English Flint Sporting rifle

[sheba]

Just picked up this 54cal English Flint Sporting rifle and can t wait to try her out on deer this season.

 

[Drago]

Looks nice, let us know how she shoots!

 

[Stumpkiller]

Love 'em! Great, practical flint rifles.

 

[F.G. Ford]

That is a fine looking rifle!
More pictures would be nice :grin: Please?
Lots of close ups! :wink:
Fred

 

[Bob J]

That looks like one fine hunting rifle!

 

[sheba]

Thanks for the comments ,it will go great with my percussion English Sporter.Next purchase will be a halfsock English flint fowler.

 

[dbutch]

Very Nice!...Love the flat but plates... early version of the Hawken bros. rifles. :thumbsup:

 

[Vaino]

The English surely did know how to build comfortably shooting rifles. Their experience in Africa using very large bored rifles on "big game" no doubt was the reason. The pictured rifle has a broad, flat buttplate and the comb is nearly parallel w/ the bbl.....characteristics that were carried over into the modern age because they made a lot of sense resulting in comfortable shooting w/ modern big game cartridges .....Fred

 

[rickystl]

:thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[dbutch]

 

[smoothshooter]

Who made that fine piece you have there? - Smoothshooter

 

[BillinOregon]

I'll join the crowd clamoring for more photos of your fine rifle!

 

[pargent]

Because the gun trade in England was very heavily into supplying parts , and guns to the Military and private companies they just seemed to carry over the stock shape into their civilian guns and rifles , anyhow it made them comfortable to use with heavy loads and good looking to boot :thumbsup:

 

[gunmaker43]

Like this one ? 28 bore 5-1/2 lb. I really like this gun. Tom

 

[MSW]

nice looking rifle!

 

[F.G. Ford]

Hello Barbarosa,
I have a .70 cal. barrel, that I would love to make into an English sporting rifle.
My barrel is 1 1/4" X 44", so I should be able to get a nice pistol out of it also.
Could I trouble you for a picture of the nose cap & entry pipe.
As I said earlier...NICE RIFLE!
Thank you
Fred

 

[sheba]

I ll post a pic of it later tonight

 

[sheba]

 

[sheba]

Hi
Tried to send pic and and it would not load give me your email and I ll send it to you.

Jeff

 

[sheba]

Here s the pic