Dixie mountain rifle

[Scott mcadams]

I have a gentleman that's wanting to sell a Dixie gun works mountain rifle 50 caliber.curly maple stock with l&r Flint lock.im thinking of purchasing it as my first Flint lock.its in great shape.any idea what it would be worth.thanks so much for your time.scott

 

[Donny]

Don't know the value, the bbls were very good, most people who have one eventually upgrade the flint lock. (Italian made). The percussion locks were good ones.

 

[chuck papesh]

Never heard of the Dixie Mountain Rifle being made with a curly maple stock.

 

[Scott mcadams]

Thanks for the replies.the stock according to the person that ownes it says it's curly maple.the pic he sent me looks like maple.ive Ben trying to fined info on the gun on line.it may not be maple.ill try to figure out how to post the pic that he sent me via text.i should have started by introducing my self.my names Scott.im semi new to black powder.i built a couple of CVS kits when I was 13 years old.im 41 now and interested in getting back into the sport.im considering a kit but not sure which one.i know I want a Flint lock.and a quality kit also.i like the mountain rifle design.in input would be greatly appreciated.thank you.scott

 

[Scott mcadams]

here is a pic of the gun.is it cherry instead of maple?I haven't seen it in person yet only pic.

 

[BrownBear]

...the bbls were very good, most people who have one eventually upgrade the flint lock. (Italian made).

If you look back to his original post, he specifies that it's an L&R lock. Sounds as though the upgrading has already be done, which would certainly affect the value.

 

[bubba.50]

overall it looks like the Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle. they were stocked in cherry so I would opine this one has either had an upgraded stock installed or it has been artificially striped. nice lookin' whatever it is.


pure speculation & opinion on my part.

 

[R.C.BINGAMAN]

I have one in 32 cal. these rifles were originally cherry stocked, it was originally percussion. Done a flint up grade to the lock great rifle. Not a difficult procedure, I have seen these rifles when they come up for sale (seldom)in the 700.00 dollar price range. I believe it would be a good buy depending on the condition of the bore and the asking price. From the picture looks like a fine rifle. An Appalachian Hunter

 

[heck]

I have a 50 caliber in percussion. It has served me well and has put meat in the freezer. Seen one for sell recently for $600.

 

[Scott mcadams]

Thanks so much .you guys have been very helpful.i greatly appreciate you taking time to answer my questions.thanks again.scott

 

[varsity07840]

Thanks so much .you guys have been very helpful.i greatly appreciate you taking time to answer my questions.thanks again.scott

If the stock is maple and the lock is an L&R (RPL), someone spent a lot of money to upgrade a rifle that I consider to be rather muzzle heavy. Assuming the owner had it duplicated, the cost could easily exceed $300.00 and the lock would be around $180.00. I shortened mine to 34" and had it freshed out to .54.
It went from being a war club to an easy to manage rifle in the field. I never had a problem with the lock and as it was a woods gun, wasn't concerned about
the stock specie.

 

[tenngun]

When I made my southern I used the DGW as a guide. Mine has a 7/8 barrel. How big was the barrel you freshened to .54.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Had 2 ... a RH flint I sold for $550 and a LH flint w/ RPL lock that I sold for $650.

As others said, VERY muzzle heavy ... damn shame really. I just couldn't bring myself to lop 8" off the end and reset the nose/pipes.

 

[Scott mcadams]

Man that's great info fellas.maby I'm better off buying a quality kit and building my own.that was my original plan until I was offered this one.if I'm going to spend money I'd rather spend a little Moore and get something I'll be happy with the first time.i enjoy building any thing so that's not the issue.you guys have really given me food for thought.im going to look at this rifle at the end of the month.until then I'm going to try to fined some to lay my hands on so I have something to compare it to.i have a friend who has a custom built mountain rifle with swamped barrel.ive looked at it and it's really easy to hold steady.well balanced.i don't think I'd care for nose heavy.

 

[nwtradegun]

as soon as Dixie stopped selling them demand went
up. I have seen them go for 550 to 700. in your case 600 with the l and r lock about right

 

[excess650]

I still have a RH .50 flintlock, and just shot it again on Sunday. Yes, they are a little muzzle heavy, but that is advantageous for offhand shooting. 41-1/2" x 15/16" x .50 with roundball twist. Both that I've owned were very accurate.

I bought the L&R replacement lock, but the original just keeps on working, so hasn't been replaced. It does have double set triggers, but not in the same league as Davis.

While I had intended to shorten mine, I've since decided against it.

These were made in Japan by B C Miroku who made the Charles Daly shotguns until they were contracted to make the Browning Citori line.

 

[varsity07840]

When I made my southern I used the DGW as a guide. Mine has a 7/8 barrel. How big was the barrel you freshened to .54.

15/16"

 

[mooman76]

I have one in 32 that p/u in a pawn shop a few years ago. It has real good balance.