J.P. Gunstocks Classic .50

[dragnetbill]

I picked up a .50 percussion J.P. Gunstocks rifle that is marked Classic along the top barrel flat. The seller identified it as J.P. McCoy. It looks just like the the J.P. McCoy Squirrel rifle pictured in the magazine ads of the late 80's and 90's. But, those ads never show the muzzle of the rifle; is there a nose cap on the Squirrel rifle? There is no nose cap on this rifle.
I'm thinking it is the same as the Squirrel rifle only in larger caliber.
I have found no good info via the net on the "Classic."

 

[AlanG]

No nose cap on the standard one. The "Squirrel" rifle they sold through some retailers was pretty standardized, and I think only went up to .45- it had holes thru the ramrod pipes and used a screw through the pipes to hold the barrel on like Pedersoli does on their Frontier rifle.

They always seemed pretty close to the Hatfield rifle stockwise- always wondered if their was some sort of connection there.

They would build you anything from plain Poor Boys to full engraved/carved Pennsylvania's. Pretty similar to TVM, but they built a much larger variety of guns.

 

[dragnetbill]

No nose cap on the standard one. The "Squirrel" rifle they sold through some retailers was pretty standardized, and I think only went up to .45- it had holes thru the ramrod pipes and used a screw through the pipes to hold the barrel on like Pedersoli does on their Frontier rifle.

They always seemed pretty close to the Hatfield rifle stockwise- always wondered if their was some sort of connection there.

They would build you anything from plain Poor Boys to full engraved/carved Pennsylvania's. Pretty similar to TVM, but they built a much larger variety of guns.

Thanks AlanG for your reply. This "Classic" is fairly "bare bones"; it has the screws through pipes system, an L&R lock and double set triggers marked msm inside of a horn; brass furniture; no patchbox or inlays; maple stock that has good enough figure that it must be select or premium select. The bore is good and I'm hoping she shoots well.

 

[AlanG]

All of the stock rifles were "bare bones", except they all had good to great figured stocks. As I remember Mountain State Muzzleloading (whatever happened to them) used to carry them. They made a small caliber halfstock too .32?- i think it was called the Muskrat or Mink or something similar.

They were kind of a semi- handmade rifle with really solid components that sold for about the same price as the TC Contenders or such. A bargain really. I talked with them several times and still have a catalog somewhere.

 

[dragnetbill]

All of the stock rifles were "bare bones", except they all had good to great figured stocks. As I remember Mountain State Muzzleloading (whatever happened to them) used to carry them. They made a small caliber halfstock too .32?- i think it was called the Muskrat or Mink or something similar.

They were kind of a semi- handmade rifle with really solid components that sold for about the same price as the TC Contenders or such. A bargain really. I talked with them several times and still have a catalog somewhere.

MSM has become Cain's Outdoors Inc. They still sell muzzleloading supplies.