Danny Caywood is the maker of fine semi-custom guns. Frankly, they are built the same as a custom gun would be done...just in multiples. His workmanship is really first rate.
This is in a Flintlock English Fowler pattern and in 20 Gauge. I have a similiar percussion Caywood that is made to represent a Flintlock conversion from the 1820's. Both guns are light and lively even with their 42 inch barrels.
The first thing you'll notice is how incredibly light these guns are. Despite their lengthy, 41 1/2-inch barrels, they weigh only about six pounds.
The reason for this is twofold. First, the barrel is made heavy and strong where it needs to be, but light elsewhere (as were best-grade originals).
The barrel's breech is octagonal, tapering to a point 13 inches up the tube where it transitions to round with an attractive "wedding ring" design. The barrel's round section is not uniform in diameter, but tapers to a waist about a foot from the muzzle, after which it flares slightly. This puts a little extra weight at the muzzle, making it more durable and giving a better feel in offhand shooting.
The second reason these guns are so light is because they are built correctly. That's to say they carry no excess wood at all. The entire stock is delicately shaped, with the long forend especially light and slim.
The problem with posting pictures of these guns ...is the fact that they truly are long guns. The barrel on this one measures near 42 inches by itself. What you learn over the years is that you pay for what the maker takes away
To get such a gun to weigh just 6 pounds, yet have a full-stock is an artform unto itself. No modern guns have swamped barrels, yet the older makers understood the need for such.
Guess my point is, that in order to show the whole gun in a picture, you lose much of the amazing detail that is a part of the whole....
This is in a Flintlock English Fowler pattern and in 20 Gauge. I have a similiar percussion Caywood that is made to represent a Flintlock conversion from the 1820's. Both guns are light and lively even with their 42 inch barrels.
The first thing you'll notice is how incredibly light these guns are. Despite their lengthy, 41 1/2-inch barrels, they weigh only about six pounds.
The reason for this is twofold. First, the barrel is made heavy and strong where it needs to be, but light elsewhere (as were best-grade originals).
The barrel's breech is octagonal, tapering to a point 13 inches up the tube where it transitions to round with an attractive "wedding ring" design. The barrel's round section is not uniform in diameter, but tapers to a waist about a foot from the muzzle, after which it flares slightly. This puts a little extra weight at the muzzle, making it more durable and giving a better feel in offhand shooting.
The second reason these guns are so light is because they are built correctly. That's to say they carry no excess wood at all. The entire stock is delicately shaped, with the long forend especially light and slim.
The problem with posting pictures of these guns ...is the fact that they truly are long guns. The barrel on this one measures near 42 inches by itself. What you learn over the years is that you pay for what the maker takes away
To get such a gun to weigh just 6 pounds, yet have a full-stock is an artform unto itself. No modern guns have swamped barrels, yet the older makers understood the need for such.
Guess my point is, that in order to show the whole gun in a picture, you lose much of the amazing detail that is a part of the whole....
