The winter project has arrived... This should keep me busy well into ice out... If not longer.

We'll be modifying parts, etc to model a mid 18th century colonial American Longrifle. Most of which were made up of parts from older guns, new stocks and import parts from Europe.

Hopefully, come next November I can get a couple of deer under her belt. If I manage to get a good load combination developed.

She's 50 Cal, sporting a 42" Green Mountain B weight swamped barrel. Sights will be primitive, filed to size to bring POA on target. Right now it's lit by a Jim Chambers Early Germanic lock, but I am tossing around swapping that for a Jim Chambers English Fowler or Virginia Fowler lock.

If anyone is interested I'll take photos and document this journey...

Yes, I had to stand on a ladder to get the whole thing in the photograph... It's 59 1/2 inches long at the moment... Once LOP is set it'll be an inch or two shorter...