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Offline alacran

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new Skwerl Thumper
« on: July 31, 2022, 04:13:01 PM »
I got this finished on Tuesday. It is kind of Yorkish, mostly because the carving behind the cheek piece was inspired by a Frederick Sells rifle in the library.
I originally wanted to do RCA 94 by George Schroyer, but besides the photos in RCA #2, I couldn't find much else.
So I decided to use things that I had in hand.
I used a 38-inch .40 cal. Getz B weight barrel, an L&R Durrs Egg, and a Walter Cain single set trigger. I had three York style trigger guards, and used the one I had bought off Keith Lisle, since it fit the Cain trigger the best. The rest of the furniture was stuff in my parts drawer. The wood I acquired from Troy Sweeny. It was a blank most people would not have bought because it was far from perfect. But I saw a rifle inside it.
At any rate it is done.














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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2022, 04:42:22 PM »
 :) Nice job Buddy!  ;)

Offline Preacher Dave

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2022, 03:02:28 AM »
Nice trim looking piece. Good job.

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2022, 04:49:08 AM »
Very nice work.

Offline hawkeye

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2022, 10:11:21 AM »
It's certainly not a bad looking gun.
Me too would be pleased with such a gun
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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2022, 11:13:28 AM »
I like it
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Offline duca

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2022, 11:53:42 AM »
Excellent! Very nice job.
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Offline alacran

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2022, 03:15:13 PM »
Thanks for the kind words to all.
A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.  Frederick Douglass

Offline flinchrocket

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2022, 10:53:53 PM »
 Nice work there Guido. That’s a fair looking piece of wood to me. Should make you a nice offhand rifle.

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2022, 03:42:53 AM »
Thanks Jerry. It holds pretty good. See you in the fall.
A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.  Frederick Douglass

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2022, 03:33:31 PM »
Especially gratifying to see a 'reject' blank turned into a beautiful rifle. Very well done, as usual, Guido.

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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2022, 04:35:37 PM »
Beautiful rifle Guido!
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Re: new Skwerl Thumper
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2022, 10:55:42 PM »
I like it! 
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