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DarylS
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Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle
09/03/16 03:00 AM

Swamped, Bob - 7 pounds 14 ounces - a bit on the light side but it's length makes up for it and as noted, the barrel is swamped with a long swamp.
The balance point is the middle of the Entry-Pipe's tube.(brass piece where ramrod enters the stock for those not familiar with ML parts).
As a standard Siler flint-lock was not correct, Taylor converted a Siler cap-lock (plate was easily made correct) to look like the A. Verner lock in the "collector's book" - can't remember the name of it - CLA or something like that.

The pan, hammer(frizzen), cock and feather spring and internals are all flint-related parts that needed to be "added".

I'm pretty sure the barrel was a one-off order from John Getz, the son or our dear departed friend, Don Getz. He is missed by the 'flock'.

Bob - if you come to Rendezvous BC 2016 - I'll cover your camping-entry fee as well.

But note - you'll have to shoot against this remarkable rifle!

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	08/03/16 11:02 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Jim_C	08/03/16 11:22 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	08/03/16 11:43 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Iowa_303s	08/03/16 12:43 PM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Jim_C	08/03/16 01:31 PM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	08/03/16 05:55 PM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Birdhunter50	09/03/16 12:37 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	09/03/16 03:00 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	sharps4590	21/03/16 06:25 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	szihn	21/03/16 09:29 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	22/03/16 06:21 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Ripp	05/12/16 12:54 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	DarylS	05/12/16 03:17 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	CptCurl	05/12/16 01:23 PM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	szihn	08/12/16 06:26 AM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	CptCurl	04/12/16 10:21 PM
Re: Just Picked up a New-to-Me .50 Longrifle	Birdhunter50	09/03/16 12:30 AM

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