This is the first rifle I have done a scraped finish on and forged the mounts for. The only purchased parts are the 44" Rice 40 caliber A weight swamped barrel, deluxe large Siler lock, and the screws. The trigger pull is 14" and the stock has a 1/4" cast-off. Stock wood is curly maple with a nitric acid stain and a linseed oil finish. I added a coat of bear oil prior to taking the pictures, so the wood may appear glossy. Steel is antiqued with cold blue and bleach. The lock I modified a bit and also turned the screw heads down some. Had just enough light to fire off a few rounds and it is grouping great, but hitting low. So the front sight will be filled down considerably. The stock still needs some burnishing and more oil....Then on to another one
