Woods Runner ready

[Phil Coffins]

I have to sight in and then I’m done. A 54 calibre in fancy maple with a couple of added details. I used aquafortis then brown leather dye before lighty coating all the wood inside and out with tung oil. Tru-Oil finish very thinly for three layers. Besides the toe plate and patch box brass cap I added a brass tip to the ram rod and color cased the lock. A few incited lines with a scroll behind the cheek is all this wood needed. Barrel is browned then rubbed with cold blue. I’ll start shooting with 80 grains of two fg and spit on the pillow ticking since that works with most 54 calibre rifles.
2CF54CA2-B37B-4FDF-AC1F-58C7602E984F by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
79CA4989-8F99-4DA4-ADE0-93A9275FAA64 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[2 shots]

nice and clean.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Nice rifle. Who's the old bugger with the nice vest?

 

[Phil Coffins]

Thanks but what do you think of the rifle?

 

[PathfinderNC]

Nice work Phil!

 

[BillyC]

Looks very nice

 

[TDM]

It looks great Phil. Very nice job!

 

[garypl]

Looks great - looking forward to seeing how it shoots!

 

[Phil Coffins]

Nice rifle. Who's the old bugger with the nice vest?

Just a super model I hired to hold the rifle.

 

[Thingamajiggy]

Beautiful job on the rifle! very nice.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I'm not usually a fan of true oil but that looks really great Phil. Nice work.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
I am not sure what is more impressive, the rifle or the guy holding it. Well done Phil. The carving is just right and very nicely done.

dave

 

[Plainsman]

Most excellent

 

[BillKilgore]

Great job, Phil. It is beautiful and classic.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Any more photos of the rifle…and the super model ?

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Very nice Phil, I wish I could do work like that

 

[FlintGunsmith]

Very nice Phil beautiful rifle

 

[DuncNZ]

Very nice job Oliver you have made a beautiful rifle , How did you color case the lock ? PM sent

 

[Phil Coffins]

Very nice Phil, I wish I could do work like that

Thanks, I believe most can do good work if they are willing to deal with each detail till it’s as good as possible. Taking the time to Critique their work and not hurrying to finish helps.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Very nice job Oliver you have made a beautiful rifle , How did you color case the lock ? PM sent

The color case hardening is done with wood and bone charcoal. I have posted the details in a number of other posts here.