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Offline EC121

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New rifle ID?
« on: February 20, 2024, 08:27:12 PM »
Does anyone recognize these initials on a nice rifle?  Couldn't help it.  Gunbroker got me again.  ;D










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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2024, 01:42:30 AM »
Carving style looks familiar. Can't place it. I can hardly remember my OWN name anymore. :o
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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2024, 02:29:12 AM »
Somebody say "Amen" to that.   Me too.
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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2024, 07:06:17 AM »
A few more pics.  It had a standard Siler hammer on a deluxe plate.  I robbed a deluxe cock out of my lock stash.  Shoots great with a Getz barrel.














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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2024, 06:05:35 PM »
A beauty
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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2024, 06:23:23 PM »
Beautiful.  I was watching that one, too.  I think you did quite well. 
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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2024, 06:37:58 PM »
It needed some work besides the new cock.  Some dummy tried to use finishing nails for two of the barrel pins.  He missed the 1/16" holed lugs and made the holes in the wood oversized.  Didn't even cut the heads off the nails.  Just left them sticking out.  I fixed the pins and melted beeswax in the stock holes to fill them and help retain the new pins.  One of the silver inlays on the patchbox surround was loose.  Glued it back in.  The frizzen is gouged in the middle from using too small a flint, but it seems to work OK.  Shoots great.  The first three shots off the bench at 50 were a cloverleaf dead center on the aiming point. 10min. with the Never-dull and the metal cleaned right up.  Not bad for the about the cost of a Kibler Colonial kit and an afternoon of tinkering in the shop. 

 




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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2024, 04:38:44 AM »
I bid and won the other one, just got time to unbox it this evening. Been busy planting corn down here is South Texas. Every thing seems to be in good order, now to clean it up and shoot it.
I think we both got the deal of the year on these.



























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Offline EC121

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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2024, 04:52:32 AM »
Nice rifle. I didn't know there were two.  Was it posted later? Now if we only knew who the mysterious  "SRB" is.
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Offline Kevin Fransen

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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2024, 05:13:49 AM »
They where offered at the same time. Bid once on both of them and walked away. Never thought that I would win one.
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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2024, 11:39:53 PM »
Kevin, I watched that one, too.  Was sorely tempted to bid on one of them.  I think you both did quite well.
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Offline Carl Young

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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2024, 01:29:26 AM »
Can we rule out Steve Bookout? Just a WAG.

Brice hope all is well with you and yours. Sure do miss seeing you. Drop me a note sometime and let me know what's going on in LA.

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Re: New rifle ID?
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2024, 01:08:39 PM »
Both guns pictured are built from Chambers Early Lancaster Kits ...
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