Since there is another slug gun, in this sedtion, I thought I'd post my slug gun.

It is a West Coast gun, built by Milo Taylor. It had a 35 caliber barrel on it, that no one could get to shoot. I couldn't either so, I replaced it with a 38 caliber (.375), Douglas barrel and it shot better but, 3rd place, was all I could do with it.

The larger octagon area I made as a ignition chamber (1 3/8 oct) and the 1" x 14 male, barrel shank, screws into it. Everything behind it, is Milo's original work.

I shot a cast (20/1), cross paper patch bullets and made a patch holder/bullet starter for it.

The bullet was a simi-spitzer, two diameter as described by F. Mann, in The Bullets Flight and used ATF as the path lube.

One reason that I bought this rifle, instead of a 25 lb type, was I wanted one I could shoot OH but, that didn't work to well because of the low drop, straight stock.

I still have it but, there is no place to shoot it, with other guys. They are ALL dead, may they rest in peace. All that I shot with were very nice guys. Roger (Ole) Olson and Larry Bloomer, were stand outs.

Ole got me into the slugs and I got him, into SS's, where he stayed until called to a larger range.

Frank

I never got to meet Milo, he had already passed by the time I bought this rifle. But, he was certainly talked about in the slug gun circles! We even had a match, in his name.

I don't remember Lewis Parker's name from my slug gun days (1987 - 1992). Did you know Ken Fox? He shot at Brea, in SS's when I started and came up here to the Jed Smith shoot each year and shot both, SS and slug.

Here are some match reports from those days.

Frank

I have two under hammers and both are 45 caliber 1 in 18 twist Green Mtn. barrels and I find I have to shoot 10 grains more powder to get the same grouping and impact that I do with my side lock? Not sure why even though both use a primer adapter instead of a regular percussion nipple. That sure looks GREAT!
John

I shot with the Brea club, for the year of 1985 and Wes Miller was my very first mentor in this game. Ray day, sounds familiar, did he shoot round ball bench guns? I shot with them a couple of times at Brea. 

I believe Little John's, sold most of Ken's collection.

I miss many, many of the old shooters.

Frank