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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: WKevinD on November 12, 2015, 04:19:20 PM

Title: Just finished
Post by: WKevinD on November 12, 2015, 04:19:20 PM
This is my interpretation of a Mathew Gilespie. 

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Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: JCurtiss on November 12, 2015, 04:41:46 PM
Very nice!

It's functionally elegant. An excellent example of form following functon.
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: Bob Roller on November 12, 2015, 04:47:53 PM
Quote from: burnt on November 12, 2015, 04:19:20 PM
This is my interpretation of a Mathew Gilespie. 

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1074.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw408%2Fwkevindougherty%2FM%2520Gilespie%2520WKD%2FDSCN1476%25202_zpsw5fpzysm.jpg&hash=1baaba62615787c79a5b901efa6befb4fabec727) (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/wkevindougherty/media/M%20Gilespie%20WKD/DSCN1476%202_zpsw5fpzysm.jpg.html)

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My kind of rifle.Plain as a fence post and completely functional.

Bob Roller
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: Mike Brooks on November 12, 2015, 05:38:52 PM
Maple stock?
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: WKevinD on November 12, 2015, 05:41:04 PM
Yes, straight grained Maple.
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: rich pierce on November 12, 2015, 07:47:08 PM
Don't know the original well but sure looks "right" for the frontier. Details on build components, please!
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: WKevinD on November 12, 2015, 09:32:34 PM
Quote from: rich pierce on November 12, 2015, 07:47:08 PM
Don't know the original well but sure looks "right" for the frontier. Details on build components, please!

Thanks Rich! The original is shown in Dennis Glazners book on the Gilespies.
The barrel is a Rice 42" x .45 with round bottom rifling, lock is a modified Chambers Late Ketland, triggers are modified Chambers double set, trigger guard is a modified Bean guard from TOW, stock is a straight grained hard maple, sideplate cut from sheetstock.
Title: Re: Just finished
Post by: Dennis Glazener on November 13, 2015, 12:14:55 AM
The original is in the ALR virtual library. Here is a link to it:
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=8015.0