Rice Golden Age 48” barrel finding a stock blank

[JQuigley]

Hello,

I ordered a .45 caliber 48” Rice golden age barrel a few weeks back to make a half stock SMR with and I’ve decided to go with something more like the Killdeer rifle from the last of the Mohicans. Not sure why. Anyway, does anyone know of anyone making a stock blank preinlet for this barrel? I don’t mind inletting the locks and hardware I just hate doing barrel channels and having a ramrod hole drilled would be a plus. I heard they may fit the kibler SMR stocks but I can’t find enough information about the SMR barrel dimensions to check for myself and even then it’d still be a few inches short. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

http://www.longrifles-pr.com/stockblanks.shtml

Half Stock blank little to no curl $170. Cut for swamped barrel and RR hole drilled $75. Total $245 plus shipping.

Call them and tell them the project you are doing. Shaping the stock post barrel channel isn't all that difficult.

 

[JQuigley]

http://www.longrifles-pr.com/stockblanks.shtml

Half Stock blank little to no curl $170. Cut for swamped barrel and RR hole drilled $75. Total $245 plus shipping.

Call them and tell them the project you are doing. Shaping the stock post barrel channel isn't all that difficult.

Are pecatonicas prices still accurate? I’ve heard they haven’t Been updated in like ten years?

 

[The Crisco Kid]

They were accurate a year or so ago.

 

[RobertE]

Get ahold of Bill. He should be able to fix you up. Highly recommend his services.
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/custom-cut-barrel-channels-and-stock-blanks.178752/

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

Are pecatonicas prices still accurate? I’ve heard they haven’t Been updated in like ten years?

Call 'em and ask. They are pretty easy to chat with

 

[ronaldrothb49]

Are pecatonicas prices still accurate? I’ve heard they haven’t Been updated in like ten years?

Pecatonica just updated their web site a couple months ago and also have a new catalog that you can download from the web site.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
An option is to contact Dave Keck at Knob Mountain Muzzleloading. He has a website so search online. He can put in the barrel, drill the ramrod hole and profile your stock for any number of Lehigh Valley guns including those by the Rupps and the Molls. The Killdeer rifle is a fantasy gun loosely but inaccurately based on some sort of Lehigh Valley or Northampton, PA gun and made by Wayne Watson for the movie. I believe Dave has a pattern for it also. If you are sold on making some sort of Lehigh Valley shaped gun, best to do some research first. They are not easy to make.

dave

 

[JQuigley]

Hi,
An option is to contact Dave Keck at Knob Mountain Muzzleloading. He has a website so search online. He can put in the barrel, drill the ramrod hole and profile your stock for any number of Lehigh Valley guns including those by the Rupps and the Molls. The Killdeer rifle is a fantasy gun loosely but inaccurately based on some sort of Lehigh Valley or Northampton, PA gun and made by Wayne Watson for the movie. I believe Dave has a pattern for it also. If you are sold on making some sort of Lehigh Valley shaped gun, best to do some research first. They are not easy to make.

Thank you. I was looking at it a few moments ago. Do they sell stocks or just profile slabs for you? I was confused by their website.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
Dave Keck will do either. You can buy wood from him, send your barrel and he will inlet the barrel and ramrod hole as well as profile the stock or you can send him your own wood.

dave

 

[JQuigley]

Hi,
Dave Keck will do either. You can buy wood from him, send your barrel and he will inlet the barrel and ramrod hole as well as profile the stock or you can send him your own wood.

dave

Wonderful thank you. I just sent out an email to him a few minutes ago.

 

[SDSmlf]

You may want to contact @Trapper Bill as someone else mentioned. From his posted photographs the work looks good. Will seriously consider using him for cutting the barrel channel and ramrod hole on any future builds, though at my current pace that will be quite a ways out.

Post in thread 'Custom cut barrel channels and stock blanks'
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...channels-and-stock-blanks.178752/post-2592742

 

[BR Sorenson]

KIBLERS website for the SMR lists swamped barrel large and mid barrel dimensions. The taper is not given.
Looks like some good advice has been given by others.

 

[JQuigley]

KIBLERS website for the SMR lists swamped barrel large and mid barrel dimensions. The taper is not given.
Looks like some good advice has been given by others.

I tried it in a SMR Quaker and it didn’t work. Was too wide at the breech and would’ve left it very flimsy if I tried to inlet it

 

[GANGGREEN]

Did you find something yet? I have a piece of INCREDIBLE curly maple that I think would be long enough for that, but there is some bark inclusions and the barrel channel isn't the whole 9/4" or 10/4" wide. I THINK that you'd be able to make it work if you wanted/needed to. I kept the stock when I traded a bunch of others to a buddy because it's such a drop-dead gorgeous stock and I intended to use it myself. If you're interested, I could send a few photos and you could probably make an offer on it. I'm not 100% on selling it, but I can't/won't rule it out and I am curious what others think regarding the bark inclusions and narrower working area on the forestock.

If I don't find someone who wants it and will pay a fair price, I'll lug it down to Dave Keck or Mark Wheland someday and ask what they think. If I keep it myself and build something with it, it will likely be a very slender .40 or .45 longrifle, but I don't have any barrels lying around presently to use with it (other than an old Dixie gun and an old Kassnar. I suppose those might work).

 

[JQuigley]

Did you find something yet? I have a piece of INCREDIBLE curly maple that I think would be long enough for that, but there is some bark inclusions and the barrel channel isn't the whole 9/4" or 10/4" wide. I THINK that you'd be able to make it work if you wanted/needed to. I kept the stock when I traded a bunch of others to a buddy because it's such a drop-dead gorgeous stock and I intended to use it myself. If you're interested, I could send a few photos and you could probably make an offer on it. I'm not 100% on selling it, but I can't/won't rule it out and I am curious what others think regarding the bark inclusions and narrower working area on the forestock.

If I don't find someone who wants it and will pay a fair price, I'll lug it down to Dave Keck or Mark Wheland someday and ask what they think. If I keep it myself and build something with it, it will likely be a very slender .40 or .45 longrifle, but I don't have any barrels lying around presently to use with it (other than an old Dixie gun and an old Kassnar. I suppose those might work).

I’ll shoot ya a message!