The latest from Mike Gahagan.

[rich pierce]

That's a profile that Allen Martin came up with if I am not mistaken, rice copied it off of his design.
She is a sturdy girl, no doubt. I have the one Martin9 built. Really nice balance.

It’s based on an original often known as RCA 42 because it is rifle 42 in Shumway’s Rifles of Colonial America volume 1. Many builders have re-created it. Not an Allen Martin creation, though I’m sure any rifle he built based on this one was a dandy. The original is quite heavy and smaller caliber than we might expect.

 

[Dartwick]

A pre-dented new gun isnt for me(its cool if its for you), but even so I think that gun looks very nice.

 

[TGJaeger]

That's one of the best guns I have seen and I have been looking at them for 43 years.

That is pretty high praise, especially considering the source!

 

[muzzlecap]

Very nice built rifle but I as well am not a fan of new looking old. But varying tastes is what makes things interesting.