Rifles by Bob Roller

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Bob mailed me pictures of two of his rifles and asked me to post them for him, so here they are.  This is what he had to say about them...
 The larger of the two rifles is a 38 for a long 300 grain bullet and the smaller one is a 40 caliber boys rifle for a ball. I made the 38 as a project and the little gun was an idea that came about because I had no wood for a really full size gun. I still have the piece of 40 caliber barrel I cut off to make this toy.

Bob

[Bob Roller]

Taylor,
Many thanks for you help. That little gun was inspired by a 30 caliber Whitworth which according to Bill Curtis,only perhaps 8 are known to exist. Lynton McKenzie had one and I used the lock as a pattern/gauge for this one which I modified into a square tailed plate. I have made about 7 of these locks to correct pattern with the "4 pin" bridle for special orders.I may make another one of these little guns with the fancy lock. The lock on this gun is an ordinary American style with half cock and fly .
Thanks again for your help.

Bob Roller

[T*O*F]

@!*%, Bob

You'd think a guy would send better pictures of your work to post.
Maybe this helps a little.

[Bob Roller]

The pictures I sent to Taylor were taken with our son's phone which is useful but not the best way. That one you posted of me in the rocker was done with a different system and it is certainly clearer. Thanks for posting it. It may not be a "long rifle" but the performance is there. I have a friend in New Zealand that has one in 38 caliber that makes good scores at 800 yards. The barrel on the one I made was a Hoyt from about 30 years ago.
I like these 38's and a lead mine and a powder mill aren't required to keep them shooting like with the 451's.

Bob Roller