Nah, it would always look like a plugged hole. I'll live with it. It is a conversation starter at the range though.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.Would be easy to plug the hole up depending on the hole size.
Indeed. They sure make a SMR look like an original/authentic.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.
Nice. I filled mine with beeswax, so it looks OK but I don't plan to use it for that. Thanks.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
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I do, too. Totally authentic. I filled mine with beeswax as I don't want to actually use it.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.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.
Beeswax is good, too. Stays hard.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.
Having a Dixie TMR, I love the idea of the patch, so simple, yet it never occurred to me.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.
Grease holes were always a bad idea in my opinion for a couple reasons.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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