My Deer Rifle

[Robby]

Well, one of them anyway. .54Cal., 44" swamped barrel.

Robby

[grampy]

A beautiful flintlock, nice work! And a very accurate one it appears. Thanks for sharing!

[NeverSeenNorHeard]

What type of wood / finish do you have there?

[Robby]

Never, It is sugar maple, the curly grain doesn't show up in every tree. It is that variation that was commonly used back in the day, and today as well for that matter. The color is achieved by applying a reagent called Aquafortis, which is a nitric acid and water solution with iron chips thrown in till they dissolve. It is applied to the stock and heated till it attains the color you see. It really makes the grain pop. The finish, if I remember correctly is a boiled linseed oil of my own making.

Robby

[NeverSeenNorHeard]

Looks very nice. I'm a woodworker myself but I spend most time with what other people want, usually exotics. 

[sbuff]

What's the twist.

 

Lots of those tiger stripe stocks are from a cannon fuse being wrapped around it then lit.nice ml

[Robby]

sbuff, Well faux striping was done, mostly in the cap lock era and mostly it was applied by hand.

It is a 1:66 or 1:72, I don't remember.

Robby

[ATbuckhunter]

That's a beautiful flint lock! Id love to have one like that one day. What distance were you shooting that target? 

[Robby]

Thank you At. That was a five round string at 50 yards about ten years ago. Getting old, I have trouble with the iron sights these days, but if I'm having a good day and the light is just right, it will still hold a good tight group.

[hunter49]

Beautiful rifle & great shooting!

[NFA-ADK]

Very nice!

[nyantler]

Now that my friend is a deer rifle!!! Very nice!!

 

[wildcat junkie]

sbuff, Well faux striping was done, mostly in the cap lock era and mostly it was applied by hand.

It is a 1:66 or 1:72, I don't remember.

Robby

That is a muzzle loader!

I built my .54 W/1 in 70" barrels. The hotter I load them, the tighter they group.

I shoot 100gr of fffg in the cap gun, 120gr fffg in the stoner.

Edited March 28, 2015 by wildcat junkie