English Gents Sporting Rifle Update

[t.caster]

Just started one of these using Chambers parts & Rice .58 cal. barrel and using my walnut blank. The tang of the breech stands above the barrel about 3/32" and I have seen some that are humped up so a round groove was used as rear sight. That might be for fowlers but not needed if using a rear rifle sight. 

Not being that familiar with these 1740-50 English rifles, should I file this down to the level of the barrel?



This is on an English Fowler by Dave Person.



I searched here for images but in the two posts I found, the pics were no longer available.

[Dphariss]

File it down.

[Daryl]

I'd file it flush with the barrel, on all flats.

[smart dog]

Hi,
Generally, they would be flat and flush with the barrel unlike many fowlers from the same period.

dave

[ScottH]

Looking forward to see how it turns out!   

[Dave B]

I am of the opinion to make it flush but I was cruzin through the Antique dept here and this Turvey breach loading flint lock rifle has what apears to be a slight hump at the standing breach. It is no where as high as the fowler breach shown and has no groove. food for thought. https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=80356.0

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Dave, I'd leave the hump in the standing breech.  The Andrew Verner rifle I re-created several years ago has a hooked breech and it too has a hump at the break-off.  After filing, it is hardly noticable, but adds a certain je ne sait pas.  Here's a picture...

[BJH]

I’d leave it there and incorporate some interesting filed cove and bead work. BJH

[t.caster]

Some March Madness fun with inlays!

[Robert Wolfe]

Yowsa!  Gonna be cool.

[oldtravler61]

  This is impressive... Following