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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: G-Man on December 21, 2010, 10:12:25 PM

Title: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: G-Man on December 21, 2010, 10:12:25 PM

Check out the beautiful rifle by Mike Brooks on the Contemporary Makers Blog Spot today.  Just a great example of how a well built, elegant rifle with wonderful architecuture, built around some nice hardware, can carry a gun without the need for much decoration. One of my favorite pieces by Mr. Brooks that I have ever seen.

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/


Guy

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: bgf on December 22, 2010, 12:07:22 AM

That is a pretty little thing.  I have yet to see Mike Brooks build anything I don't like, even if he often builds stuff that I normally wouldn't like, if that makes any sense.  In this case, send it to me, and I'll pretend to hunt squirrels with it :).

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: Bill of the 45th on December 22, 2010, 12:51:02 AM

YUMMY

Bill

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: wattlebuster on December 22, 2010, 05:27:21 AM

Very nice Id love to have it :)

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: B Shipman on December 22, 2010, 08:00:00 AM

Greatt gun, Like just about everything he does.

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: A.Merrill on December 22, 2010, 12:18:49 PM

    So what else would expect ??? ;D  A great gun from a master gunsmith. Thanks for the pic's Mr. Brooks    AL

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: Don Getz on December 22, 2010, 04:52:13 PM

Another one off the Brooksy bench.    A 25 calibre, 48" long.........bet you could fly fish with that ramrod........Don

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: Mike Brooks on December 22, 2010, 06:30:20 PM

I built that gun for one of the local guys. It has a Rayle barrel on it, very light. The ram rod hole went scewy dewey, one of the only holes Fred miller did for me that went wild. The inlay for the rear lockscrew covers where the ram rod hole came out! :o The owner uses a brass rod to load with, and says the gun shoots increadibly well even out to the 100 yard line.

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: Levy on December 23, 2010, 01:13:06 AM

I have a rifle very similar to the one Mike made and probably with the same barrel pattern by Ed Rayl.  Mine was made by Billy Harkins and is a lot of fun to hunt squirrels with.  Fred Miller did the ramrod hole and barrel inletting for me too and the rod hole did run out away from the gunlock, but didn't exit.  The slight bend in the ramrod helps to hold it in the stock.  Fred just grimaced when I handed him the barrel and the stock.

James Levy

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: Sequatchie Rifle on December 23, 2010, 05:11:34 AM

I've handled the .25 Billy built- I'd love to have that rifle.  It's light and very long!

These .25 with long barrels are something else.  Remember the "fly rod" a few weeks ago on the blog?

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: KLMoors on December 24, 2010, 03:58:43 PM

Wow, what a cool rifle. A true pea shooter!

Title: Re: Mike Brooks Squirrel Rifle with Myron Carlson Hardware
Post by: B Shipman on January 02, 2011, 09:23:17 AM

Fred always erred to to lockplate side to avoid the common thing of inletting the lock mainspring into the rod channel. As with all things, good intentions can get away from you on occasion especially with a weird piece of wood. I can't even drill a pin hole and have it come out perfectly on the other side without drilling from both sides and reaming the hole.