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OK, so it may not be HC correct.... but I hate seeing parts go to waste.
I found a treasure trove of parts that have been hidden in my garage for years, so why not use them?
I've been itching to do a winter build and I'm thinking smoothbore barn gun.
Most of the small parts like RR thimbles and single trigger and trigger plates I can make. Heck I may even bend up my own trigger guard.
The lock is an L&R Hawken Flintlock, definitely not correct but hey.......it's getting built for shoot'in not for showing.
 

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The Crisco Kid said:
My theory, although I can't prove it, is that there were a lot of guns put together out of spare parts back in the good old days. Do what you want with them. What is 'hysterically correct" anyway but copying something that's already been done.
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Yes, “historically correct” is COPYING what was done and how it was done as best as we can now. Reimagining isn’t. Nothing wrong with contemporary builds, just call them that.
 
this rifle was built from odds and ends. I was between builds and find if i take a few weeks off from building i get confused as to where i am in a build. (being old sucks sometimes)
the parts i had laying about were parts i had earmarked for myself so they are nice Quilty parts.
turns out this ugly duckling is the best shooting in my collection. i kinda sorta built it to be a full stock Hawken. kinda sorta!
10 shots .54 cal 3f swiss. once the group started forming i wanted to see how many shots it would take to split that round of Douglas Fir. ran out of powder:D
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A while back I built a full stock rifle that I thought might look like a "plains rifle" a gunsmith in the 1840's or 50's might have built out of parts on hand for someone who was headed for the Rocky Mountains. I posted a photo of it on the forum and just a few days later another forum member posted a picture of an original rifle that was almost identical to the one I had built. My point is that what we build today most likely has had a near duplicate in the past. That's within reason of course. Plastic stocks and some of the modern mass produced stuff is excluded.
 
I love building guns from left over parts! Here is my historicly correct pistol 🤣 it was a Roched barrel that I soaked for three days, I’m pretty sure someone used it to practice etching in.. some other parts and some string and we got a gun. I didn’t expect much but it shoots gallon jugs at 30 yrds so I’m happy… so I say build it and post pictures
 

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The Crisco Kid said:
A while back I built a full stock rifle that I thought might look like a "plains rifle" a gunsmith in the 1840's or 50's might have built out of parts on hand for someone who was headed for the Rocky Mountains. I posted a photo of it on the forum and just a few days later another forum member posted a picture of an original rifle that was almost identical to the one I had built. My point is that what we build today most likely has had a near duplicate in the past. That's within reason of course. Plastic stocks and some of the modern mass produced stuff is excluded.
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You have a picture of it would love to see it
 
The Crisco Kid said:
54 caliber Rice barrel, Hawken full stock from Pecotonica, Chambers lock, Leman trigger guard and drum and some butt plate from somewhere. The light conditions made the stock look shinier than it is. The front sight has been changed to a silver blade.

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That’s a beauty, yep gotta love these “Frankenstein” guns
 
lbothell said:
I love building guns from left over parts! Here is my historicly correct pistol 🤣 it was a Roched barrel that I soaked for three days, I’m pretty sure someone used it to practice etching in.. some other parts and some string and we got a gun. I didn’t expect much but it shoots gallon jugs at 30 yrds so I’m happy… so I say build it and post pictures
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Nice work!
 
A few years back I went through all the parts I had sitting in my workshop some of which had been sitting around for at least 30 years, one is a Douglas .45 caliber Barrel I got at Friendship at least 30 years ago that has never been used and a CM 5 stock blank to go with it that I bought from Golden Age Arms when they went out of business. Came up with most all the parts to make 7 rifles and 3 pistols. decided it was time to stop buying parts and use up what I had. So far I have made 3 rifles and a pistol. Currently working on a Henry Lancaster pattern trade rifle. Will be 75 in a couple months so hopefully I can get everything built.
 
Moleman said:
OK, so it may not be HC correct.... but I hate seeing parts go to waste.
I found a treasure trove of parts that have been hidden in my garage for years, so why not use them?
I've been itching to do a winter build and I'm thinking smoothbore barn gun.
Most of the small parts like RR thimbles and single trigger and trigger plates I can make. Heck I may even bend up my own trigger guard.
The lock is an L&R Hawken Flintlock, definitely not correct but hey.......it's getting built for shoot'in not for showing.
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Yeah , go for it ...build what you want . Plus ...there were a LOT of what's called " restock builds " . Sometimes it was a complete gun restocked in American wood , obviously the stock got busted up , other times , a mixture of Parts gathered and made into a gun .... English barrel with French lock , curly maple stock , crude hand forge trigger guard and a Dutch side plate ...Very common .... Make your " barn gun " then go make meat ! Post pics of both for us !!
 
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A few years back I went through all the parts I had sitting in my workshop some of which had been sitting around for at least 30 years, one is a Douglas .45 caliber Barrel I got at Friendship at least 30 years ago that has never been used and a CM 5 stock blank to go with it that I bought from Golden Age Arms when they went out of business. Came up with most all the parts to make 7 rifles and 3 pistols. decided it was time to stop buying parts and use up what I had. So far I have made 3 rifles and a pistol. Currently working on a Henry Lancaster pattern trade rifle. Will be 75 in a couple months so hopefully I can get everything built.
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You will! Keep building till you can’t build no more
 

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