Author Topic: Latest Southern Mountain Rifle (Read 2642 times)

mgbruch · « **on:** December 02, 2021, 11:45:54 PM »

Here is my latest Southern Mountain Rifle. This is number eight from a blank for me; and the second rifle with my own double set triggers. It has a 45 inch Rice swamped (Allentown) barrel of .50 caliber, a Jim Chambers lock, and a nice piece of Sugar Maple. Length of pull is 13 1/2 inches. Drop to heel is 3 1/2 inches. Cast-off is 1/4 inch. I also lightly greyed the iron on this one. Aside from lock, stock, barrel, bolts, screws, and touch hole liner, all other parts are made by myself, by hand (and a few power tools). Came out nice.

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wattlebuster · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:02:06 AM »

I like it.

mgbruch · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:04:23 AM »

Wood and iron!

mountainman70 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:13:07 AM »

Very nice indeed . I like your triggers⁹and everything else. Keep at it. Best regards, Dave

Spalding · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:15:16 AM »

That’s a nice looking rifle. Love the grain in the stock butt.

Bob

Miles42 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2021, 06:17:00 AM »

very nice.

Craig Wilcox · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2021, 08:04:42 AM »

Overall, a very beautiful rifle. I especially like the file work on the front trigger.

Fly Navy · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2021, 08:46:54 AM »

My type of rifle and well done. A good combo.

steven baker · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:26:38 PM »

Top marks ,very nice triggers ,take care Steven.

Rajin cajun · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2021, 01:53:00 PM »

Very nice, I would be proud to carry that rifle into the swamp after a nice buck .

Bob

Keith Zimmerman · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2021, 02:02:48 PM »

I love it. Everything.

heinz · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2021, 03:54:39 PM »

Well done. Very nice file work

Bob Roller · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2021, 04:17:55 PM »

Not ONE thing,large or small about this rifle that is not really fine.I like the triggers and know what it takes to make them.
Leonard Meadows in Shady Springs WV made a very similar one for me in 1965 and I wish I had kept it.
I also extend these compliments to Mountanman70 on his version of this style of long rifles.These and the over the top
English Sporting rifles represent everything needed in a muzzle loading rifle.Two extremes but are my personal choice.
Bob Roller

bama · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2021, 06:39:55 PM »

Great looking shooting iron, job well done.

Birddog6 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2021, 10:08:53 PM »

I think ya did a Super job on it. Unlike the others, I would have left the squiggle
off the triggers, but that is just me. All in all, excellent looking rifle.

hanshi · « **Reply #15 on:** December 03, 2021, 10:47:12 PM »

This rifle did, beyond a doubt, turn out way better than "nice". I'd be much more than satisfied with it.

J. Talbert · « **Reply #16 on:** December 03, 2021, 10:56:22 PM »

Nicely done.
Good looking rifle.
Jeff

Daniel Coats · « **Reply #17 on:** December 04, 2021, 02:30:51 AM »

Great looking rifle! Curious how you got that grey color?

mgbruch · « **Reply #18 on:** December 04, 2021, 03:59:18 AM »

For the grey I used Heritage House Parts brass darkening solution. I think that's what a lot of builders use; or something like it. Jim Kibler has a video on how to apply it. This is the first rifle I've greyed the iron on.

rsherman · « **Reply #19 on:** December 04, 2021, 03:35:52 PM »

Beautiful rifle! Great file work, mounts look super, homemade set triggers look great.

oldtravler61 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 04, 2021, 07:33:50 PM »

One very, very fine hunting rifle...!

mesabi · « **Reply #21 on:** December 07, 2021, 12:31:53 AM »

Lovely!

Cherrybow · « **Reply #22 on:** December 07, 2021, 01:28:39 AM »

Very nicely done! You have certainly got the slender part down. Really like your triggers too. Beautiful

duca · « **Reply #23 on:** December 07, 2021, 07:05:24 AM »

Sweet!! Nice job!!

Anthony

Daryl · « **Reply #24 on:** December 07, 2021, 07:17:32 AM »

That looks like a comfortable rifle to shoot. Very nice.

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