I was hoping to have a nice whitetail as a backdrop for these pictures but I have to cut my MN Muzzleloader hunt short to help my daughter remodel her kitchen. Still have venison from last year in the freezer so starvation isn’t a concern.
I wanted a plain, sturdy, good shooting big bore hunting rifle, nothing fancy. From a plain maple blank I used a pattern from another of my rifles that fits me well w/o getting slapped in the cheek. It has 1/4”+ cast off.
The barrel is from FCI, 38” “D” wt., .60 caliber, 1-72” twist square grooves. It loads nicely and shoots well with 85gr 2f, a .588” round ball with .020” ticking patch & Tracks mink oil. Great barrel Charles.
The lock from Jim Kibler is a super sparker. It throws a shower of hot sizzlers directly into the pan. Not only a good sparking lock but the precision of the fit of the internals is worth studying. Ignition is instantaneous. You nailed it Jim!
The rest of the parts I made and left a few hammer marks on the butt plate, trigger guard and patch box. Like I said, it’s plain and probably crude but it handles well, shoots great, and the two main components are top notch. Hopefully next year it’ll drop a deer for me.
Ted K