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Offline Ken G

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Lowel Haarer on the blog
« on: March 23, 2010, 01:03:31 AM »
Does Lowel post here?  If you do, great job!!  I love this rifle.  The snake patchbox and oversized moon is great! 
http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/
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Offline Mark Elliott

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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 06:57:06 AM »
I don't think he does post here, but he sure does great work.   I was hoping he would come down to our show on Saturday, but he didn't respond to our mail or e-mail.   I really like that gun also.   He really seems to know Virginia guns.   

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Offline Ken G

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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 02:57:02 PM »
I looked at his website and the VA guns seem to be his specialty.  It's all great work and nicely finished but I really like it when someone takes a little artistic license.  I wish I could find the courage to take some chances like that. 
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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 03:21:11 PM »
I don't think I've ever seen him post here.Lowell is a very nice guy along with being a good gunbuilder.I shared a bench with him at Hershals house for a week.He was supposed to be at Lewisberg but the snow kept him away.I was hopeing to catch up with him there.

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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 04:11:14 PM »
Yep, I agree, very cool gun. Very "Woodbury".
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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 04:57:44 PM »
I like that he came up with his own unique variation on the captured lid patchbox.  Sort of a variation on the possible ties to the Va. Manuractory of Arms.

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Re: Lowel Haarer on the blog
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 05:16:16 PM »
Lowell is a very humble yet very talented man.  When I first met him, at one of Tim's Virginia shows several years ago, I bought a rifle he had just finished. It holds and shoots better than this shooter deserves, and looks "right" enough to hang alongside antique rifles. It is always a delight to see his latest work.
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