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Offline B Shipman

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North Carolina Longrifles
« on: December 28, 2010, 08:22:15 AM »
I know this has been discussed, but got Wm. Ivey's book, North Carolina Schools of Longrifles for Xmas. Asked for it. Probably the best muzzleloading gunbook ever produced. Crystal clear pictures of many views in full color, and comprehensive. Excellent text. A must for any builder interested in this school. Kudos.

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2010, 02:54:50 PM »
Bill I agree. Excellent photography, detailed description and bios. My hat is off to Mr Ivey.

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2010, 04:42:49 PM »
I received my copy for Christmas also, and have to agree with the comments above.  Great book.  Needless to say, I'll enjoy my Christmas present for a long time to come ;D.

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2010, 05:35:03 PM »
Nine different Schools, quite interesting!

http://northcarolinalongrifles.com/longrifles.html

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2010, 07:33:03 PM »
Interesting...I own a Dickert, and a couple of Early Virginias...I live in North Carolina and wasn't aware there was such a thing as "North Carolina Longrifles".

Oh boy ol' Roundball, I strongly sugest that you Not buy the book, lest you find yourself scrambling to trade off those rifles you have and replace them with a fine assortment of Great Carolina guns! ;D

As for the book, I'm really enjoying it. After all what more can you ask than for excellent color pics of some of the greatest Carolina rifles ever made?

John
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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2010, 12:26:39 AM »
I got a copy for xmas as well.  Agreat addition to my book collection.  Very well made and great pictures very happy man with the best wife one could have!!

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2010, 04:06:51 AM »
Well, my wife and son missed my hints.
Guess I'm gonna have to order it myself. ;D

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2010, 04:07:27 PM »
Curved combs can look very appealing or very odd, depending on how the rest of the gun flows.  Personally, I really like the "soft" comb you see on many southwest Virginia style guns - the comb line starts out almost straight at the butt and ever slow slightly eases into a radius as you near the nose, but still has a well defined nose to the comb. The curve is so gradual you don't end up with a high point or "hump" midway on the comb.

For me the combination of lots of drop + a lot of "pitch" or tip back angle to the heel of the buttplate can make it hard to get the sights into alignment.

Like Virginia guns, the various styles of North Carolina rifles have been misunderstood and a lot of misconceptions and overgeneralizations have been out there for a long time.   A few very knowledgable people, Mr. Ivey and Mr. Briggs foremost, have gone a long, long way in the past couple of years to get some of the previously unpublished guns out for us to see and to give us a sense of understanding the basic styles and makers.  There is still a lot of research to be done and understanding to be gained, but we now have some great starting points.  I think more rifles out there perhaps will now be found and recognized as North Carolina pieces, that were previously not known, due to people being made aware throught their work.

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2010, 06:11:19 PM »
It is suprising how much detail you can pick out of a good color photo that is missed in a B&W. Some is due to the printing process, but the color adds things that you would probably never see otherwise.

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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2011, 01:59:51 AM »
Mine came in today and I agree that it is a very well done book with very good detailed pictures. My hat is off to Mr. Ivey for all his hard work. Thanks from a southern boy who is growing fonder of southern rifles by the day.
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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 03:21:42 AM »
@!*%,I'm never going to be able to save for my re-tirement,wait,I'm already there!Guess the kid's will have to do without an inheritance!  Looks like a grand book. Makes ya wish RCA 1&2 along with Thoughts on were done in color! Maybe in an alternate world!
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Re: North Carolina Longrifles
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 06:22:41 PM »
I know this has been discussed, but got Wm. Ivey's book, North Carolina Schools of Longrifles for Xmas. Asked for it. Probably the best muzzleloading gunbook ever produced. Crystal clear pictures of many views in full color, and comprehensive. Excellent text. A must for any builder interested in this school. Kudos.
Thanks for the reminder Bill.  I saw the original posting when the book came out and put it on my to order list and then did the senior thing and forgot about it.   Ordered the book earlier this week.
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