Got an early birthday present!

[Darren Haverstick]

Yesterday, I received the blackpowder rifles that my good friend, John Pruitt, made for me and my dad. Mine is a 54 caliber flintlock with a large Siler lock and a 42" swamped Colerain barrel. Dad's is a Hawken style rifle with a 30" barrel custom made by Flintlock Construction Incorporated in Morehead, KY. His gun's other unique feature is the mule-ear lock on it. The coolest thing of all about both firearms is that the stock wood came from a walnut tree off our farm that has been in our family since the 1850's.

I know the sights aren't period correct but I don't care. We had these guns made to kill vittles and we wanted adjustable sights. Dad's has an adjustable buckhorn rear sight and a bead front sight. Mine has an adjustable peep rear sight and a target globe front sight. I've got a handful of apertures I can put in the target globe for different sight pictures.

I can't wait to make smoke this weekend!!!

Darren

[Mike in Oz]

Damn thats a sweet pair of rifles! 

[Roaddog]

They are real sweetharts ya got there and thanks for the nice photoes.Let us know how they shoot.That mule-ear lock is the first I have seen a good photoe of.Very neet.

[Hawken]

Must be a 'magic' photo!

Haven't found it yet!

[Ohio Joe]

I'd say your certainly ready for the hunt!  New rifles. Always FUN! 

[Uncle Russ]

Very nice!
Nice guns, in every respect.
Nice backdrop too.

And, I do believe I am looking at a "Slap Lock", I've only seen a couple in my entire life and I've never had the opportunity to shoot one, but to say I'm anxious to start reading about her performance is an understatement.

Keep us updated, please!

Uncle Russ...

[Hanshi]

I wish I would get BD presents like that! 

[PetahW]

.

Pretty cool - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! !  . 

.

[Stormrider51]

And yours even has the lock on the correct side!
John