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Offline Nhgrants

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Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« on: June 03, 2020, 03:27:52 PM »
I am finishing a trade gun inspired rifle.  The trigger still needs some shaping.  Left handed 54 cal.
Cherry plank stock and homemade iron (mild steel) hardware.  The next one I do will include beaver tail moldings. 
Appreciate any feed back you have. Thanks




Canuck Bob

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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2020, 11:42:02 AM »
Oh Wow, a dream rifle for me, well done. May I ask what are the specs, weight, barrel length, lock, barrel supplier, kit or plank build, etc.. 

Congrats,
Bob

Offline Nhgrants

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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2020, 12:34:11 PM »
Stock from vermont cherry blank, Coleraine 42" shortens to 36, Queen Anne style left hand lock.
Hard were is mild steel from hardware store.

Offline redheart

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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2020, 06:18:33 PM »
Interesting, I didn't know that this style of Northwest Gun was ever rifled.

Offline Nhgrants

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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2020, 09:14:08 PM »
I don't believe there were any with rifled barrels

Offline canadianml1

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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2020, 12:04:40 AM »
 in designing a gun one can stick slavishly to the historical guns or one can express oneself by varying from them. It is all a matter of taste.

Myself I love the old guns and the history they carry with them with subtle differences that mark a time and place that some of us helplessly romanticize.

Very nice gun!



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Re: Finishing Trade Gun Inpsired Rifle
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2020, 05:07:38 AM »
Looks great, I like it !