Grandad's rifle.

[M Tornichio]

 I took some quick pictures of a rifle that is going to be a christmas present for my Grandad this year. This rifle has been in the making for about 3 years. I ended up working on two other rifles in the mean time. Finally finished it up. I am going to take a picture of him with the rifle when I get a chance. I have not given it to him yet though.

The barrel is a getz 58 cal 42" octagon to round barrel. The wood is curly hard maple. I rust blued the barrel and the lock. Modified set triggers. The brass mounts were from reeves ghoering. I made the rest of the parts.

I am still learning to carve. I tried to do a little more on this rifle.
Any critism good or bad is always appreciated.
Have a great day,
Marc

[M Tornichio]

Forgot to mention the stock was stained with aqua fortis. Then finished with Jim Chambers traditional oil finish. I was going for a pretty dark color on the rifle, as that is my preference. The traditional oil finish is a dark oil. I was not expecting it to be originally, or I might have only put 1 coat of aqua fortis on. In the end though I really like the finish. I like the dark color. The strips in the stock sho up pretty good in real life.

[jim m]

Grandpa is going to be very proud

[rich pierce]

This looks like a really fine rifle.  Architecture is strong and clean, inletting, carving  execution, fit and finish, carving design, all look very good indeed.  I wonder about the styling, whether it is your own combination or emulates a particular school.  The carving behind the cheekpiece is related to Pennsylvania forms, but that style did travel a lot.  The tang carving and maybe the third screw on the sideplate look a little Southern to me.

[JBlk]

One lucky Granddad!

[M Tornichio]

I was inspired my the adam haymaker rifle, but it really is not a copy by any means. the side plate was his though. The tang carving was something I dreamed up. I though it might be something that could have been on a southern rifle.

I will probably give the rifle to him this weekend. I am hoping he gets a deer with it this winter. Should give him some time to get it sighted in the way he wants.

[smshea]

Very nice!!!! Any Grandfather would be proud!

[Karl Kunkel]

Marc,

Hey, for what it's worth, I like everything. I really like the color and finish.

[gibster]

Great looking rifle.  I like the rust blued barrel and lock with the dark stock.  Nice job.
Gibster

[Firelock]

A really nice rifle! Great, simple, lines!

[J.D.]

That is very nice work. I'm a grandad too. So, is this something you are doing for grandads in general, hint, hint, or just keeping in the family. 

[Gene Carrell]

I think the color is great! It certainly looks to be a shooter.

[wwpete52]

Awesome!

[BillPac]

Marc;

Will you be showing this baby off this saturday at the builders class?

BillP

[Tim Crosby]

 Nice job Marc. I like the color, I too am a fan of dark stained guns, I think you can get more depth with a darker color.

Tim C.

[Elnathan]

One thing I would have done differently is to taper the wrist just a tad more and put the cheekpiece a little bit lower on the butt. Also, some of the carving, particularly the volute right in front of the cheekpiece, could flow a little bit better. Other than that, it looks very nice - You did a very nice job on the finish in particular, and, as Rich has said, it has bold, clean architecture. Good job.

[David Price]

Marc,

I don't know you or your grandfather , but I do know that he must be a wonderful man to get such a nice gift from his grandson.  I also know he has a wonderful grandson.

Nice job on the rifle.

David Price

[Pratt]

  Nice job on that one Marc, I was glad to see you brought that one to display at the show last month. Handles very nicely, I would have liked to have shot it a while!  Your Grandfather will be proud

[Darrin McDonal]

Really nice!! The one touch which most folks dont catch but I think makes a big differance is the grace that a tapered ramrod give the piece. You should be proud and he will be proud.
Darrin

[M Tornichio]

Thanks for all the comments guys. sorry that I did not reply sooner. My home computer is almost completely dead. Elnathan, your comments are very helpful. I always try to look at anything that I have built and try to figure out what I would change the next time. I came to the same conclusion as you. I was thinking that I like a lower cheek piece.