Took the smallbore plunge

[mdtnhunter]

Although I'm partial to large bore guns, I recently acquired a .36 rifle from a fellow forum member. It has a 42" straight Green Mountain barrel, a small Siler with a roller frizzen, and Davis set triggers. I fired a few round with it yesterday fron 25-30 yards using a .350 ball over 35 grains of fff with a .015 patch. I was getting some pretty decent one inch groups bit I think it will do better if I experiment with different loads. I can't wait to try and make the woods safe for democracy from those little communist tree rats!

 

[smo]

I like it! :thumbsup: Congrats on your buy.

 

[wilded]

Beautiful squirrel rifle. I know you will keep the woods safe for sure. :thumbsup:

 

[Dave K]

Does meaning you are going have the Communist ones, mean you are only going after the red squirrels? :grin: You will love your small bore. I find that I shoot my small bores, more than any of the other rifles I own.

 

[hawk]

cool :thumbsup: colour stain

 

[cowpoke1955]

Great looking rifle. While you're after those commies, why not pick off a few turn coat cotton tails :thumbsup:

 

[Bob J]

That's a nice looking rifle Have fun with the .36!!

 

[Shane Carter]

Very nice looking rifle, enjoy!

 

[hanshi]

Very nice rifle. Can't do better than a .36.

 

[Ron_T.]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....

That's almost too purdy to shoot. Note I said, "ALMOST" !~!~! :grin:

Congrats on the beautiful new rifle... !!!


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

 

[mr.flintlock]

That is a beautiful rifle. I have never heard of a roller frizzen on a siler lock. Is that a custom feature?

 

[mdtnhunter]

Homer Sales of Appalachian Lock Assembly in North Carolina sold custom tuned Siler locks with roller frizzens. I don't know if this one came from him or not.

 

[chance]

Wow!!!!!

 

[BillinOregon]

That surely is a pretty squill gun. One of my favorite daydreams is trying to decide between a .36 and a .40 flint poor boy for small critters. Show us some groups!

 

[fitter]

If Homer put that lock together it would have a Christian fish stamped inside the plate. I've used a lot of his locks. He does a good job. Have one in my personal rifle that is 20 yrs. old, thousands of rounds through it. He still assembles locks for Jim Chambers, but I think he is slowing down these days.

 

[torn moc]

Any tree rat would consider it an Honor to be kilt by that rifle!!!