Back Action Rifle
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hanshi
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Those photos show a very fine looking rifle and one that would interest me. I second the Ned Roberts book; It's almost a bible for percussion shooters.
The historian there at the classic put the date on that rifle between 1837-1845, I'm still stittin" on that one.
Cajun72
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Ned Robert's book is one of my favorites. I am hoping I can dig up some info on the maker of the rifle. That way I can determine it's age? It's amazing to find an old rifle in such good condition.
The one I have doesn't have as clean as a stock like yours's, it's much darker but you can still see the figure in the wood. It's a .48 caliber and I had to have a mold made because .470 balls are hard to come by. This rifle is a beast, the bore is almost perfect but the thing weights over 12 lbs.
Cajun72
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Very nice rifle. I saw another one like your's on the forum but it sold before I could buy it. My rifle was listed as a contemporary rifle. I think it was probably made around the same time as yours give or take. Since mine is a .54 with an 1 1/8 barrel I'm sure it's no light weight. Will give more specs once it arrives.
That one has a 1 1/8 barrel also, your .54 may weight just a bit less due to the additional material removed to make it a .54.
I bought a full stock at the same time as that one much fancier in. .45, the barrel on that one was trashed so Bobby Hoyt has it now and I asked for a .54 if possible, if not a .50.
I bought a full stock at the same time as that one much fancier in. .45, the barrel on that one was trashed so Bobby Hoyt has it now and I asked for a .54 if possible, if not a .50.
Here's a couple of photo's of my ancestors 40 caliber halfstock from the 1840's or so.
And here's my 32 that I built in 1976. That too tall rear sight is a replacement that I've been going to file down but haven't gotten around to it yet.
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I'm currently building one as I have always thought they were neat. I am glad to see the lock set back from the patent breech as that is how I had to do mine due to the geometry of the parts available. I haven't decided on trigger/triggers yet. The Wisconsin rifle has just a single trigger and as I am going to use this only for hunting, maybe that is the way I need to go.
There is nothing wrong with a single trigger on a hunting rifle, or on a target rifle for that matter. With the right trigger geometry and some careful polishing it's easy enough to get a good clean trigger pull. Some people don't like a little play in the trigger before the bar comes into contact with the sear but it's something that you get used to pretty fast.
No listing in Sellers book of H Hendrick
Cajun72
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Well rifle finally arrived. Overall very nice shape and built well. Weight of 11.30 lbs, definitely a .54 cal. Clean crisp rifling muzzle is not coned. I think I found the builder. Harold H. Hendricks 1923-2006. He enjoyed bp guns and was from Verona Wisconsin. So contemporary maker build from scratch or a rework? There is a percussion flash piece to protect the barrel just forward of the tang
