Virginia Stocked Rifle Using English Fowling Gun Parts

[Capt. Jas.]

I built this with a back story of a Virginia stocked rifle using parts from an old English fowling piece that had a blown barrel. The premise is that the old stock was copied to make the rifle.
Although the Mike Rowe lock (which is a dead ringer for a lock from a 1750's James Barbar duck gun) is a bit fancy for a rifle utilizing surplus parts, it was my best choice for an off the shelf left handed round face lock. The .60 caliber barrel is an Ed Rayl, The butt plate and trigger guard are my altered versions of castings from originals by Reeves. I made the sights (rear sight is wrought iron), side plate, trigger and plate, etc.

 

[Carolina_Skinner]

Gorgeous! :thumbsup:

 

[dave_person]

Hi James,
As I said in the "other forum", it is a beauty, so credible, and all the details well thought out and executed.

dave

 

[Artificer]

Wonderful. If she shoots a tenth as good as she looks, she would be a pure joy.

Gus

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Very Very nice and being that it is left handed makes me like even more :hatsoff:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Just splendid. Looks very inviting to shoot.

 

[Swamp Rat]

Job Well Done! :thumbsup:

 

[Micah Clark]

I think the lock is beautiful and looks great . . .other parts on the fowler are engraved, it doesn't look out of place at all . . beautiful rifle.

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Thanks. That's my scratching on the lock as well.

 

[wattlebuster]

Looks great an I do love the Mike Rowe designed Caywood locks. They are very fast :thumbsup:

 

[Cowboy]

Can't even find the words!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Respectfully, Cowboy

 

[MSW]

Great looking rifle!

 

[wvbuckbuster]

:thumbsup: Dan.

 

[steve free]

Very nice!

 

[The Baron]

Beautiful! :applause: :hatsoff:

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Thank you. This is my third build. I have locks, stock blanks and barrels for about 10 more and I hope I can get to them all before I leave this world.

 

[Artificer]

James,

Very interesting way you used fowler and rifle parts together. Did you happen to draw influence from English Sporting Rifles of the period?

Just curious. Is that a single set trigger or a plain trigger? Nothing wrong with a good single trigger with a good trigger pull.

Gus

 

[Capt. Jas.]

James,

Very interesting way you used fowler and rifle parts together. Did you happen to draw influence from English Sporting Rifles of the period?

Just curious. Is that a single set trigger or a plain trigger? Nothing wrong with a good single trigger with a good trigger pull.

Gus

Gus, I actually did not pull from any rifles of the period. I made it as if using all the parts from the left handed birding piece (including the simple trigger and plate) except the blown barrel and of course a new stock supposedly copied in style from the old one. I made the comb a bit more parallel than most for the ease of actual use of this rifle with heavy loads. It should take the recoil more back than up. This feature can be found on some later English big bore rifles.

 

[Artificer]

James,

Very interesting way you used fowler and rifle parts together. Did you happen to draw influence from English Sporting Rifles of the period?

Just curious. Is that a single set trigger or a plain trigger? Nothing wrong with a good single trigger with a good trigger pull.

Gus

Gus, I actually did not pull from any rifles of the period. I made it as if using all the parts from the left handed birding piece (including the simple trigger and plate) except the blown barrel and of course a new stock supposedly copied in style from the old one. I made the comb a bit more parallel than most for the ease of actual use of this rifle with heavy loads. It should take the recoil more back than up. This feature can be found on some later English big bore rifles.

That was an EXCELLENT Idea, thanks for sharing.

Gus

 

[Len Graves]

Your third build? I have built about thirty. None of which come close to your quality. I can't wait to see your next one. Keep up the good work. The world doesn't have enough beautiful guns.