Green River Rifle Works Collectors Association NW TRADE GUN

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Green River Rifle Works & Green River Rifle Works Collectors Association Guns


NW TRADE GUN

This is a copy of an original 1850's NW trade gun right down to the size of the original's bore - a .50 caliber smoothbore. Hanson thought it was built to reach out (longer range) with the buffalo becoming wary of humans.

Mr. Koziol has done similier testing if you remember on another GRRW Collectors Association gun - a J&S Hawken full stock flinter built by Carl Walker last year. Jonathan was amazed how nice that rifle turned out.

Jonathan loves to shoot and improve on the guns he has tested, that's the reason I sent this gun to him. Plus he'll use his different great products and services to improve on what the original copy started out as.

This was a surprise to have Doc comment on someone's work like he has with Jonathan. What Doc White and myself like is how he is making this information available to you guys, should be an interesting review with the addition of his videos .....


Testing GRRW No.1 H.E. Leman North West Trade Gun GRRW.CA DGW - @NW01 .50cal. Did a little shooting today and had a blast! Tomorrow, I will be setting up my shooting bags and try it off something stable. Ignition was fast, trigger pull was maybe in the 3 to 4lb range. A very comfortable gun. It was weird getting used to that flat butt plate as I shoot a Hawken, but it was a nice feeling on the shoulder. I am hoping to find an accurate load out to at least 75 yards with this smoothbore and use it for a mule deer hunt in Septemhttps An extremely well put together NW gun! Doc did one heck of a job one this one!

1st Shot
https://youtu.be/CJy8Bk8NPko

Fine Tuning
https://youtu.be/Xjcj9ZH4DK0

Making Adjustments
https://youtu.be/jWr2hTwQsA8


Winter Hawk wrote:
You might want to tape a cardboard rear sight on for load development. Just a suggestion.

~WH~

That wouldn't work very well when hunting or just carrying the gun in the woods. Your better off figuring out where to aim using the tang screw screwdriver slot for reference.


This slot can be tightened or loosened a touch to move your point of aim, takes a little practice.

Jonathan wrote: That's exactly what I've been doing! That screw helps keep things center and then i go with the blurry line that shows up when I look down the barrel. Just like a shotgun pretty much. So far its been working,, but longer ranges is where consistency will show up.

We know now how this smoothbore will shoot ...

Jonathan shot several targets with enlarged three shot groups at 25 yards and 59 yards.
The new owner wrote me that this was the best shooting smoothbore he has ever shot (has lots of experience shooting these guns).

The new owner Kevin Mele experienced the same results as Jonathan with three shots in one ragged hole. This smoothbore will be making the trip to the Nationals for setting a few of the old records with new scores.

What's next - this is how we will approach this gun:
1.) see if a steel ramrod is in order.
2.) Birchwood Casey finish.
3.) write up an article of start to finish on this one.

The video's really look good.