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My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« on: May 07, 2013, 10:45:20 AM »
Web site down, Bob answered the phone though.  419-355-6977
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2013, 06:57:34 AM »
Gillmor Ordinance apparently no longer has an internet presence, though youtube videos are still up.   Bob doesn't seem to answer emails though he has one & receives messages.  I understood that barrels are made to order only.  I called on the phone, Bob said that he had the desired barrel in stock, already polished (extra cost option thrown in), did I want it?  (After casting a customer decided to go to a 3#er.)  I had picked out what I wanted to upgrade to when I first made contact a couple of years ago, now it was time to act.  I made payment through paypal.  Barrel has been shipped 5.10.12 FedEx with tracking (68#).  Tracking shows it moving with ETA of Tuesday.  The swivel yoke I ordered, to be cast tomorrow.   
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance (first photo)
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2013, 01:16:45 PM »

Gillmor Provincial Marine barrel arrived today.  Naval Bronze, poured vertically, lathe bored.  Package weighed 68#.   Swivel shipped separately. 
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2013, 02:19:01 AM »
Made my sponges & rammer, now I need a worm head.
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2013, 05:29:38 AM »
He makes a nice barrel, I hope if and when I find myself a new place to live and can put a little money aside to buy one of his tubes....
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2013, 07:29:15 AM »
The yoke has arrived.  Nicely done...  very heavy duty.  I'll have to seriously ream out the hole on my mounting block.   
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2013, 12:36:23 PM »
Are you goning to make a hand forged tiller for this?
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2013, 04:08:20 PM »
I'm not real big on tillers...  my friend does my blacksmithing so we'll see.   
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 02:55:35 AM »
I hadn't brought the swivel in from the camper since my Memorial week trip but needed to set it up & organized before the 4th.  Son of a Gun this sucker is heavy!  I managed to get it onto a low stool & then lift it onto my mounting box, then get the yoke into the hole.  Man-o-man, I'm going to need strong help on 4th of July.
Member exLimey has the original of this design & I can see why his is on a wheeled carriage.
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Re: My NEW barrel from Gillmor Ordinance (first photo)
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2013, 04:57:47 AM »
Quote from: flagman1776 on May 14, 2013, 01:16:45 PM

Gillmor Provincial Marine barrel arrived today.  Naval Bronze, poured vertically, lathe bored.  Package weighed 68#.   Swivel shipped separately.

That's a great looking barrel, and the shape that got the whole obsession going as a boy.  Like to have a swivel some day.  Need to get a big farm so I can take a few shots off the reenforced porch railing after breakfast. 
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