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I recently joined this forum to respark my interest in muzzle loading. I've always had a love and appreciation for Pennsylvania longrifles since I first started to shoot. My father bought me a Dixie rifle kit for a Christmas present in 1976. I completed the kit and have used the rifle for hunting. Unfortunately, the rifle has never been a consistent shooter despite effort to work up an accurate load.
In the 1980's I decided to build my own rifle. I was born a raised in Lancaster, PA so I decided to make the rifle after the Lancaster school. I purchased "Recreating the American Longrifle" , a stock blank, Green Mountain .45 cal barrel, and a Dixie lock. I followed the book and made my own muzzle cap and ramrod thimbles. Barrel, lock and butt plate were inletted.
Then, life got in the way of my build.
Fast forward to 2020 and I finally decided that it was time to finish my rifle. I elected to ditch the Dixie lock and replace it with a L&R Dixie RPL lock. This rifle is my first attempt at relief carving and silver wire inlay. It's not perfect but I'm pleased with the results. The heart patchbox is probably not "correct" but It is a common PA Dutch theme that I decided to use. Lock and barrel were finished with Laurel Mountain browning. The stock was stained with AF and finished with brown varnish that I made from Eric Kettenburg's Muzzle Blast article.
https://www.muzzleblasts.com/archives/vol5no2/articles/mbo52-1.shtmlI'm anxious to get her to the range and punch some holes in paper. I intend to use her for PA muzzleloading season this year.
If I had a chance to do it over again, I would probably would go with a .54 cal swamped barrel. Muzzle loading info and parts weren't as easy to find back in the '80's. The internet has really helped to open up a lot of resources.....including this site.
I recently joined this forum to respark my interest in muzzle loading. I've always had a love and appreciation for Pennsylvania longrifles since I first started to shoot. My father bought me a Dixie rifle kit for a Christmas present in 1976. I completed the kit and have used the rifle for hunting. Unfortunately, the rifle has never been a consistent shooter despite effort to work up an accurate load.
In the 1980's I decided to build my own rifle. I was born a raised in Lancaster, PA so I decided to make the rifle after the Lancaster school. I purchased "Recreating the American Longrifle" , a stock blank, Green Mountain .45 cal barrel, and a Dixie lock. I followed the book and made my own muzzle cap and ramrod thimbles. Barrel, lock and butt plate were inletted.
Then, life got in the way of my build.
Fast forward to 2020 and I finally decided that it was time to finish my rifle. I elected to ditch the Dixie lock and replace it with a L&R Dixie RPL lock. This rifle is my first attempt at relief carving and silver wire inlay. It's not perfect but I'm pleased with the results. The heart patchbox is probably not "correct" but It is a common PA Dutch theme that I decided to use. Lock and barrel were finished with Laurel Mountain browning. The stock was stained with AF and finished with brown varnish that I made from Eric Kettenburg's Muzzle Blast article.
https://www.muzzleblasts.com/archives/vol5no2/articles/mbo52-1.shtmlI'm anxious to get her to the range and punch some holes in paper. I intend to use her for PA muzzleloading season this year.
If I had a chance to do it over again, I would probably would go with a .54 cal swamped barrel. Muzzle loading info and parts weren't as easy to find back in the '80's. The internet has really helped to open up a lot of resources.....including this site.
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I'm still looking for a round tuit. Nice work.
