Poor boy rifle

[Pete G]

The point I was trying to make (poorly) was that by the time half stock rifles came in style, generally a heavily swamped barrel had mostly passed. Of course anything can be found since all rifles were actually a one-off build.

 

[tenngun]

Some half stocks were made with wood ribs. I’ve only seen photos. A wood rib would have no trouble fitting a swamped barrel.
By the time half stocks became popular we importing and making lots of straight barrels

 

[YJake]

This was my effort at a "Poor Boy". This is a .45 Cal non Swamped barrel. The stock is wild Cherry. the lock is a left hand "Ashmore Warrented " that was significantly reworked and tuned. It does have a single set trigger. All Iron furniture. Although likely not historically accurate as a poor boy , it has the appearance that I was trying to achieve. This rifle was built in the late 1980s. It is a pleasure to carry in the woods and is fun to shoot at the range.


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How was this stock finished? It looks great!

-Jake

 

[stevew]

This is my Appalachian poor boy in 40 caliber. It was built by Kevin Blevins, he is a great builder and great to work with.

 

[Flintandsteel]

Here’s a smooth rifle I built a couple of years ago.