Grease hole

[reddogge]

Would be easy to plug the hole up depending on the hole size.

Nah, it would always look like a plugged hole. I'll live with it. It is a conversation starter at the range though.

 

[Harry Marinakis]

When I saw the thread title "Grease Hole," I was thinking of something else.

 

[longcruise]

I recall seeing a picture of an original Gillespie (I think) rifle that had a grease hole. It was in the shape of a tear drop with the narrow and shallower end in the direction of the butt. It looked quit attractive and was clearly "spooned" out with a gouge type chisel.

I would do one if I had an SMR. It was done in the day and commonly enough to have been functional.

 

[Banjoman]

In the Walter Cline book ‘The Muzzle-Loading Rifle Then and Now’ and the Randal Pierce book ‘Kentucky Rifles of the Great Smoky Mountains’ there are several southern guns with grease holes in the stock. It may not be for everyone, but I like them.

 

[ETipp]

I recall seeing a picture of an original Gillespie (I think) rifle that had a grease hole. It was in the shape of a tear drop with the narrow and shallower end in the direction of the butt. It looked quit attractive and was clearly "spooned" out with a gouge type chisel.

I would do one if I had an SMR. It was done in the day and commonly enough to have been functional.

Indeed. They sure make a SMR look like an original/authentic.

 

[springfield art]

Added a grease hole to the .45 percussion rifle. Southern mountain rifles from East Tennessee and western North Carolina sometimes had these. We’ll see how it works.View attachment 349534

I got the idea from this,

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Nice. I filled mine with beeswax, so it looks OK but I don't plan to use it for that. Thanks.

 

[springfield art]

In the Walter Cline book ‘The Muzzle-Loading Rifle Then and Now’ and the Randal Pierce book ‘Kentucky Rifles of the Great Smoky Mountains’ there are several southern guns with grease holes in the stock. It not be for everyone, but I like them.

I do, too. Totally authentic. I filled mine with beeswax as I don't want to actually use it.

 

[Terry Lightle]

To each his own.I really do not care for patch or cap boxes or grease holes but lots of people like them

 

[nchawkeye]

Idea...Fill it half full of your favorite lube, then add several greased patches on top, that way, you can easily access patches that are already lubed...If the top one gets too dirty for your liking, toss it....

 

[ETipp]

In the Walter Cline book ‘The Muzzle-Loading Rifle Then and Now’ and the Randal Pierce book ‘Kentucky Rifles of the Great Smoky Mountains’ there are several southern guns with grease holes in the stock. It not be for everyone, but I like them.

If I had a SMR that I used as a primary squirrel rifle, I wouldn't mind having a grease hole in the stock. I most likely would not use it. Rather I would probably fill it with beeswax instead. However, there's no denying they make a SMR look authentic.

Years ago, the first time I saw a grease hole in a stock was on an old original SMR hanging on a friends cabin wall. I had to ask what that hole was for.

 

[sturmkatze]

Really, they are CVA’s that the barrels were made for them by Jukar. Now Traditions sells them. It’s fashionable to not call them by what they are and to be cool and call them a Jukar. Kind of like jotos calling a flintlock a rock lock. Ghey.

 

[Antelope Pete]

You could fill it with some kind of whiteish or yellow epoxy and you'd get the aesthetic value if that's what you want without the hassles of grease. Just an idea.

 

[springfield art]

You could fill it with some kind of whiteish or yellow epoxy and you'd get the aesthetic value if that's what you want without the hassles of grease. Just an idea.

Beeswax is good, too. Stays hard.

 

[TNGhost]

Years ago - a lot of years ago - I had a CVA "Kentucky" .45 caliber, two-piece stock, you all know the one I mean. Percussion, shot pretty good. Because it was a plain rifle and my skills to add anything were and are limited, I added a grease hole to the stock. I used a beeswax based lube to fill it and for protection I simply covered it with a patch when hunting or at the range. Seemed so obvious to me. Worked pretty well too.

Having a Dixie TMR, I love the idea of the patch, so simple, yet it never occurred to me.