.62 Tennessee Rifle

[BigSkyRambler]

Took this rifle in trade cause it was real nice and the guy really, really wanted the gun I had at the show. :surrender: It is an unmarked left handed .62 Tennessee Mountain rifle. Probably from a high quality kit. Any idea which company made it and what it might be worth? http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/full.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/aft.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/culock.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/cheekpiece.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/cupatchbox.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/patchboxopen.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/rudybolla/Tenn Rifle/bore.jpg

 

[rmonday2]

Good looking rifle there BigSkyRambler! I like the iron and the BIG hole in the end of it LOL!
That'll be a lot of fun to shoot!

 

[SimonKenton]

That's a DEAD RINGER for my "Long Tall Sally" except she's a .54 with a 44" swamped Dickert barrel by Rice!! Oh, and right-handed.

Ray

 

[BigSkyRambler]

Just wish I was left handed!! I would probably keep it and sell my .54 Virginia rifle. But alsa... This one is for sale, incidentally. Classifieds are down. How about $750 shipped?

 

[Snow on the Roof]

I AM left handed. Looks like a Silar lock {?}do you know who made the barrel? What is the length of pull?

Snow

 

[BigSkyRambler]

I have not had it apart, as I am lacking proper punches to do it right. Not sure who made lock or barrel. All parts are very high quality and well fitted to wood. LOP is 13 3/4".

 

[wattlebuster]

I like it :thumbsup:

 

[smoothy]

I too have a left handed mountain rifle with a Siler lock, in 54 caliber. It wasn't from a kit, just bought parts along the way and made a few. Yours may also have been built in this manner.

 

[BigSkyRambler]

Whoever put it together was no hack. :hatsoff:

 

[Birddog6]

IMHO, It was not made by a notable company, undoubtedly made by a newbie in rifle building. Several things there a known builder would not have done on a Tennessee.

And as always, it is worth whatever you could get for it. I would move it at first offer even considerable.

Keith Lisle

 

[nkbj]

Well, I think it looks like a plum precious bundle o' joy.

 

[TGJaeger]

Several things there a known builder would not have done on a Tennessee.

Like putting the lock on the wrong side???

It is a very nice rifle - if a newbie built it - he did a darn fine job!

 

[hanshi]

Very nice but I bet that narrow Tn butt is hard on the shoulder. :shake:

 

[Dphar]

Very nice but I bet that narrow Tn butt is hard on the shoulder. :shake:

Probably make 100% recoil increase over a 50 caliber.
Calibers over 50-54 are not fun with late Kentucky buttstocks.

Dan

 

[BrownBear]

Technique certainly becomes important with heavier recoil, but when mounted right I've never been too affected by a gun that fits right, hooked butt or not. Of course, there's nothing that sezz a gun has to be loaded with large charges all the time either. I can be more specific with experience shooting it, since I bought it. And delighted to get it!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[trent/OH]

I'm glad you bought it BrownBear. I was tempted by it all last night, but was a little short of the asking price. If you decide it's not quite right for you, let me know. But at least I can sleep better now.

 

[BrownBear]

Thanks Trent. I'll keep it in mind. Somehow I missed that you were a fellow lefty. It's 3/4" short for me in shirt-sleeve shooting, but in fact just right with the clothes I usually wear on hunts. Other than that, I can't see a thing that will make me want to part with it.

The bore is a little small for bear hunting (ours frequently top 1,000 pounds), but I'm not a bear hunter. Even my 58's feel a little puny around them, so I'm looking forward to a little more "comfort" with a 62 cal. There's a whole lot of that in going from the 177 grain .490 ball I shot my deer with last year to a ball that weighs twice as much. The 70 grain increase from a 58 to 62 cal just feels right for my hairy neighbors. :grin:

 

[Bob J]

The bore is a little small for bear hunting (ours frequently top 1,000 pounds), but I'm not a bear hunter. Even my 58's feel a little puny around them, so I'm looking forward to a little more "comfort" with a 62 cal. There's a whole lot of that in going from the 177 grain .490 ball I shot my deer with last year to a ball that weighs twice as much. The 70 grain increase from a 58 to 62 cal just feels right for my hairy neighbors. :grin:

Let us know how she shoots...and what load you work up. I think that recoil might not be punishing if the barrel is fairly heavy.

 

[BrownBear]

I will. It's likely to arrive right in the middle of our 2 week muzzleloader deer season, so it will be a scramble to get it in the woods.

But on the recoil, if a guy gets that hooked butt out on his arm where it belongs rather than in the pocket of his shoulder, it's no big deal.

Talking to BigSkyRambler, it's a lot lighter than a guy might guess with a straight 1" barrel, even at 38", coming in somewhere around 8-9 pounds. My GRRW 58 cal Hawken is 36" and tapered from 1 1/8" to 1" and tips the scale at 12 pounds.

I've been kinda looking for something a little lighter with good balance, and this appears to be it. The proof is in the blood trail for me, but I'll spend some time gut shooting paper and I'll take pictures if I get around to it. My 62 cal GM smoothie barrel at 1" x 32" is light on a Renegade stock, and it's entirely do-able with 120 grains of 2f. I'm sure the Tennessee is even more comfortable.

 

[texcl]

It looks more like a chunk gun to me, you guys are lucky I was late on the draw, as a fellow lefty. looks pretty well put together and I even like the wood.