Ron Lewis 45cal

[Robyn]

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Hi all
ok This question is for the rifle experts
I have just purchased a Ron Lewis 45 cal underhammer muzzleloading target rifle.
do any of you happen to know the history of these guns. it has 1 in 48 rifling. the barrel is hexagonal 1 & 1/8 across the flats. double set triggers and peep sights.
I havn't got to shoot it yet that will come in the next few weeks. But one thing if it shoots as good as it looks I can see 10.10 scores coming up
with Thanks
Robyn

 

[Robyn]

Come on you guys someone must of heard of this rifle

 

[paulvallandigham]

Sorry, but you don't see very many 6-sided barrels on any gun, much less on a target gun. Why would you want a barrel that rests on a "corner" between flats?? It makes a very difficult barrel mortise to cut in the stock, and how do you drill the hole for the percussion nipple in that underhammer action? Do you file a flat on that edge, before marking it and drilling it?

I ask these questions to point out why such a gun is not popular, and therefore is rarely seen. Other than the builder, and perhaps some personal friends, its unlikely that this gun has been seen by many people at all.

I would ask the owner/builder what a hexagonal barrel has that is an advantage to an Octagon barrel? If a hexagonal barrel was better, you would see them rather than octagon barrels, no?

 

[Zonie]

Although it is too grainy to see clearly a blow up of the picture looks like the barrel is an octagon.

I don't know any thing about the gun or the maker but it does look like it is a nice target rifle.

The sights on it would restrict the types of competition it could be used in but it could be fun shooting elongated bullets at 200 yards. :grin:

 

[paulvallandigham]

JIM: Thanks for the correction. I just took the poster for his word, and he said its a hexagonal barrel! If someone is going to come on this forum with a question, the least we can do is accept his word. The picture was way too small on my monitor for me to count flats, or even see the flats.

I agree with you about the gun. This is a Target rifle that would be fun to shoot with bullets out to 200 meters. If its not a German Schuezten rifle, it certainly is close. Coors Beer Company has been sponsoring an old-fashion Schuetzenfest in Colorado for many years now, and revived interest in this style of gun and shooting. I have seen a few newly made "schuetzen rifles " made to participate in this match, over the years, and now the NMLRA has added such a match to its program.

 

[Zonie]

It could make for some good competition for the Schuetzen I built some years ago.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Very nice gun, Jim. I get the " Drools " every time I look at schuetzen rifles. A friend collects German made ones, and they are breathtaking.