Lucky find!!!

[Longknife]

Some times you get lucky, just got this on a trade./ I have known this guy since 1976 and he has built several guns but never knew he had this hiding in the rafters!!!...50 cal X 1 X 36,,,looks like I have another project!!!

[Craig Wilcox]

Beautiful barrel, except for that large, ugly lump on the right side of the breech area.....
Going to be interesting to see what you choose to carry it around.

[45-110]

might be the camera angle but as the rifling looks like its a 1/8" deep which i am sure it is not.
nice barrel find for sure!

[Ky-Flinter]

I believe that rifling will grip a patch!  Should be a shooter.

-Rpn

[Bob Roller]

I believe that rifling will grip a patch!  Should be a shooter.

-Rpn

I had Bill make an identical one for me and made a New England style half stock target rifle
with it and it was a winner. I sold it later and found out a few years ago I found out it was
destroyed in a terrible house fire that took everything else with it as well.The only thing
that can be  said for a fire is that you know what happened to your gun which is better
than a low life thief getting it.
That breech is what Bill called a "Solid Patent Breech.
Bob Roller

[Daryl]

A nice crown will be necessary to load tightly fitting loads that seal.

[Longknife]

A nice crown will be necessary to load tightly fitting loads that seal.

After i cone it, it will load real nice!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hungry Horse]

Please just just ease the sharp edges of the crown and try it, before you cone it.

  Hungry Horse

[Daryl]

 

A nice crown will be necessary to load tightly fitting loads that seal.

After i cone it, it will load real nice!!!!!!!!!!!

lol