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Offline Greg Beaman

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Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« on: June 05, 2015, 06:36:58 PM »
,,,,          Here is Mike Brooks showing off my first custom flintlock. Mike did an outstanding job on this 45 caliber 42" swamped Green Mountain barrel, Jim Chambers large siler, Davis triggers. Mike is GREAT to work with and I am very pleased with his work! Greg.  :)
« Last Edit: June 05, 2015, 06:41:13 PM by Greg Beaman »
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Offline Mick C

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2015, 10:14:07 PM »
WOW, beautiful work and thanks for sharing.  Mr. Brooks is a true master....Mick C
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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2015, 12:20:04 AM »
!@*%&@ handsome fella ain't I. ;D
This is a project for Greg who is a local guy. It is a Pecatonica Virginia kit and I was just supposed to put in the barrel and lock. I had a small slot open in my schedual while I was waiting for stocks with barrel inlets to arrive so I offered to build the whole thing for Greg and he agreed, the rest is history. It has a really exceptional piece of wood in it so I couldn't resist building it.
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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2015, 01:18:19 AM »
Very sharp ;D  The gun that is
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Offline Cory Joe Stewart

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2015, 01:23:16 AM »
Quote from: wattlebuster on June 06, 2015, 01:18:19 AM
Very sharp ;D  The gun that is

I fine builder Mike is.  The force is strong with him.
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Offline B Shipman

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2015, 05:41:13 AM »
Always enjoy seeing his stuff.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2015, 03:24:20 PM »
Quote from: Coryjoe on June 06, 2015, 01:23:16 AM
Quote from: wattlebuster on June 06, 2015, 01:18:19 AM
Very sharp ;D  The gun that is

I fine builder Mike is.  The force is strong with him.
I'm getting an odd feeling I'm being compared visually to Yoda....... ;)
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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2015, 04:26:11 PM »
Who is that old guy? HI Mike!
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Offline Greg Beaman

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2015, 10:19:39 PM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on June 06, 2015, 03:24:20 PM
Quote from: Coryjoe on June 06, 2015, 01:23:16 AM
Quote from: wattlebuster on June 06, 2015, 01:18:19 AM
Very sharp ;D  The gun that is

I fine builder Mike is.  The force is strong with him.
I'm getting an odd feeling I'm being compared visually to Yoda....... ;)
.     Being compared to Yoda ain't sooo bad........ I've been called much worse than that by my first wife!  Greg.  :)
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2015, 02:50:57 AM »
Quote from: Greg Beaman on June 06, 2015, 10:19:39 PM
Quote from: Mike Brooks on June 06, 2015, 03:24:20 PM
Quote from: Coryjoe on June 06, 2015, 01:23:16 AM
Quote from: wattlebuster on June 06, 2015, 01:18:19 AM
Very sharp ;D  The gun that is

I fine builder Mike is.  The force is strong with him.
I'm getting an odd feeling I'm being compared visually to Yoda....... ;)
.     Being compared to Yoda ain't sooo bad........ I've been called much worse than that by my first wife!  Greg.  :)
That's too bad. My first wife was great. Not a cross word in four years of marriage. She up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T on our 4th anniversary and I never saw or heard from her again. ::)     (Must have been lookin for answers....  ;) )
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2015, 04:26:44 AM »
Mike I R-U-N-N-O-F-T mine back in 92 an did'nt WANT to ever hear from her again.  She thought she KNEW all the answers
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2015, 03:24:09 PM »
Quote from: wattlebuster on June 07, 2015, 04:26:44 AM
Mike I R-U-N-N-O-F-T mine back in 92 an did'nt WANT to ever hear from her again.  She thought she KNEW all the answers
'92 eh? Mine R-U-N-N-O-F-T in '92 too. Must have been something in the air. As I look back on it , it's the best thing that ever happened in my life. ;D
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Offline Greg Beaman

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2015, 04:05:00 PM »
Don't have to worry about this fine rifle EVER running off. When I'm done then it will be passed on down to my son to enjoy and put meat in the freezer for him and his future family. Some guns deserve to be heirlooms and this is one of them.    Greg
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Offline Greg Beaman

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2015, 02:03:42 AM »
Just shot it for the first time and I am VERY pleased with the way this gun holds and shoots! Mike, ya did good on this here Virginia! Can't wait to hit the deer woods this fall with it.  Greg. :)
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Offline Angus

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2015, 05:48:12 AM »
Mike built a RIFLE ??? I thought everything he worked on was SMOOTH! Looks pretty good.

Greg don't wait too long to hunt with it. Plenty of vermin around to practice with. Groundhogs, bottles, skunks, mosquitos, coons, skinks, cans, coyotes, rats,....yep, the Mosquitos are that big this year.
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Offline Greg Beaman

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2015, 01:43:17 PM »
Mosquitoes that big will make my shots easier then....... I normally head shoot the little buggers!  :)  Greg
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2015, 11:41:55 PM »
Glad to here it shoots well.
 Although known as a notorious smooth bore maker I probably build about 50-50 rifles and smooth bores.
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Offline Molly

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2015, 02:46:04 AM »
So I guess that means it is rifled from breech to mid point, then smooth from there to the muzzle, right!
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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2015, 03:58:32 PM »
Yea Mike, what gives with those wacky barrels of yours???
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Mike Brooks Built Virginia
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2015, 07:49:30 PM »
Love your T-shirt, Mike. Oh--and the gun.  ;)
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