ORIGINAL: eldeguello
The kit has all inletting done on the stock, and from what I can see, it is more of an assembly and finishing job than a "rifle building project". This one took me six months, built from scratch except for the barrel, which is from Green River Rifle Works (now located in Australia....)! Cal. 58 - shoots the Lyman 57730 570-grain Minie ball with 120 grains of FFg real well, as well as a .570" patched RB w/ same charge. 1/60" twist.
Cherry stock, silver mountings, fixed sight. POI @ 100 yards for Minie and RB turned out to be the same, for some reason???
That is a truly beautiful rifle. I have a couple of modern rifles, but for some reason a flinter just looks better than a modern rifle.
I don't think I will build mine from a kit, however, thanks to input from this board. I would like to do that one day, but not when deer season is approaching!
Kenneth Smith
Monroe, Louisiana