some of My Favorite
01-22-2017, 10:21 AM
#4
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
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I was reminded that I didn't tell anything about these rifles. top to bottom
. The top one is a 45 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle. 36"GM barrel/Davis triggers/Chambers delux Golden Age lock.
. Plains style rifle .58 cal, 32' GM barrel/L&R Hawken lock/Davis triggers
. Lancaster style .58 caliber GM barrel/ L&R classic lock/ Davis triggers
. This rifle is a mish-mash of parts that I put together. Modified T.C. stock and triggers, L&R drop in lock and GM 54 caliber barrel cut to 33"
. Last is an old CVA mountain rifle that I bought as a kit in 1980. I recently converted it to flint ignition
I'll add that all of these rifles have put deer and/or hogs in my freezer.
. The top one is a 45 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle. 36"GM barrel/Davis triggers/Chambers delux Golden Age lock.
. Plains style rifle .58 cal, 32' GM barrel/L&R Hawken lock/Davis triggers
. Lancaster style .58 caliber GM barrel/ L&R classic lock/ Davis triggers
. This rifle is a mish-mash of parts that I put together. Modified T.C. stock and triggers, L&R drop in lock and GM 54 caliber barrel cut to 33"
. Last is an old CVA mountain rifle that I bought as a kit in 1980. I recently converted it to flint ignition
I'll add that all of these rifles have put deer and/or hogs in my freezer.
Last edited by Mr.Flintlock; 01-22-2017 at 10:24 AM.
01-22-2017, 10:27 AM
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Fork Horn
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01-22-2017, 01:27 PM
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Fork Horn
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I have three questions
1) What in those two white jugs with blue caps?
2) What in that white canister with a green stripe?
3) What's that in the glass candy dish that's wrapped in brown paper?
OH!... BTW....really nice half-stocks there. I hate full-stock MLs. A real PITA to clean. That first flintlock at the top has a really small trigger guard. Is that a single trigger, or do your kids shoot that one?
Are you the same Mr. Flintlock that I have ordered Mr. Flintlock's Patch Lube from.... maybe changed your name from George Sutton to David?
Looks like five questions....... sorry!
1) What in those two white jugs with blue caps?
2) What in that white canister with a green stripe?
3) What's that in the glass candy dish that's wrapped in brown paper?
OH!... BTW....really nice half-stocks there. I hate full-stock MLs. A real PITA to clean. That first flintlock at the top has a really small trigger guard. Is that a single trigger, or do your kids shoot that one?
Are you the same Mr. Flintlock that I have ordered Mr. Flintlock's Patch Lube from.... maybe changed your name from George Sutton to David?
Looks like five questions....... sorry!
Last edited by GoexBlackhorn; 01-22-2017 at 01:35 PM.
01-22-2017, 01:46 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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01-22-2017, 02:41 PM
#8
Typical Buck
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going by the pics, you started with a chunk of maple?
Last edited by ModernPrimitive; 01-22-2017 at 02:43 PM.
01-22-2017, 05:17 PM
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Fork Horn
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Actually, the stock was a pre-carve from Pecatonica River. It was semi shaped and inlet for barrel and drilled for ramrod. The stock grade is CM3. I had to cut in lock, triggers, thimbles, nose cap, toe plate cut for but plate and do the final shaping of the stock. I did a pictorial on the entire process on Facebook. 78 pictures in all.