gilgsn
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post to this forum, which I have been reading for some time. Actually, I did browse through all the threads, and those of the hunting forum as well. It took me days but I did learn a lot. I am 43, and live in Sarasota Florida. I used to shoot cap & ball revolvers when I was a teenager, and started missing black powder shooting. Which brings me to this post...
I have just ordered a Lehigh County stock and 42'' 7/8th .50 GM barrel from Pecatonica. I hesitated between the Lehigh and the Schweitzer.. They look very similar, so in the end, “Lehigh County” sounded better for an “American long rifle.” Another hard choice was between .45 and .50. I hope to hunt with it some day, and we have a lot of wild pigs in Florida. From reading the hunting forum it seems like .50 would be better.. I am hoping to find a private land owner with a hog problem! Oh, and it will be of course a flintlock. If GM had made a .45 with a 1-48 twist, I would have opted for the .45. Oh well, maybe for a future build...
So, the rifle, as a first build, won't be a showpiece. I do not care too much about period correctness and will probably opt for a modern finish on the barrel; not sure about the stock yet (Curly Maple #3), but Tru-Oil sounds good. Would anyone have suggestions about the best weatherproof finish? I haven't ordered the other parts. The lock is supposed to be the L & R Durs Egg, which I hope isn't more fragile than a Siler, because of it's apparent complexity. I am getting all the inletting mostly done, sight dovetails on the barrel, as well as the staples and breech plug installed.
Anyway, I plan on documenting the whole process with photos and videos. Suggestions are welcome
Ya'll have a happy new year!
Gil.
This is my first post to this forum, which I have been reading for some time. Actually, I did browse through all the threads, and those of the hunting forum as well. It took me days but I did learn a lot. I am 43, and live in Sarasota Florida. I used to shoot cap & ball revolvers when I was a teenager, and started missing black powder shooting. Which brings me to this post...
I have just ordered a Lehigh County stock and 42'' 7/8th .50 GM barrel from Pecatonica. I hesitated between the Lehigh and the Schweitzer.. They look very similar, so in the end, “Lehigh County” sounded better for an “American long rifle.” Another hard choice was between .45 and .50. I hope to hunt with it some day, and we have a lot of wild pigs in Florida. From reading the hunting forum it seems like .50 would be better.. I am hoping to find a private land owner with a hog problem! Oh, and it will be of course a flintlock. If GM had made a .45 with a 1-48 twist, I would have opted for the .45. Oh well, maybe for a future build...
So, the rifle, as a first build, won't be a showpiece. I do not care too much about period correctness and will probably opt for a modern finish on the barrel; not sure about the stock yet (Curly Maple #3), but Tru-Oil sounds good. Would anyone have suggestions about the best weatherproof finish? I haven't ordered the other parts. The lock is supposed to be the L & R Durs Egg, which I hope isn't more fragile than a Siler, because of it's apparent complexity. I am getting all the inletting mostly done, sight dovetails on the barrel, as well as the staples and breech plug installed.
Anyway, I plan on documenting the whole process with photos and videos. Suggestions are welcome
Ya'll have a happy new year!
Gil.