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36 Caliber Southern Rifle
Mike Yancey:
Here is a shot of the touch hole.
Tracker0721:
It’s coming along really well! I cut my first ever dovetails in my barrel yesterday, looks like I’ve gotta practice more, yours looks good!
Mike Yancey:
Had to shoot it! Just playing @ 25 yards no rest, just wanted to see how it shot.
Mike Yancey:
Trigger guard is in. Had to do a little modifying of the front lug to make it be where I needed it to be, but it worked great.
Now I can start thinning and sanding this thing down! The wood looks like I shaped it with a chain saw right now, but its getting ready to shine!
Comalforge:
Nice job - I really like the stock profile.
Some years ago, I built a poor-boy Southern style, cap lock in 45 as a ball shooter - IIRC, it was 1-70" twist barrel. It was quite accurate and a great offhand rifle; it liked 70 grs. of FFFg and a patched ball. Went to an informal shoot with a group of fellows one morning and we shot all day. I noticed my groups were moving up as the day progressed and I was having to hold lower as it got later. Finally figured out that the sun was arcing straight overhead and the glint off the front sight was changing. I loved that piece but eventually sold it because my eyes aged out and I couldn't see the front sight anymore. Getting old sux...
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