New rifle

pamtnman · Monday at 9:39 PM

Today Mark Wheland finished the 1790-1820 British Sporting Rifle. English walnut stock, Davis lock, 28” swamped Getz .62 caliber rifled barrel with Rice hooked patent breech, Track butt, mystery trigger guard (Track?), Wheland-made trigger plate, Track leaf rear sight, standard blade front sight. Mark turned the ebony ramrod tipped by buffalo horn knob and a historically accurate 8/32 threaded steel tip. Trigger pull about 2 lbs, total weight exactly 7.5 lbs. Fits me perfectly, points easily. Have to go shoot it in preparation for late flintlock season here in PA. Thanks to Eric who assembled most of the parts and who ended up selling me his “kit”.

BoomStick · Monday at 9:43 PM

Nice rifle and the crotch grain walnut pops. Congratulations.

Kyle Kalasnik · Monday at 9:45 PM

That is awesome looking.

harleysboss · Monday at 9:57 PM

My DREAM RIFLE right there! Enjoy the heck out of that beauty!

longcruise · Monday at 10:04 PM

Ooooooooo!! Pretty

olskool · Tuesday at 7:42 AM

Very beautiful!

pamtnman · Tuesday at 8:06 AM

Really wanted the distinctive look of the Manton waterproof lock, with the stand alone pan, which debuted late in the flintlock era. Rice makes one, Davis too, maybe L&R as well. Had I gone just for period correct and high function, Kibler’s Late Ketland lock is a great choice. Probably the best.

reddogge · Tuesday at 8:15 AM

Beautiful. Is that an older Getz barrel or did John make that recently?

19112tap · Tuesday at 9:09 AM

Wow!! Now that is one sharp looking rifle.

1950DAVE · Tuesday at 9:25 AM

At's purty.

Thingamajiggy · Tuesday at 9:27 AM

Wow, she's a looker!

pamtnman · Tuesday at 9:34 AM

reddogge said:
Beautiful. Is that an older Getz barrel or did John make that recently?

Older Getz barrel. Serial number is at end of their actual barrel making days. Like 2001 or so if I recall correctly. I live in their area and know several people here who were promised barrels by Junior, who never delivered. He is in tough physical condition and probably cannot run that shop easily. It is all old equipment set up uniquely for what they do. A modern CNC would handle it and a disabled person. The rifling on this is a lot deeper than I like, and we are about to find out what it takes to make it run

Muley Gil · Wednesday at 10:20 AM

I REALLY, REALLY like that rifle!!!

Hatman/2nd line · Wednesday at 11:32 AM

pamtnman said:
Today Mark Wheland finished the 1790-1820 British Sporting Rifle. English walnut stock, Davis lock, 28” swamped Getz .62 caliber rifled barrel with Rice hooked patent breech, Track butt, mystery trigger guard (Track?), Wheland-made trigger plate, Track leaf rear sight, standard blade front sight. Mark turned the ebony ramrod tipped by buffalo horn knob and a historically accurate 8/32 threaded steel tip. Trigger pull about 2 lbs, total weight exactly 7.5 lbs. Fits me perfectly, points easily. Have to go shoot it in preparation for late flintlock season here in PA. Thanks to Eric who assembled most of the parts and who ended up selling me his “kit”. View attachment 363031 View attachment 363032 View attachment 363033 View attachment 363034 View attachment 363035

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Very nice, good for you!!

NeilMacleod · Wednesday at 11:44 AM

Looks Awesome ! Congrats

Mzzlldrinpa · Wednesday at 5:42 PM

Absolutely stunning! Well done sir.

pamtnman · Wednesday at 5:50 PM

Mzzlldrinpa said:
Absolutely stunning! Well done sir.

Thank you. All credit for this project goes to longtime gun writer Ross Seyfried, who wrote a captivating article in 1995, to Eric (“Excess” here), who was captivated enough to assemble most of the parts, and to Mark Wheland who stepped outside his usual line of business to build this. And believe me, behind the wood and metal that we see with our eyes, this gun is almost entirely different from a PA longrifle. Extremely tight quarters and super fine fit tolerances between parts, huge thick ramrod. Not an easy project for anyone.

RiverRat · Wednesday at 5:57 PM

Congratulations on your new rifle! I am a big fan of Mark Wheland’s work. I am fortunate to own 3 custom rifles made by Mark and one Chamber’s kit. He is a great guy!

snakeman · Wednesday at 6:07 PM

Gorgeous rig

pamtnman · Wednesday at 8:06 PM

RiverRat said:
Congratulations on your new rifle! I am a big fan of Mark Wheland’s work. I am fortunate to own 3 custom rifles made by Mark and one Chamber’s kit. He is a great guy!

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