Quality of the build and parts is a pretty good indication that it is a shooter. I would not hesitate to shoot it.
BTW: the all upper case thing is an annoyance
BTW: the all upper case thing is an annoyance
The Sharps barrel's had Old Reliable spelled out Not Ol Reliable.What if someone used an old Sharps barrel in this build? Or one of the newer replicas. That etching looks familiar. I could be way off.
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That's a fine rifle. Mail it to me and I'll test fire it for about 20 years...THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. WILL ORDER AN ENDOSCOPE FOR MY PHONE. ANY INFORMATION ON THE BARREL MAKER OR BUILDER WILL BE GREATELY APPRECIATED. ATTACHED ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE RIFLE.
??? What does this mean? Shes cute but????Oh look. It happened again.
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Ha. Ha, Ha --- OK - thanks for the info@ZUG, it means we ran off another forum member with our criticism of his use of all caps in his posts.
Post all you want. Just don’t make it hard to readThanks for the all the friendly replies and suggestions. Bought a borescope as recommended earlier and scoped it - the rifle has never been fired. Will have someone test it before I pass it on - safety is a real concern of mine - I do not shoot - just collect and preserve historical artifacts.
Really disappointed with all the negative criticism of my using caps when I first started. Read the rules and missed that part. My badRules are rules. Operated two Internet businesses for over 20 years with everything set to cap letters and never had a criticism.
I have dozens of late 1700's and early 1800's Kentucky style flintlock and cap lock rifles in my historical preservation addiction. Have never fired a one of them. Thought this forum might be a way of sharing my avocation.
No more postings - thanks again for all the friendly replies![]()
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