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Offline TallTexan

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My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« on: July 21, 2014, 08:27:02 PM »
Along with my Weaving Welshman shooting bag, rifleman's knife and personalized horn by Rick Froelich.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2014, 08:56:54 PM »
Looks great!Is it all iron trim?Cant tell from the pix.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #5 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


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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2014, 08:45:57 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2014, 06:27:39 AM »
beautiful rifle and acoutrements!!!

'cept the lock's on the wrong side. ;)
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2014, 07:25:26 AM »
That's because the pictures were taken by Billy the Kid's photographer.   :lt th
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #10 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?
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #11 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.
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #12 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
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #13 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
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Re: My TVM Early Virginia Rifle
« Reply #14 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.
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