I love them all.I love the plane jane and I love the art touched guns. The only old yagers I've seen were in photos and were all carved and engraved.How common were plane non military yagers?
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mike garner
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i got my wood for my jaeger last week from TOW i should get the rest of the parts this week or next.
Beautiful. What a treasure. :bow:
That is what I love about this game. It preserves and teaches history and craftmanship.
I like the Jaeger because it is often considered the grandfather of the American longrifle. I know that is a :stir: subject but that is how I feel about it. And, my Rev. period transitional style longrifle is a good exampe of that heritage.
BTW, not all Jaegers were large calibers. That is a misconception. Moderate calibers in the .45 to .50 range were probably more the rule.
That is what I love about this game. It preserves and teaches history and craftmanship.
I like the Jaeger because it is often considered the grandfather of the American longrifle. I know that is a :stir: subject but that is how I feel about it. And, my Rev. period transitional style longrifle is a good exampe of that heritage.
BTW, not all Jaegers were large calibers. That is a misconception. Moderate calibers in the .45 to .50 range were probably more the rule.
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Here's a TOTW kit that I butchered back in 2005. I'm no gunbuilder but I still love my jaeger.
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butchered...are you kidding? what cal. is it, how long did it take you to build, and what load dose it like?
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It's a .62 Colerain. Took me a couple of months and I cast .600 balls and use Walmart ticking with somewhere between 70-80 grains of ffg. The rifle looks ok in a distant phot but I made every rookie mistake possible. I've haven't built one since. Not enough patience.
There are no mistakes!
Only stepping stones...to success.
Fred
Only stepping stones...to success.
Fred
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That's how you learn patience. By doing it again and again.
So true. A lot of old guns were "buggered" up, no one was perfect. Every time you do it you get better. A joe on the street who is just building his own gun and not making it to sell will get all the fun of building and a chance to get better. And an excuse to get another gun.
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Hey Mike,
Just in case you haven't been following the Comtemporary Makers Blog, there have recently been several fantastic groups of photos of original Jaegers. They are from a museum in Germany and the photos are excellent quality.
Here's the link: http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/
Mick :hatsoff:
Just in case you haven't been following the Comtemporary Makers Blog, there have recently been several fantastic groups of photos of original Jaegers. They are from a museum in Germany and the photos are excellent quality.
Here's the link: http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/
Mick :hatsoff:
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Thank you Rifleman1776!
All the best!
Fred
All the best!
Fred
