Mark Wheland 40cal Tennessee.
Rottweilers: Harley and Hagen
Rottweilers: Harley and Hagen
Mountain Rifle display.
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So what do you think about adoptions?
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By the time I figured out which one to shoot, it be getting dark outside.
Most of the beads I have traded stuff for. I think those came from a guy in Texas but I cant remember
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Hope it's contagious.
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If you are looking for a cannon ,try woodworking central, Zulu makes some fine pieces, but you are right they are not cheap!
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That’s the perfect man-cave!
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Well, now. After having been made irredeemably jealous I guess I shouldn't comment, but. Our house isn't the least bit "rustic" and I'm not allowed to display my pitiful few as in the photos. The TV & rifle mounting is attractive, yes, but not for me. The others that are displayed are posted just to make those like myself very depressed. My few are not together but somewhat scattered around - a small outhouse would even be suitable. Hmmm...I somehow feel very humbled. 
You need to steak your claim to part of that real estate!Well, now. After having been made irredeemably jealous I guess I shouldn't comment, but. Our house isn't the least bit "rustic" and I'm not allowed to display my pitiful few as in the photos. The TV & rifle mounting is attractive, yes, but not for me. The others that are displayed are posted just to make those like myself very depressed. My few are not together but somewhat scattered around - a small outhouse would even be suitable. Hmmm...I somehow feel very humbled.
I had a couple Rotties back in the day. Great dogs. I got that indian to! I do not have that gun though, nice man, very nice! Some day.
I guess you could say it is both. The term, "plains rifle" is believed to have been coined by collectors and blackpowder enthusiasts in the mid 20th century, along with "canoe gun," "possibles bag," and a few other expressions that are now commonplace. The Hawken brothers and their competitors called this type of weapon a "mountain rifle." In his book, The Plains Rifle, author Charles Hanson had this to say:
"No endorsement of the term "Plains Rifle" is intended; the name was used [for the book title] because it is popular with collectors today [1960] and because it is a good all-inclusive type name. In fur trade days, a first class trapper's rifle was a Hawken, and it was generally referred to as a "Mountain Rifle." The field of this book has been broadened to include all rifles which might have been made with the Plainsman in mind" (page vi).
So, the rifle in the original post, which appears to be a CVA Mountain Rifle and is a nice-looking weapon, certainly meets all the normal modern-day criteria for a "plains rifle," but if it had been built in the 1840's, its maker would have probably called it a "mountain rifle." I believe this rifle was created to compete with the T/C Hawken, which suffered a lot of criticism from purists because it bore scant resemblance to the originals that came out of the Hawken shop. The R&D team at CVA actually did their homework in developing and naming the CVA Mountain Rifle. They might have even used this original as a model:
This has been a good thread. There are some nice displays shown.
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Notchy Bob
I don't know, but with the calibers being 50 and smaller, shouldn't the rifle be referred to as one of the "California" Rifles?
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Greg, no wonder nice guns are hard to find.. You seem to have them all. Very nice wall there!
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My own fault. When I hear mountain rifle my brain goes to SMR.
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