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Hello Sliver,
Very nice, congratulations!
JC
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Superb looking gun. I hope you enjoy it for many years.
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Thank you, guys!
I took it hunting already. It worked well.
Although it weighs only 5 lbs 12 oz I shot B&P High pheasant 32 gr. without problems.
It has a pair of very light barrels, 27" long, choked cyl/full.
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Nice job Silver, I am glad the gun i seeing some use and has been restored to such a usable condition. I am sure you will enjoy it. Meanwhile, I must get back to the CHarlin at some point. Regards.
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Siver, nice work, but stock doesn't look French by shape and by wood choice. It looks like on an American rifle. It's not late yet to make round knod and to oil wood.
Geno.
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Serban,
Good results that you proved by hunting with the Darne.
Regards, Tim
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Geno,
Thank you for your comment.
I agree, it does not look much like the Darne stock. I wished I made it into a straight wrist stock and John Dozier did add a straight trigger guard when he sent me the gun, but it needed some modifications that I wasn't ready to do.
For some reason I don't like the round knob of the Darne design. It looks to me like a goiter or something else flask and soft. Also, the older ones have quite a bit of drop at the heel...looking to me like a camel hump with a goiter...
Because of the sliding breech, the DAC had to be slightly below 1.5" and the lenght of the comb is 1" shorter than the English combs in general (10") for a LOP of 15". I followed the English proportions in general from Mike Yardley's book. I even finished the butt end with no plate, just checkered it.
I long debated the issue of estetics of the wrist/knob and this form seems to satisfy my desires the best...
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Here are a couple more pics that may show the lines of the gun better. I added my R13 to one of the pics to see the differece by comparison. The R13 had its round knob contoured more than the original when I refinished the stock. Both were finished with Truoil, the R13 finish was cut back with steel wool to a satin. I would like to hear your critiques, please.   
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Nice work. Here is my opinion, which I offer humbly, as an amateur:
1) I like straight grips better than either of those.
2) I like the one with the bag grip better.
3) I like the raised comb line of the square gripped one you made, but the toe line might better have been brought up. I know this might give a tendency to "goosenecking" at the grip, but the stock looks a little too deep at the butt end.
Once again, nice work though, and thanks so much for posting the good pictures and story.
Best Regards,
Tony Lowe
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