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Offline Mad Irish Jack

Smooth rifle getting close!
« on: February 13, 2017, 11:44:52 AM »
:roll eyes  I'm going to aqua fortis, stain and oil finish it.
   Right now I have to finish a home remodel project, start track season (I'm the throw events coach at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA) and try finishing it in any spare time I have. It's Early Lancaster, .54 cal, 44"Colerain swamped smooth bbl C wgt. 13 3/4" pull; grade 4 curly maple stock. L&R classic lock Davis trigger. I could shoot it now, but NAH! I'll wait. :)
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Re: Smooth rifle getting close!
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2017, 12:02:55 PM »
Looks good so far,... and I'm a fan of aqua fortis too.  :rt th
Does your smooth rifle have a rear sight?
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Offline Hanshi

Re: Smooth rifle getting close!
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2017, 01:57:25 PM »
Who did you get the basic gun from or did you make it from scratch?  I'll really enjoy seeing the finished project.
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Offline Mad Irish Jack

Re: Smooth rifle getting close!
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2017, 08:52:00 PM »
It will have some sort of rear sight, probaly removable on the tang. I have a design I've used on my muskets prior to this gun. The barrel is a 44", .54cal/28ga Colerain Swamped smooth bore; small parts are from a friends collection of parts as well as my own; trigger set and lock are from L&R; stock is a precarved Early Lancaster from Tiger Hunt Stocks; and my friend chris helped with the fitting patchbox cover and latch of his design. I built the rifle in 1994, I carved and inlaid on my rifle. The engraving was done by my great friend, Master Gunsmith, Horner and Engraver, the late Phillip Cravener of Latrobe,PA (southeastern PA). Here are some pics of the rifle;

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Re: Smooth rifle getting close!
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2017, 04:55:36 PM »
WOW! Very nice!
IMHO, .54 cal is a nice choice for a smooth rifle.

(I have, and shoot an old .56 Renegade smoothie, that ain't no where nice & pretty like yours, but I'm impressed with all it will do.)

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Online Rob DiStefano

Re: Smooth rifle getting close!
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2017, 06:02:44 PM »
very cool, mad jack - me likey!

i have a jackie brown long gun  to work on (when i can find the time!), a "barn" or "poor boy" smoothbore, 20ga/.62 colerain 42" OTR barrel, L&R queen anne lock, plain maple stock, iron furniture, no muzzle cap or stock entry pipe or butt plate.  a simple simon, meat and defense machine for the frontier farmer/homesteader.  8)

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