Show me your walnut-stocked longrifles

[WadePatton]

See, I know why long bbls are great for match shooting (shorter distance to target/less wind doping of course). 

I've got a pretty bit of Walnut just dying to get itself outfitted with a bbl and lock and hardware. Here's the butt:   



the other butt is there are two ahead of it. Soon though, sooner now than ever. 

So long as I can come up with walnut like that for reasonable, I'll use it.

[Robby]

[davec2]

One that I have in work now.....

[RonC]

This Ohio styled rifle was gunsmithed by James Tawney from N.Y. State.
Cal: .45,  - a very heavy 15/16 diam 32" long barrel by ED Rayle, with 7 lands and grooves.
The Barrel and Lock are in the white. The wood is either Claro or Bastogne walnut with a burl as well as a sunburst grain in the buttstock. It balances well and points naturally with 1/4-1/2" ish of offset.
It has a double set trigger marked "Roller 83".





Ron

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I've used walnut on a few of my rifles, but my LLP 1st Model Brown Bess is the only long gun I've made with walnut.  Here's a Hawken I made for myself in 1980 with a niece piece of Claro walnut from California.  The rifle now resides in Finland.

[Bob Roller]

This Ohio styled rifle was gunsmithed by James Tawney from N.Y. State.
Cal: .45,  - a very heavy 15/16 diam 32" long barrel by ED Rayle, with 7 lands and grooves.
The Barrel and Lock are in the white. The wood is either Claro or Bastogne walnut with a burl as well as a sunburst grain in the buttstock. It balances well and points naturally with 1/4-1/2" ish of offset.
It has a double set trigger marked "Roller 83".





Ron

I sold a number of locks and triggers to Jim Tawney in years long passed.
He worked for a company that made glass cookware in Corning N.Y.
That lock looks like one of mine from that time and Jim usually bought them
as a set. Beautiful rifle made by a fine craftsman now long gone.

Bob Roller

[RonC]

I feel it is an privilege having a lock and trigger made by you, Mr. Roller. And I feel quite fortunate having such a nice rifle.
I had to learn that the butt on this style rifle doesn't sit against the "pocket" between the chest and arm, but fits more toward the outside of the shoulder.
Thanks,
Ron

[mountainman70]

Here are a couple of my favorite wallynut rifles. Brass mtd is Rayle 3/4  40 cal barrell,antique buttplate, p box

This one is a Hawken style built from a fugitive 1980s precarve with a troubled past.haha Seems I have this soft spot for old wayward gunstock wood,parts,too. 54 cal Colerain. 36"  Is a beast .I have a walnut 50 cal flint SMR that I need to get pics of,a right nice iron mtd longrifle.
Thanks for the thread,good lookin shootin iron here. dave F

[Cades Cove Fiddler]

  ... Dave,.. You know I'm  a Tennessee rifle man,.... but,... I like most of us started in the early '70's with a Hawken, ... they still catch my eye, and that one is fine,.... !!! ... that 36" bbl is a good fit on her,...... Regards,... C C Fiddler,....
 

[mountainman70]

Bud, I seed that old timey picher o you with the hawg rifle. I didn't know y'all had that much steel in them woods as ta git that longer a barl. Gotta say,bro, you looked rite sho 'nuff prime !!!hahahah Dave

[Robby]

50" barrel, I forged all the furniture.
Robby