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Traditional Firearms => Flintlock Long Guns => Topic started by: TallTexan on July 21, 2014, 08:27:02 PM

Title: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on July 21, 2014, 08:27:02 PM
Along with my Weaving Welshman shooting bag, rifleman's knife and personalized horn by Rick Froelich.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: ridjrunr on July 21, 2014, 08:56:54 PM
Looks great!Is it all iron trim?Cant tell from the pix.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on July 21, 2014, 09:57:06 PM
Yes, all iron.  I am not usually one to use a patch box and probably would have not ordered one at all but I am the second owner and the "peanut" as this style of box is called really makes this rifle for me.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Roaddog on July 22, 2014, 06:28:18 AM
That's a nice lookn smokepole and all the fixns.It looks like your all set to go huntn. :rt th What caliber is it?
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on July 22, 2014, 06:35:32 AM
Oh, my mistake. It's a 50 caliber. It likes a charge of 75 grains of 3f but I haven't really shot it a lot so I'm not sure if that's the best. Hopefully I will be able to wear all my 17 90ish gear and clothes when I take it hunting.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Ron T. on July 30, 2014, 06:24:34 AM
An all-together nice outfit... I really like that wood... and the all-iron "hardware" makes it a real honest-looking rifle for that period... very authentic-looking.   :lt th


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: prairie dog on July 30, 2014, 08:45:57 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: RobD on July 31, 2014, 06:27:39 AM
beautiful rifle and acoutrements!!!

'cept the lock's on the wrong side. ;)
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on July 31, 2014, 07:25:26 AM
That's because the pictures were taken by Billy the Kid's photographer.   :lt th
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Kermit on July 31, 2014, 11:19:55 AM
Matt and company make a very nice firelock, don't they? The TVM EV is a very nice hunting piece, made the way you want, and without being all over spendy. I'm an admirer of their work.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Bigsmoke on July 31, 2014, 11:27:23 AM
Great outfit.  With a horn from Rick and a bag from Lynn you cannot go wrong there.
Who made the knife?
Like you, patch boxes really do not do much for me either.
Looks like you got a great big old bandage on your trigger finger.  Testing how sharp the flint is?
John
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Hanshi on July 31, 2014, 06:29:37 PM
I like the EV rifle and hated it when I had to sell mine.  It was a .50 x 42" x 3/4" straight barrel.  Yours is gorgeous though I don't much care for that patchbox.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Bison Horn on August 01, 2014, 06:53:46 AM
Nice outfit! I used one of Lynns straps with unfinished ends for a horn strap and kinda liked the look of the fringed effect of the ends. Hope you can get out and shoot soon. BH
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: huntinguy on August 02, 2014, 11:09:43 AM
might want to have the triggers looked at and polished so they don't cut up your fingers every time.  :rotf

Nice rifle gun. Mighty pretty she is. Mighty pretty.  :lt th
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on August 02, 2014, 03:47:33 PM
Quote from: "huntinguy"
might want to have the triggers looked at and polished so they don't cut up your fingers every time.  :rotf
Nice rifle gun. Mighty pretty she is. Mighty pretty.  :lt th

She is beautiful and the previous owner made me a deal I couldn't refuse so now she lives with me.  Since I've been out for so long and not able to shoot, I'll have to make up for lost time and then the triggers will look like I've been polishing them.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on August 02, 2014, 03:58:10 PM
Quote from: "bigsmoke"
Great outfit.  With a horn from Rick and a bag from Lynn you cannot go wrong there.
Who made the knife?
I don't know who made the knife, other than it's from an old file with curly maple handles.
Like you, patch boxes really do not do much for me either.
Looks like you got a great big old bandage on your trigger finger.  Testing how sharp the flint is?
John
No, that's from an infection that I developed back in December. It turned the tip of my finger black along with all my toes and the bottom of my feet.  I had all that amputated and cut away back in late February, then a skin graft to close everything up back in May.  I just started walking again about a month ago with the help of some assistive devices and hopefully by the time deer season starts I'll have been fitted for orthotic shoes and leg braces.  Needless to say, this is the gear that will accompany me for that hunt.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Hank in WV on August 02, 2014, 05:18:42 PM
Wow, that sure doesn't sound like much fun. Hope all heals up for you soon.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on August 02, 2014, 05:40:31 PM
No, it hasn't been a barrel of laughs by any means but it does make planning for things like this year's deer season that much more meaningful.  Goals are a good thing to have no matter where you are in life.
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: Riley/MN on August 02, 2014, 11:12:49 PM
Hang in there TT! It looks like you've got a good start on getting back out there...
Title: Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
Post by: TallTexan on August 02, 2014, 11:17:45 PM
Quote from: "Riley/MN"
Hang in there TT! It looks like you've got a good start on getting back out there...
Thanks, it helps to have good friends pulling for you.