Darn fine work and beautiful results. I recently made one just like it with a Long Hammock barrel. I bought the action parts from Deer Creek Products. I chose to brown my rifle. My wood was no where as beautiful as yours. Mine is a .45 cal. and is a tack driver. The only problem I have had with mine has been a stuck hammer due to a small bit of spent cap getting stuck between the hammer cup and the nipple. The solution was to use a dremmel tool to relieve the front of the hammer cup just enough to prevent cap fragments from being caught. Problem solved.
It's a sweet shooting and sweet handling rifle but requires an adjustment in how you hold your off hand on the stock. When shooting a rifle, (I'm right handed) I tuck my left elbow into my side and this causes my left hand to be just in front of the trigger guard. It is a stable way to hold a rifle when shooting offhand but you cannot position your hand in front of the triggerguard when shooting an underhammer. So, I now put my left hand right behind the trigger guard and wrap my left hand over my right hand similar to a two hand hold on a handgun. It's a really good stable way to hold an underhammer when shooting off hand.
BTW, if you decide to try the shooting position I described when shooting a flintlock you will need to either wear a leather glove on your left hand or turn it around and rest the forestock on the heel of your left hand. By turning your hand around this way, you will have your fingers on the left side of the rifle and away from the flash from the pan. I once, and I stress once let my little finger stray along side the pan. :nono: It really got my attention, I did the "Owie Dance" and I spoke in a strange tongue for a few moments. :haha: I now have a tattooed spot on my little finger to prove it.
