New rifle

[Larry (Omaha)]

Today Mark Wheland finished the 1790-1820 British Sporting Rifle. English walnut stock, Davis lock, 28” swamped Getz .62 caliber rifled barrel with Rice hooked patent breech, Track butt, mystery trigger guard (Track?), Wheland-made trigger plate, Track leaf rear sight, standard blade front sight. Mark turned the ebony ramrod tipped by buffalo horn knob and a historically accurate 8/32 threaded steel tip. Trigger pull about 2 lbs, total weight exactly 7.5 lbs. Fits me perfectly, points easily. Have to go shoot it in preparation for late flintlock season here in PA. Thanks to Eric who assembled most of the parts and who ended up selling me his “kit”. View attachment 363031

Very nice! That is a keeper for sure!
Larry

 

[The Crisco Kid]

That rifle shows some excellent workmanship and planning! I like the way the combination of different parts come together to form a beautiful and very functional gun.

 

[RiverRat]

Post your guns!

I have is various threads over the years. I don’t want to be a bragger, but I do like to share with the forum what I think is beautiful! I am presently working on a kibler fowler and when I am done, I will take some pics of my Wheland guns.

 

[Colonial Boy]

All of the above superlatives.

 

[pamtnman]

I have is various threads over the years. I don’t want to be a bragger, but I do like to share with the forum what I think is beautiful! I am presently working on a kibler fowler and when I am done, I will take some pics of my Wheland guns.

Dude. This whole place is devoted to gun po*n.

 

[Ricky Bobby]

Absolutely stunning!

 

[bpd303]

Dude. This whole place is devoted to gun po*n.

That and along with gun envy. I have a lot of guns and am still envious of this one.

 

[Stykbow]

That’s a real beauty @pamtnman.

 

[JimFlint]

Just beautiful, enjoy.

 

[SixGun]

I usually don't like the lines of a half stock gun but that piece is beautiful. Congrats.

 

[pamtnman]

I usually don't like the lines of a half stock gun but that piece is beautiful. Congrats.

Thank you, SixGun. The British Sporting Rifle design inspired the Hawken design. Hawken ditched the British finesse in favor of rugged utility on a brutal frontier. Most half stocks we Americans see are Hawken-style Plains rifles. The pinnacle of the BSR design was attained in 1850. Those percussion rifles are unbelievably light, accurate, and at 62-72 caliber, capable of killing almost any big animal

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

Excellent work!

 

[MSW]

great looking rifle