- Joined
- Mar 26, 2005
- Messages
- 729
- Reaction score
- 784
she is a shooter.
A number of years ago I built a southern style "poor boy" rifle in .40 from T.O.W parts. Due to a mistake that was entirely my fault I had to have the barrel-at the plug end- cut down a couple of inches. Because of this the pins no longer held the barrel in place. I would occasionally drag the gun out and tie a heavy boot shoestring over the end of the barrel to hold it in the stock-of course it was still held by the tang screw-and shoot it.
I had been looking for a new stock from Track, but last year probably due to the pandemic they were not available. In early July the stock was available and I ordered it. In the meantime I decided to see if I could salvage the old one.
I got the idea to use toothpicks to plug the old pin holes from watching a duelist1954 video. I then re drilled the holes for the pins.
I put some new finish on the stock-it walnut and pretty plain.
The front pin on the stock had to be redrilled and the resultant hole was too big for the tool steel pins. So I used a a galvanized nail, cut the head off, smoothed it down because it was slightly too large by chucking it in a drill press and using various sandpaper grits.
The butt plate has 4 screw holes. I couldn't find slotted screws with big enough heads to not pass through the drilled holes, so 2 of them are slotted and two are phillips.
I took it to the range on a hot muggy Saturday morning in Indiana. First shot at 35 yards was between the 8 and 9 rings.
After that I shot it about 20 times. I had a 1/2 gallon milk jug filled with water which I took out in one shot. Then I bounced 12 oz Pepsi cans-empty all over the back stop.
This rifle just fits me. Most of the guns-even the unmentionable-do not have LOP long enough. This gun is perfect in that respect, and its light and slim. Its really a joy to shoot even if its not a joy to look at. I guess that's in keeping with the "poor boy" moniker. I appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of a well crafted flintlock. But I've always been a "chrome don't get you home" kind of guy. I'm drawn to the mangy dog, with a good heart. Now what am I going to do with the stock I just ordered? Maybe this winter I might try to do a better job on this rifle. We will see.
A number of years ago I built a southern style "poor boy" rifle in .40 from T.O.W parts. Due to a mistake that was entirely my fault I had to have the barrel-at the plug end- cut down a couple of inches. Because of this the pins no longer held the barrel in place. I would occasionally drag the gun out and tie a heavy boot shoestring over the end of the barrel to hold it in the stock-of course it was still held by the tang screw-and shoot it.
I had been looking for a new stock from Track, but last year probably due to the pandemic they were not available. In early July the stock was available and I ordered it. In the meantime I decided to see if I could salvage the old one.
I got the idea to use toothpicks to plug the old pin holes from watching a duelist1954 video. I then re drilled the holes for the pins.
I put some new finish on the stock-it walnut and pretty plain.
The front pin on the stock had to be redrilled and the resultant hole was too big for the tool steel pins. So I used a a galvanized nail, cut the head off, smoothed it down because it was slightly too large by chucking it in a drill press and using various sandpaper grits.
The butt plate has 4 screw holes. I couldn't find slotted screws with big enough heads to not pass through the drilled holes, so 2 of them are slotted and two are phillips.
I took it to the range on a hot muggy Saturday morning in Indiana. First shot at 35 yards was between the 8 and 9 rings.
After that I shot it about 20 times. I had a 1/2 gallon milk jug filled with water which I took out in one shot. Then I bounced 12 oz Pepsi cans-empty all over the back stop.
This rifle just fits me. Most of the guns-even the unmentionable-do not have LOP long enough. This gun is perfect in that respect, and its light and slim. Its really a joy to shoot even if its not a joy to look at. I guess that's in keeping with the "poor boy" moniker. I appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of a well crafted flintlock. But I've always been a "chrome don't get you home" kind of guy. I'm drawn to the mangy dog, with a good heart. Now what am I going to do with the stock I just ordered? Maybe this winter I might try to do a better job on this rifle. We will see.
