Good news from Fox Ridge Outfitters

[Pittsburghunter]

Traditional guns are making a come back at Fox Ridge they have many more models and options from even just a couple years ago. You have many more options than what T/C themselves sell and even better options of the guns they do sell.

You now have many caliber and lock options on the Renegade and they sell it with the double triggers. They have their own little carbine called the FRO Carbine in flint or percussion with a 1:66 barrel option that handles awsome I can't wait to buy one.

Of course the one I buy will be flint with standard sights in the 1:48 but this is what they look like.

I know it is not PC but it is one of the sweetest little rifles I ever held.

 

[spitfire]

"Blanket or Canoe" will do for me :winking: .Just lose the recoil pad :haha:!

 

[roundball]

Traditional guns are making a come back at Fox Ridge they have many more models and options from even just a couple years ago. You have many more options than what T/C themselves sell and even better options of the guns they do sell.

You now have many caliber and lock options on the Renegade and they sell it with the double triggers. They have their own little carbine called the FRO Carbine in flint or percussion with a 1:66 barrel option that handles awsome I can't wait to buy one.

Of course the one I buy will be flint with standard sights in the 1:48 but this is what they look like.

I know it is not PC but it is one of the sweetest little rifles I ever held.

FWIW, that's the White Mountain Carbine...TC has a history of changing one thing like a front sight and renaming a rifle in an attempt to give it fresh marketing legs...cute little rifle but it's just the White Mountain Carbine with a new name... :winking:

 

[Pittsburghunter]

No it isn't a friend of mine owns one and it has a round barrel. This one is octagonal and even lighter than the WMC. This appears more to be a chopped Renegade. The White Mountain Carbine was based on the New Englander style and chopped down.

At any rate the last time I went in there they had just a couple sidelocks on the racks and now they have plenty :thumbsup: .

I was checking the rifle out when a guy buying a new Encore asked "Isn't that one of those rifles you pull the trigger on and a bit later it goes off?" I had to explain how fast the guns were to him and he seemed interested.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Now that I look at my Renegade I think the barrel may be a bit thinner as well. I do have to check it again. It looks a bit thinner in the catolog and it's weight is 6 1/2 pounds.

 

[charcloth]

Gonna have to lose that rear sight too!

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Both sights my friend, but they say they will do it. The ones that come on it are fiber optic which I am having a hard time getting use to on my modern guns.

If I get one of these I will deal with the adjustable rear sight as long as it is not fiber optic.

 

[Gary]

And the (fibre optic) front sight.

 

[Mad Professor]

The website has the gun listed as "fox ridge carbine":

FRO CARBINE .50 21"WLNT FO BLU
No. A30239
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Fox Ridge Custom Carbine Muzzleloading Rifle Finish: blued A 21" octagon barrel cap lock with single trigger and an American black walnut stock, sports fiber optic front and adjustable fiber optic rear sight, 1 in 48" twist rifling rate; ideal for both round balls and the heavier conical lead bullets. QLA Muzzle system, 50 caliber. Approximate weight: 6 1/2 lbs, overall length: 40 1/4".

 

[roundball]

No it isn't a friend of mine owns one and it has a round barrel. This one is octagonal and even lighter than the WMC. This appears more to be a chopped Renegade. The White Mountain Carbine was based on the New Englander style and chopped down.

At any rate the last time I went in there they had just a couple sidelocks on the racks and now they have plenty :thumbsup: .

I was checking the rifle out when a guy buying a new Encore asked "Isn't that one of those rifles you pull the trigger on and a bit later it goes off?" I had to explain how fast the guns were to him and he seemed interested.

I was going by the photo you posted...sure doesn't look octogon to me but maybe it's just the photo...at any rate, "a rose by any other name is still a rose"...(a WMC by any other name is still a WMC) to me... :grin:

 

[Keppy]

Those fiber optic sight help us with poor sight to see them. I didn't say old guys now.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Yes Mad Professor, That is why I was so happy when I got there and asked to see one and the salesman said "Do you want to see a flint or percussion one?" I didn't know they were selling a flint model of the little carbine I was very happy to handle one.

Even if as Roundball says this is a reworked White Mountain Carbine I am still happy that they are selling rifles like this again. Truth is value is still good as well. The rifle is only $50 more than I paid for my Scout 13 years ago.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Hacksaw, yep you would love to look down the sights as well. Telling the guy I want one without them seems silly but I can still see iron sights fine so I would like the looks better with them. Also at the range I like plain old sights. I shoot better with them.

 

[roundball]

Finish: blued A 21" octagon barrel
quote]

Sure says octagon...my eyes are decieving me looking at the photo
:redface:

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Yep held it my greedy hands a few hours ago it is octagonal. They are also selling a high gloss finish which may be why it looks round. Mine would not have that. Plain old blue and wood is my MO.

 

[J.D.]

Maybe Fox Ridge will swap those sights for a coupla extra inches in barrel length. That puppy seems awful short. :hmm:
J.D.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Traditional guns are making a come back at Fox Ridge

By the look of the gun you pictured, they have a long way to go before I'd consider their product "Traditional". :winking:

 

[Landngroove]

No it isn't a friend of mine owns one and it has a round barrel. This one is octagonal and even lighter than the WMC. This appears more to be a chopped Renegade. The White Mountain Carbine was based on the New Englander style and chopped down.

I just had to chime in as the T/C White Mountain Carbine, is a favorite model of mine. I own several, in .50, and .54 caliber. The barrels on WMC's, are octagonel, stepped to round. 15/16" across for .50, and 1" across the flats for .54. The WMC came with standard open style rear, and bead front sights. The New Englander, had a full round barrel, although the same sights as the WMC. From what I see in my Fox Ridge catalog, of this Fox Ridge Carbine, it resembles my Penn. Hunter Carbine. 21" barrel, full octagonal, 15/16" across, the flats. The Penn. Hunter Carbine has a 1 in 66" twist though, and standard sights, not fiber optic. The Renegades are 1" across the flats, as opposed to the FRC's 15/16".
Confusin' ain't it!

 

[Forster]

I would know that stock anywhere right down to the ruber recoil pad. It is infact a Penn Hunter. My girls gave me one several years ago, mine being a 28" with a 1 in 66 twist. They were first produced with a half round barrel and later with a full octogon barrel. That is a Penn hunter carbine with fiber optics added....Jim

 

[Forster]

this is my penn hunter with a brass key.....Jim