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Offline alex e.

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fusil a' l' ancre
« on: January 06, 2014, 01:37:22 AM »
I thought i'd share,
4-1/2 pied barrel[57.5"] .62 caliber
European Walnut stock , TOW "Tulle" lock, engraved by Ron Luckenbill.TRS hardware. Barrel inlet by Mark Weider.
A few things I'm not happy with,But thats part of the learning.














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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 01:55:40 AM »
Beyond the novelty,
What on earth are you going to do with a 57" barrel  ???
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Offline alex e.

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 02:03:52 AM »
Shoot canoes with it... a 4-1/2 pied barrel is a most  period correct length in the 2nd quarter of the 1700's
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2014, 02:47:58 AM »
Nice work Alex.  Keep working that vein!
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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2014, 02:53:04 AM »
Looks good from here ;D
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Offline Maalsral

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2014, 04:43:54 AM »
I like it also. Where did you get a barrel that long?
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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 05:45:30 AM »
alex,
With a barrel that long he can be the paddler in the back of the canoe and lay the barrel on the shoulder fo the front paddler for a rest from which to aim steady. :o ;D
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Offline Darrin McDonal

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 08:40:18 AM »
Nice work Alex.
 It's nice to see a fusil with the proper length barrel and nice architecture.
Darrin
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Offline Captchee

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2014, 03:54:47 PM »
Nice Alex .
 I like the long barrel on my HV . yours is about 5 inchs longer .
 main problem i have is seeing the front sight  on a hot day .
 as the barrel heats up the heat waves  near block the view
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Offline Tony N

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2014, 04:00:00 PM »
I like it!  Does it balance well?  Have you tried it at the range?

~Tony
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2014, 04:39:52 PM »
Nice work Alex.
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Offline frogwalking

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2014, 05:39:11 PM »
' Love the sign.
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Offline Dr. Tim-Boone

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2014, 12:27:54 AM »
Vera nice!!!  Alex its got nice lines!!
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Offline Darrin McDonal

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2014, 05:31:15 AM »
Just out of curiosity, any idea what it weighs?
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Offline alex e.

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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2014, 05:50:44 AM »
Thank you all for the compliments,it means alot.
My scale says it weighs 8.5 lbs. It holds very nicely, [at least for me]

Regards to all ;)
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Re: fusil a' l' ancre
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2014, 06:53:13 PM »
Very nice.
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