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Hello All... Well its been a long time coming but its finally here in my hands. I have always shot and built my own flintlocks but have always wanted a custom pro built southern iron mounted longrifle. After seeing the dvd that features Don Bruton I fell for the rifle that he uses in the video. I called him and we struck a deal and here is the results. I got a Charles Burton 62 cal 38 inch D weight swamped barrel. For the lock I wanted a Caywood Wilson flint that sparks like a welder. The wood is a piece of slab sawn sugar maple from Dunlap. The rest of the furniture is Dons forging. The front sight is a 1962 silver quarter. I wanted it stained dark and boiled linseed oil finished. I have not got to shoot it yet but will post the results when I do. I wanted a gun that I could hunt anything with and this is the results. I did not know if I would like the strap style buttplate or not but now that Im seeing it in person I really like it. Length is 54 inches. Drop is 3 inches. Lop is 13 an one half inches and weight is 9 lbs