My Kentucky rifle

[awebbersr]

45 cal Sears Kentucky Rifle with Miruko bar rel

 

[Billnpatti]

Interesting. How does it shoot? Unfortunately most of your text was covered by the picture.

 

[Claude Mathis]

Interesting. How does it shoot? Unfortunately most of your text was covered by the picture.

The photo didn't (can't) cover the text. :wink:

 

[ghostdncr]

Reminds me of my first smoker, one of the Spanish Jukar .45 caplocks. Yours looks like it's fitted with a T/C Hawken triggerguard! Any idea if it's original to the gun? Mine shot ridiculously well with a 40gr charge of FFFg under a patched round ball. Squirrels HATED that rifle. :grin:

 

[smil]

Interesting.

The photo didn't (can't) cover the text. :wink:

The photo split up the text... it just looks like it covers it.

Thanks for the photo, enjoyed seeing it.

 

[TLanoy]

Nice looking rifle. Let us know how the Miruko barrel shoots.

 

[awebbersr]

I've had it at the range at 50 yards and 2 shots at a hundred. I shot two three shot clusters one 50 grains the other 60 grains. At 50 yards it shot 4 1/4' high and 2 1/2 ' right with 50 grns. At 60 grns 6 1/2 ' high and 3 1/2" right. At 100 yards 13" high and 15" right. Might be looking for a taller front sight. The clusters at 50 yards measured 1 1/2" outside to out side holes, FFFg Goex. :hmm: I almost forgot, .445 ball with .010 patch and bore butter lube. I have moved the rear sight to the left and am looking for some .440 balls with .015 patch before worrying about the front sight height. :wink:

 

[awebbersr]

The rifle is all original from what I can tell from other pictures on the internet. The rifle looked unfired when I found it, all indications it was a wall hanger. The nipple had the size 10 cap top but was cone type hole on the bottom. Replaced it with a #11 stainless nipple. :wink: I just noticed in my above post my fingers betrayed me. That is all inches in the measurements above.