Stock recommendations

[stan57]

For my next build I would prefer a percussion full-stock rifle  with more diameter than usual in the belly and forestock, i.e. the across-the-saddle area. Think fatter-in-hand percussion Woodrunner. Historically, which full-stock longrifles had more generous belly?  Not looking to start a flame war, please, just an honest question.

[rich pierce]

Those dimensions seem driven by barrel and ramrod diameter more than style. A big fur trade rifle might do it for you. Many during that era were flint but higher end ones were percussion.

[stan57]

Agree; an amalgamation of a full-stock plains fur trade type with a shorter swamped barrel, maybe? I generally can't physically tolerate a heavy 1"+ barreled Hawken, Lehman, Gemmer, etc at my age.

[Mike Brooks]

Puta wear plate on it. problem solved,

[rich pierce]

Agree; an amalgamation of a full-stock plains fur trade type with a shorter swamped barrel, maybe? I generally can't physically tolerate a heavy 1"+ barreled Hawken, Lehman, Gemmer, etc at my age.

Seems no way to build what you want in a traditional way. A jaeger, for example, typically has as slim a forestock as can be made. I cannot think of a type of light gun with a short barrel and a fat forestock.  Narrow is the norm. 

[stan57]

Understand. I'll just stick with established rifle configurations.

[axelp]

What about a Leman style? We're they a little beefier?

[axelp]

I seem to recall an original longrifle carried by Seth Kinman that was pretty beefy. Seemed so in photograghs.

[axelp]

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/75/111/seth-kinman-mountain-man-rifle

https://ericnestor.com/rifle-of-the-real-old-time-mountain-man-seth-kinman/

[rich pierce]

What about a Leman style? We're they a little beefier?

A gun stock  of a side lock rifle has a certain thickness at the center of the lock. This equals barrel diameter + (2x bolster thickness).  I cannot see how this can be otherwise. The forestock thickness immediately in front of the lock molding is going to be something less than this.  There is a step down from the lock molding to the forestock unless one is using a back action lock. It’s just arithmetic. It’s not a style decision. There is no way to shape the forestock so it is thicker that would not be beyond the pale.