kentucky rifle

i finally finished it today along with my feild horn for hunting. take a look:

what do you think? no i am not talking about the red neck holding it. hey wait a minute thats me. :crackup:

 

[hobbles]

jax12
Nice,, And I like your horn,, Mine is smaller and I only get 48 shots out of mine,,,

 

i know it will hold over a pond of powder but i have no idea how many shot i will get. but it was very fun building it. just need to finish plug and get strap.

 

[hobbles]

I get 2 1/3 fill up's from a pound of powder, I like yours,,
Mine is 0k for huntin, but goin out back and target shootin, It only last a few hours, then I got to come in and fill up and go back out,,, Life is rough,, huh ??

 

where did you get that strap and could you get another for me? :shocking:

 

[Maestro]

Hey Jax12... looks great! I take it this was your first project of the type... I looked at your other posts and saw that you were looking for a kit just 3 weeks ago! You've been busy over the past 3 weeks!? Congrats on a fine job! :thumbsup:

 

[hobbles]

jax12
Evenin
The strap is a Horse Reins, If you have any tack shops round ya they might even have a used section, Or if any one round you has horses, sea if they have any used stuff,,

 

[hobbles]

jax12
Guess I shouldn't of mentioned your powder horn, I got your post moved,, sorry

Powder horn, not specific to shooting Precussion guns.

 

[arcticap]

Nice rifle & horn, you're talented! I just visited[url] ebay.com[/url] and typed the words "leather reins" in the search box. There were 10 pages of leather reins and horse tack leather, some very inexpensive. If cheap leather reins are what you are looking for, ebay is the ticket!! :thumbsup:

 

[Zonie]

jax12
Guess I shouldn't of mentioned your powder horn, I got your post moved,, sorry

Powder horn, not specific to shooting Precussion guns.

Hobbles: You didn't get his post moved. I moved it simply because I am the moderator for the Precussion Forum and I thought it belonged here.
Although the rifle is precussion, the general way the post was going was towards the powder horn so I thought it would be more appropriate if it was over here where all the Precussion and the Flintlock shooters could see it.
Based on the number of replys, I thin Ah dun good.

 

Get yourself some leather and make one, you'll have a lot of fun doing it and you'll have a great deal of pride using it, leather work is very easy and a great way to keep your costs down.

 

[THOM]

Hey ta jax 12 -
ya done a great job..
they sure do make a purty couple..
Keep up the good work !!
Summer on
limpin'frog :sleep: :snore: :hmm: :sleep:

 

[hobbles]

Zonie
Thanks for the info, I feel better now,

 

thanks for the kind words got to shoot it today and boy does it ever shoot sweet. about 1 1/2 inch groups at 25 yrds and opening to 2 1/2 at 75 yrds using a rest. first shot tripped me out dead center at 25 yrds how cool is that. i am extremely happy with my new gun and cant wait for deer season to open. :: i cant get over how nice this thing sling patched round balls. also got to shoot the little hawkens same thing havent been this happy in a long time. :front:

 

[Darkhorse]

Hobbles,
Sometimes I'm like a racehorse with blinders on. I've been buying horn straps and throwing away old leather reins when they start to crack with age.
Duhhh Huhhh

 

[hobbles]

Darkhorse

That sounds like somethin I'd do,, If there is a wrong way of doin somethin,, give me time,, I'll find it,

 

[Mulebrain]

Hey Jax,

What kit is that gun made from? Looks great along with that beer spill on your shirt :crackup:

 

actually that is my staining shirt and the kit was a traditions .50