What would you build?

[Century to late]

A SMR with a good stick of curly maple, Winchester red high lights (never cared for the Aqua fortice dark stain look) , good architecture, iron furniture "no brass" to wood fit and oil pore ,filled finish , perhaps a bit of incise carving accented with a small amount of silver wire and no crow bait brass and silver charm manure all over it mucking up the form and function !
A wood cover patch box would be a very nice touch as well !

Double that.

 

[Cruzatte]

With a 36"×7/8" straight octagonal 50 caliber barrel? Here's a penny for your thoughts. Thank you in advance.

Some sort of half stock percussion lock rifle with double set triggers...scratch the double set triggers. Make it a single trigger and build a Leman.

 

[longcruise]

Most of what I build leaves me thinking shoulda been a jack handle but that's just me.

 

[Robin101]

I'm kind of in the same predicament büchsenmacher, I got a 40" .45 and a beautiful piece of curly maple, that with some judicious planning, I could make into a fullstock. Right now I'm torn between a Kuntz type Lehigh and a Vincent style fullstock flintlock.
Kind of like being in the ice cream parlor and deciding which flavor to get, they're all good!
The last time I was in a spot like this I went with a Tennessee Mountain Rifle, I really like that raw boned style!
Good luck in your decision making and enjoy!
Robin

 

[ZUG]

A Ohio type. Pewter tip half stock with plenty of inlays.

This is also what I would build except for the copious amounts of inlays that Phil wants to install. I built two like this for two woman shooters in .45 caliber with shotgun flat style butt plates and they LOVE them.

 

[bpd303]

a Vincent style fullstock flintlock.

My grandfather would have been proud of ya building his 36 cal.

 

[büchsenmacher64]

This is also what I would build except for the copious amounts of inlays that Phil wants to install. I built two like this for two woman shooters in .45 caliber with shotgun flat style butt plates and they LOVE them.View attachment 310395View attachment 310396

Thanks for sharing, nice rifle!

 

[büchsenmacher64]

Most of what I build leaves me thinking shoulda been a jack handle but that's just me.

Me too!

 

[büchsenmacher64]

I buillt this in 2018 using one of Jerry Cunninghams Montana barrels I had since 1978 along with the stock. 35" x 7/8 x .50. L&R Durs Egg lock, captured wedge. If I were to do it again I'd use walnut and profile the butt differently along with an English butt plate. Fore end tip is buffalo horn. Trigger plate is hand made and trigger guard is held by a hook at the front end of the bow.

Beautiful rifle, thanks for sharing.

 

[büchsenmacher64]

Possibilities are only limited by your imagination. Semper Fi

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Very nice rifles, and I really liked your tutorial on stripped ram rods. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gtrubicon]

My grandfather would have been proud of ya building his 36 cal.

Do you have any of your grandfathers work? I’m building a Vincent, I just draw files the barrel today.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

Very nice rifles, and I really liked your tutorial on stripped ram rods. Thanks for sharing.

You are welcome. Semper Fi

 

[ZUG]

Here is the second rifle that is the sister match to the rifle in the message that I posted above. It is a left hander as the shooter is left handed.

 

[büchsenmacher64]

Wow, that's an amazing rifle. Thanks for sharing.

 

[IronHand]

Would make a handy underhammer stalking rifle.

IronHand

 

[bpd303]

Do you have any of your grandfathers work? I’m building a Vincent, I just draw files the barrel today.

As far as know he did not build any rifles. He did own an Original full stock Vincent Ohio .36 flintlock, that my older brother inherited when he passed away.

 

[Tumbledown]

There's something appealing about the half stock rifles of the 1820-40 era. They generally had longer barrels than later "mountain" guns, with 33" being in the range of minimum length. I really like the overall lines.

 

[RiverRat]

How about a New England Fowler in 10 gauge?

 

[RiverRat]

Oops…..sorry I just re read your original post.

 

[deerstalkert]

Skinny full stock hawken.

I tried this. seems it looks a lot like a SMR!