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The grain and figure on that stock is fabulous!
Tip Curtis .36 ash stock. I love this rifle!
Mmmmmm….wrap that squirrel with bacon and put’m on the grill! Oh sorry Rodd, good look’n rifle you got there!
Went out today at the range shooting my 45 cal TC Hawken flintlock along with a few other rifles. Short video spliced with two rounds shot. Just love it!
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Slow Motion same 45 Cal TC Hawken with my friend shooting
the figure in the stock is spot on!! it almost looks like shot gun checkering!!? I rely like it! what is the wood?
WOW! that is spot on ignition!!!
an outstanding list of needed items for the field! caliber, smooth or rifled?
TNsourdough
36 Cl.
Maybe slightly off topic. When I was importing black English flints, they were shipped in water-tight containers, and they recommended that the flints be stored there until a few days before being used. They said that the flint was "less likely" to break. I used them for over 40 years and never had one shatter.
Shattering like what you describe is unusual, but I think the pieces of flint mentioned in the discussion on this post about safety glasses was talking about minute bits of flint. You have to remember that when you fire a flintlock, the flint is scraping off bits of steel to create the sparks, but small pieces of flint are also being created....that's why flints wear out and become dull.
Ash
.54 rifled kibler
Rock Home Isle
54 Cal.
Sadly, I don’t have images of any of my guns going off with flash and smoke. Here’s my current stable of .45 calibre flintlocks.
excess650
50 Cal.
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The upper rifle appears to be a shortened Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle.
Rock Home Isle
54 Cal.
The top gun was originally a .32 calibre Dixie GunWorks Tennessee Mountain Rifle. I picked it up at a Rendezvous years ago. I recently had the gun re-barreled in .45 calibre, with a 36” barrel. Since the re-barreling, the gun is very maneuverable and incredably well balanced. The gun is a tack-driver and is currently my favorite gun.
The lower gun is a TVM .45 calibre Mississippi Southern Poor Boy. I ordered this gun over 10 years ago at the Ft Bridger Rendezvous. I had fits with this ever since I got it. I sent it back to TVM twice, finally gave up because I was tired of paying the shipping and the problems were not being resolved. Then this year a local gunsmith took a look…seriously knows his business. The gun is now a solid shooter, with amazingly fast ignition; though I admit it still needs a bit more attention to wring out its inherent ability. So “Work in Progress”…
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yes all that used flintlocks when they were in style all wore protective glasses. even the indians
