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Offline sqrldog

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Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« on: October 29, 2018, 09:38:02 PM »
Thought I would share some pictures of the sister rifle to RCA 19 Mike Gahagan just completed for me. Custom .60 cal Rice barrel, Chambers Dale Johnson lock modified by Mike, Harrison Gunstock wood, BP and TG from Larry Zornes  Mold and Gun Shop, rest of the hardware by Mike. She ships tomorrow and am I ever looking forward to getting it. You may recall pictures of Mike's RCA 19 version made for me was posted earlier. It's gonna be neat to have a pair of rifles made by Mike based on those two rifles. Tim












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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2018, 01:03:41 AM »
I like it. LOTS
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2018, 01:54:47 AM »
Thanks I'll  bring both of them to the show at Joe Wheeler in January you can give them a real going over there.
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2018, 03:43:57 AM »
That's a real sweetheart of a gun.  :)
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2018, 04:53:15 AM »
He’s one fine builder.  You’ve got a real beauty of a rifle there.
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2018, 11:46:38 AM »
Quote from: sqrldog on October 30, 2018, 01:54:47 AM
Thanks I'll  bring both of them to the show at Joe Wheeler in January you can give them a real going over there.

Thanks. Looking forward to it. See you there
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Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2018, 04:31:16 PM »
Wow, that’s just a beauty!  If it handles like it looks, that just might be the perfect huntin’ rig. I gotta get me a .60...

Greg
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2018, 07:23:18 PM »
What a fine hunting rifle!  I love the warmth of the walnut - nicely finished.
.60 cal is indeed a great calibre for a hunting rifle.  My old jaeger has a .60 cal 1:66 twist Don Getz barrel on it, and it likes 86 gr. grains FFg, .595" ball and .022" patch.  It has radiused rifling with narrow lands, and loads and cleans easily.
Mike's a great builder.
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2018, 08:00:16 PM »
I'd like to se them both together when you have them In the same place.
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2018, 08:43:42 PM »
Mike I'll do my best to make that happen. You need to come to the Al Ky Show at Joe Wheeler State Park near Rogersville Al in Jan. I'll have both there good lord willing and the creek don't rise. Thanks everyone for the compliments on Mike's rifle. Mike Gahagan is a really talented builder capable of doing about any type of rifle or fowler . If anything he had to hold back to build a fairly simple rifle. I almost asked him to put a panther running down a spear on the TG but held back.😉
 
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Re: Mike Gahagan's sister rifle
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2018, 09:34:11 PM »
Mike, What Tim said!! Come on over here and ride down to Wheeler with me. I’m going to rent something big enough to haul 4 guys and a bunch of long barrel guns!
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