

WOW! Congratulations to her! I'll go half on a lottery ticket with her!

[contender]

They are able to hunt these swans here in NC. No traveling to a northern tundra for them.

I'll get the details on the gun, the load etc from her.

I'm as proud of her as I can be. This girl is truly deep into the shooting world! I love it! My son hit a home run with bagging her!

Side story;
Recently she was going on a duck hunt. She decided she wanted to look possibly at a new shotgun. They went shopping,, she found a Browning she liked,, and before my son knew it,, SHE was buying it. He was surprised & taken aback a little. She turned & said; "Are you paying for it? No,, I'm buying it so shut up!" He had to call his Dad to tell me that one! Love that girl!

[Quick Draw McGraw]

That's pretty dang cool! Nice shooting for the DIL.

[junebug]

Fine looking fowler,but just what you would expect for a Chambers gun.

[buzz1761]

That's great good for her, and a very nice firearm.

Buzz

[x101airborne]

Bet that hasn't been done in the last hundred years or so.
Great job!!

[crossdraw]

Waidmannsheil from germany!
A rare bird.

[contender]

That fowl gun is a 10 ga bore. Set for shot or round balls. It has a 46" bbl, with the additional stock, making the OAL almost 60" I think. She used 1-1/2 oz of powder, and 1-1/2 oz of bismuth shot for the swan.
Anybody interested in more details in this gun can look it up at;
www.Flintlocks.com/rifles

It's a replica of a New England Fowler/Colonial Militia Musket.
She enjoys it for sure!