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Nate McKenzie
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Tenn. Rifle
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June 29, 2009, 05:28:30 AM »
Are the pictures here now?
Hi. Thought you'd like to see a "gussied up" Tenn. style rifle I made a while back. She sports a .50 cal. 38 in. Getz swamped barrel that measures 29/32in at the breech, 3/4in at the waist, and 13'16in at the muzzle. She has a lapped barrel and a coned muzzle. The lock is Chambers Late Ketland. Butt plate and trigger guard are hand forged. She weighs about 5lbs. with her tapered ram rod and shoots easy and true with a 70 to 80 grain ff load.
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Nate McKenzie
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Ben I. Voss
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June 29, 2009, 05:42:02 AM »
Nice sleek lines and at five pounds it must handle like a dream - hand forged hardware and carving! What's not to like?!
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ghchristian
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June 29, 2009, 05:55:18 AM »
Nate, thats a beautiful gun, and the carving is awsome!!!
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tallbear
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Mitch Yates
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June 29, 2009, 06:06:54 AM »
Nate
Nice rifle!!Just wanted you to know I removed your other thread since this one is up and working!!
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Nate McKenzie
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June 29, 2009, 06:38:24 AM »
Thanks Mitch. I was just going to do it myself.
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Nate McKenzie
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Ephraim
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June 29, 2009, 07:16:06 AM »
Thanks for working on the pic's I can see them now. Nice rifle I Tenn. rifles are some of my favorites nice job.
Ephraim
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Brian Jordan
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June 29, 2009, 01:47:38 PM »
Very Very nice rifle!!
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Elizabeth, PA
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LynnC
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June 29, 2009, 08:26:54 PM »
A fine gun & nice carving!
Leads me to my question - Were many Tenn. rifles carved or is this just a little artistic license? No offence intended, just don't know....................Lynn
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flintman-tx
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June 29, 2009, 09:10:15 PM »
Nice gun!! Bet it is a feather to carry.
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Nate McKenzie
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June 30, 2009, 06:50:37 AM »
Thanks for the comments. Yes carving was pretty rare but not unheard of in this area. If a customer wanted it and could pay for it and you could do it--Done.
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LynnC
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June 30, 2009, 07:52:22 AM »
Guess I need to do some research - I just never knew about carved Tenn rifles.
Now I'll have to make one...........................Lynn
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J.D.
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June 30, 2009, 07:40:53 PM »
Now that is a nice example of understated elegance. very nice
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northmn
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July 01, 2009, 02:30:15 PM »
Lynn, look at the "whale rifle" in the archives.
DP
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