Monday, October 29, 2012

Southern Mountain Rifle














I just completed this custom built Southern Mountain rifle. It has a 42" Rice Southern Classic 45 caliber barrel, and a Davis Late Ketland flintlock. All parts are hand made except the lock, barrel, screws, and touch hole liner. There is an 1/8" castoff and a 13 3/8 length of pull. The chevron muzzle cap is pewter. All that remains is to sight it in. Just in time for deer season. John, hope you like it as much as I do

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Southern rifle








Southern rifle with curly ash, Rice southern classic 40" 45 caliber A weight barrel, and a Chambers Late Ketland flintlock. No buttplate: Bone at top of butt and steel at the toe. Davis double set triggers are modified. Stock was formed from a board, and barrel was inlet by hand.  Sights, ramrod pipes, barrel lugs, toe plate, also hand made. Trigger guard is a cast one I modified. Pretty wood but a pain to work with!