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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: alacran on July 31, 2022, 04:13:01 PM

Title: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: alacran on July 31, 2022, 04:13:01 PM

I got this finished on Tuesday. It is kind of Yorkish, mostly because the carving behind the cheek piece was inspired by a Frederick Sells rifle in the library.
I originally wanted to do RCA 94 by George Schroyer, but besides the photos in RCA #2, I couldn't find much else.
So I decided to use things that I had in hand.
I used a 38-inch .40 cal. Getz B weight barrel, an L&R Durrs Egg, and a Walter Cain single set trigger. I had three York style trigger guards, and used the one I had bought off Keith Lisle, since it fit the Cain trigger the best. The rest of the furniture was stuff in my parts drawer. The wood I acquired from Troy Sweeny. It was a blank most people would not have bought because it was far from perfect. But I saw a rifle inside it.
At any rate it is done.



(https://i.ibb.co/KFGg17j/IMG-0726-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RzSK5Pp)

(https://i.ibb.co/vVvGZLT/IMG-0727-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/djJqGkV)

(https://i.ibb.co/60SbNYc/IMG-0728-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9H02Gnm)

(https://i.ibb.co/r6pn6pm/IMG-0729-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sw1Lw12)

(https://i.ibb.co/9nkJWNn/IMG-0730-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/v16bkH1)

(https://i.ibb.co/WFt7RH0/IMG-0731-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/k01zPGJ)

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: smylee grouch on July 31, 2022, 04:42:22 PM

 :) Nice job Buddy!  ;)

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: Preacher Dave on August 01, 2022, 03:02:28 AM

Nice trim looking piece. Good job.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: rjpalmer on August 01, 2022, 04:49:08 AM

Very nice work.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: hawkeye on August 01, 2022, 10:11:21 AM

It's certainly not a bad looking gun.
Me too would be pleased with such a gun
Hawkeye

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: wattlebuster on August 01, 2022, 11:13:28 AM

I like it

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: duca on August 01, 2022, 11:53:42 AM

Excellent! Very nice job.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: alacran on August 01, 2022, 03:15:13 PM

Thanks for the kind words to all.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: flinchrocket on August 01, 2022, 10:53:53 PM

 Nice work there Guido. That’s a fair looking piece of wood to me. Should make you a nice offhand rifle.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: alacran on August 02, 2022, 03:42:53 AM

Thanks Jerry. It holds pretty good. See you in the fall.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: Sweeney on August 02, 2022, 03:33:31 PM

Especially gratifying to see a 'reject' blank turned into a beautiful rifle. Very well done, as usual, Guido.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: Roger B on August 02, 2022, 04:35:37 PM

Beautiful rifle Guido!
Roger B.

Title: Re: new Skwerl Thumper
Post by: hanshi on August 02, 2022, 10:55:42 PM

I like it!