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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« on: October 08, 2022, 05:30:36 PM »
I made my first rifle over 40 years ago, I was fortunate enough to have apprenticed under Carl Pippert and George Stanford. I haven’t made many rifles and I hadn’t completed one in quite a while. About ten years ago I told my wife I would make one for her and I decided to make a ladies size Armstrong. I started and stopped several times and would sometimes go years in between working on it. One day I saw it in the corner and decided to finish it because I wasn’t getting any younger. I have pictures of it while it was being built and when it was finish. I see all of my mistakes, hopefully they are small enough that you won’t. 😉









































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Offline Jim Kibler

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2022, 05:37:29 PM »
Wow!  Super nice.
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Offline flatsguide

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2022, 05:42:50 PM »
Yes! Very nice. Among a lot of details I like is the little heart in the finial.
Cheers Richard
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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2022, 05:43:17 PM »
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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2022, 05:46:03 PM »
Quote from: flatsguide on October 08, 2022, 05:42:50 PM
Yes! Very nice. Among a lot of details I like is the little heart in the finial.
Cheers Richard

Thank you. Armstrong was noted for putting the little hearts in his beaver tails, they’re a pain to make, engrave and inlay, but they sure look nice.
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Offline Mike Lyons

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2022, 06:03:33 PM »
That’s a dandy.  I really like your engraving style.  It looks authentic to me.
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2022, 06:15:40 PM »
Quote from: Mike Lyons on October 08, 2022, 06:03:33 PM
That’s a dandy.  I really like your engraving style.  It looks authentic to me.

Thank you Mike. I hadn’t engraved in a while and I was worried if I had lost my touch. I spent about a week practicing until I felt comfortable working on the rifle parts, turned out ok.
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Offline Majorjoel

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2022, 06:19:14 PM »
Beautifully well done Frank!  Right down to the iron insert in the heel of the butt plate!  Ole John Armstrong would be proud to see his work fashioned so nicely by your hand!
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2022, 06:21:20 PM »
Way to go, Frank! That's an absolute beauty in every way!
John
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2022, 06:33:56 PM »
Thank you Joel and John, I appreciate the kind words!
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2022, 07:07:21 PM »
Nice, well done and congrats to you.  :)
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2022, 08:14:12 PM »
Nice rifle Frank, I am dure your wife will love it.
I have a couple laying in the shopnthat need need to get finished, time is fast running out🙂
Dennis
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2022, 08:32:31 PM »
Great looking rifle Frank.
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2022, 08:35:55 PM »
Beautiful work!!

Best regards
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Offline ed lundquist

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2022, 09:05:22 PM »
Beauty!
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Offline DaveMZ

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2022, 10:34:25 PM »
Beautiful!!
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2022, 11:24:59 PM »
What a great looking rifle.
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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2022, 11:43:31 PM »
Very nice job.
Picked a great maker to emulate and produced a great rifle.

Jeff
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2022, 11:58:57 PM »
well worth the wait, turned out much better than the one I did, always thought they were beautiful rifles.
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2022, 12:18:36 AM »
Sharp. You got skills
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Offline Fullstock longrifle

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #20 on: October 09, 2022, 12:50:33 AM »
Thank you all, I appreciate your comments and kind words.
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Offline archer829

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #21 on: October 09, 2022, 01:19:35 AM »
Wow!  That is amazing!  Congratulations!  Jeff
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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #22 on: October 09, 2022, 01:42:09 AM »
I guess gunbuilding is another one of your great skills. Nice job.

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #23 on: October 09, 2022, 02:38:27 AM »
The flow is lovely.

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Re: My Version Of A John Armstrong Rifle
« Reply #24 on: October 09, 2022, 06:54:32 AM »
Mighty fine!  Proves some things are worth the wait.

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