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Offline Darren Haverstick

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Got an early birthday present!
« on: September 29, 2017, 07:36:37 AM »
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







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Offline Mike in Oz

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2017, 09:05:14 AM »
Damn thats a sweet pair of rifles!  :hairy
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Offline Roaddog

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2017, 09:37:47 AM »
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.
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Offline Hawken

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2017, 05:58:37 PM »
Must be a 'magic' photo!

Haven't found it yet! :Doh!
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Offline Ohio Joe

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2017, 09:41:24 AM »
I'd say your certainly ready for the hunt!  :bl th up New rifles. Always FUN!  :toast
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Offline Uncle Russ

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2017, 01:38:46 PM »
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...
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Offline Hanshi

Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2017, 06:23:13 PM »
I wish I would get BD presents like that!  :hairy
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Offline PetahW

Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2017, 09:59:44 PM »
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Pretty cool - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! !  .  :toast

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Offline Stormrider51

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Re: Got an early birthday present!
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2017, 10:15:37 PM »
And yours even has the lock on the correct side!
John
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