Here's my next project. What's yours?

[prairie dog]

It's been pretty quiet around here lately, thought I might try to get something going.

I always have a "next rifle" in mind.  This one has moved from the planning stage to the parts collecting stage.  I take my good sweet time putting one together so it will be a while before it gets finished.  

So here we go with show and tell;

Rice barrel- A weight, .40 cal, 38 inch, swamped contour.  It weighs 4lb. 3 ounces on my postal scale.

Chambers Deluxe Siler lock.



This piece of sugar maple is some where in shipping to me now.



Going to be a Lancaster rifle in the general style of Issac Haines.  I intend to use it for small game and match shooting.

That's what I am doing.  What are you working on?

[Hank in WV]

Getting close to finishing a Bucks Co rifle. 50cal, 40 in B weight Rice barrel. Over a year in the making. Have to build the patchbox latch and then do the finish.
Steve, are you building the pre-carve or the plank? Either way, a nice piece of wood.

[prairie dog]

The plank.

[Eric Krewson]

I just sent a nice blank and  40 cal Green River barrel to Pacatonica for inletting and shaping. I ordered all the furniture today from TOW couldn't decide if I wanted a double set trigger or not so I let it off the list. I am building a southern rifle when I get my blank and barrel back. I have a late Ketland lock as well.

[One Shot]

Looking forward to seeing regular progress reports on the build,,,,,,,,

[Uncle Russ]

Great to see you guys working on something fun.
Right now I'm up to my neck in so many "should have done yesterday" projects that I have to wonder if I'll ever be able to play again.

Hank, when you get to the lock on that riflegun bring it on out and visit a while again. I would love to tune it up for ya!  
Don't know how many times I've laughed at that silly old caplock we worked on, but I did learn a great lesson...walk away when ya get so involved in something you are overlooking the small stuff.

Good on you guys!
You are an inspiration indeed!

Uncle Russ...

[Hank in WV]

I guess I can thank my lucky stars I'm past the lock stage, Russ although another road trip west does have a certain appeal.
There's no doubt in my military mind that you would've figured that lock problem out once you stood away and thought about it for awhile.

[Ridge Runner]

Having built two Chambers kits, I have started my first build from a blank.  It's going to be an English inspired southern style early rifle.  Using a 41" swamped D weight 54 caliber Rice barrel, Chambers Colonial Virginia lock, and other hardware similar to what was seen on English fowlers.  So far I have finished inletting the barrel and am now moving on to the ramrod groove and hole.

[509thsfs]

Hoping to start another Bedford Co., but in .50 cal this time. Last one was in .45 cal

[Blackbruin]

Finished a bucks schimmel in .50,  doing a Lehigh schimmel in.40, than a fantasy gun, big .66 caliber early transmission rifle. With a dog lock, yeah! 5-6 after that.

[Bigsmoke]

big .66 caliber early transmission rifle.

Is it going to be a 3 speed or a 4 speed?  Maybe a Hydromatic? :notworthy  

Mrs. Smoke is really urging me to get my derriere out into the shop and make a powder horn.  I have almost forgot how to get started on that.  Maybe this month, stay tuned...

[Eric Krewson]

Tennessee squirrel rifle with Bogle like iron furniture, 42" 13/16 .40 GM barrel, Chambers late Ketland lock, stock wood from Dunlap precarved by Pecatonica.
I have the barrel in with tang, lock inletted and am started on the triggers today.

[prairie dog]

Looking forward to seeing some of these finished.  Especially mine.

[Uncle Russ]

Looking forward to seeing some of these finished.  Especially mine.

Great!  

Uncle Russ...

[Bigsmoke]

Selling that rifle, Russ, rates among the top 3 "Wish I wouldn't a done it's" of my gun selling life.
Hoping I would have first call if Mike ever wants to sell it.
This is not the place to get into the cars I wish I wouldn't have sold.  That list is pretty long.
John