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Offline LongWalker

Oh. My. God.
« on: February 02, 2023, 05:21:33 PM »
Went out to start getting ready for the Grand Island Gun Show this weekend.  Since I'm still doing the whole "move" thing (get down to the old place, grab mail, gather a carload of "stuff"), I had to start by unloading the car. 

In the trunk I found a bunch of papers from the various "educational" events I've done in the past 18 or so years.  I have 34 pages of signatures of people who fired 5 rounds from my pet flintlock as their "first flintlock".  At roughly 30 names per page, that is ~1,000 people who've shot that rifle.  Including the kid who broke the stock last year <sigh>. 

No wonder my rifle is looking so tired! 
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Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2023, 05:49:29 PM »
Quote from: LongWalker on February 02, 2023, 05:21:33 PM
Went out to start getting ready for the Grand Island Gun Show this weekend.  Since I'm still doing the whole "move" thing (get down to the old place, grab mail, gather a carload of "stuff"), I had to start by unloading the car. 

In the trunk I found a bunch of papers from the various "educational" events I've done in the past 18 or so years.  I have 34 pages of signatures of people who fired 5 rounds from my pet flintlock as their "first flintlock".  At roughly 30 names per page, that is ~1,000 people who've shot that rifle.  Including the kid who broke the stock last year <sigh>. 

No wonder my rifle is looking so tired!

Break out the hoof glue and rawhide.  :bl th up

How has the bore held up after 5000+ shots, and who made the barrel?
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Offline LongWalker

Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2023, 09:55:41 PM »
The barrel is a Douglas Premium in .54.  It has had considerably more than just the teaching rounds through it. . . maybe 2,500 additional rounds of that load, and another ~4-5k of my hunting load.  Lemme see. . . at least 125# of powder shot through it.  There is some erosion near the breech, but not as much as if I'd shot 3F through it.  I should be OK if I freshen the rifling, but I'll definitely need a new mould. 
 
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Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2023, 06:51:48 AM »
Sounds like ya got pretty reliable gun that's been doing what it's s'posed to be doing!  :bl th up

Show us a pic or two of the busted stock.   :*:
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Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2023, 09:56:17 AM »
Make it a whole picture of this legendary rifle! I for one would love to see it!

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Offline Winter Hawk

Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2023, 03:06:35 PM »
Quote from: Nessmuk on February 03, 2023, 09:56:17 AM
Make it a whole picture of this legendary rifle! I for one would love to see it!

Me too!

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Offline LongWalker

Re: Oh. My. God.
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2023, 06:08:40 PM »
I've got the barrel in a new stock, need to get around to finishing it (which means I need to find the rest of the parts to do so).  Lock is parted out.  I think the stock is on my bench at the old place.  I think I saw the new lock in with my stash of smokeless powder: that's the lock that may get diverted to convert my GRRW Leman to a civilized form of ignition.  OH!  The triggers are on my desk at the old place, I'm trying to decide if I want to stick with the double-set I've been using, a better set of double-set, or a single trigger. 

Someday. . . .
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