navy arms rifle

[capt jack]

I'm trying to ID a rifle for a friend of mine , and I forgot how to post pictures here , so I will try to describe it as best as I can.
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Only markings are "navy arms" . 50 cal . caplock , Approx. 30" Bbl. Very shallow groves , and it appears to be a somewhat fast twist.

Solid brass receiver , hammer in the receiver.Single pull trigger , brass guard is attached with 2 screws.

The solid receiver has no side plates , and in order to access the internals of the lock , you would have to pull the barrel , or butt stock , or both.Steel butt plate

Fore end appears to be held on by one pin.

This appears to be a factory build for sure.

Thanks for any help---- Doc

 

[necchi]

hotoSmile:

 

[Rifleman1776]

Yep, photo needed.
But, for your info (as far as I recall) Navy Arms never built anything. Their products were all imported. But he, Val Forgett the owner, was very quality conscious and only handled good products. Your rifle could be almost anything.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

That is what Navy Arms called the "Morse" rifle. It was Navy's least expensive rifle back in the '70's.

 

[capt jack]

Coyoty joe :

Thank you for the info. Did a search and that is exactly what it is . 45 cal. , 1-22 twist , and was evidently sold as a kit gun by Navy arms .

Actually found the original instructions on line , and it states to use 50-70 Gr. of black , and a 220 gr. "Davis Maxi ".

With that twist , it sure won't be a RB gun , but might do real well with a TC Maxi .

Thanks everyone for there help ---- Doc

 

[paulvallandigham]

Those barrels were designed for shooting cartridges, not as MLers. However, you can get good accuracy shooting a tight ball/patch combination RB in those barrels. The .45 caliber is .457-.458" in actual diameter. Try using no larger than a .440, or .445 ball with a .012 to .015" thick patch in a Mler. Start your powder load testing with 40 grains of FFFg Goex, and work up by 5 grains. If you get to 70 grains and still don't have a good load for groups, you need to be changing the patch, or the lube, or both. Make any changes one at a time. :hatsoff:

 

[bbqken]

I owned one in .45 cal . A basic no frills piece of shooting pipe. Mine shot great.

 

[bud in pa]

Yep, photo needed.
But, for your info (as far as I recall) Navy Arms never built anything. Their products were all imported. But he, Val Forgett the owner, was very quality conscious and only handled good products. Your rifle could be almost anything.

Navy Arms had a machine shop on 47 th st & Tonnelle Ave. in North Bergen NJ back in the 60's. I don't know what they made there, but it was in operation for some time. I grew up in that neighborhood.