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Welcome to "Hoot AL's" Rifleshop!!
Alan Neubauer - Journeyman Traditionalist Gunbuilder Greetings from Midwestern Plains of Iowa. In an effort to keep the Spirit of the Traditionalist Gunmaker alive, I build antique blackpowder rifles and pistols The goal for this website is to serve as a guide for future gunbuilders who want to learn the craft. I only hope I can accomplish this goal. Check out the Project Photo Albums and click on the rifles. The whole rifle building process will unfold to show you how to do it yourself. Some these albums are like "How To Guides" to help other gunbuilders. The vintage of the guns are from 1730 to 1830, and are representative of several different schools of earlier gunsmiths. For example there are a few Edward Marshall (Christain Springs / Morovian) Hunting Rifles I recently built. The Hunting Rifle has the most detailed steps taken. The Transitional Lancaster (fancy rifle) and the Tennessee rifle projects were other rifles showing the rifle building process from beginning to end, too. Take a look around the Rifleshop to give you an idea what tools I have available. Most of the work is done by hand. All guns crafted in the shop are in a traditionalist vein. I try to show the projects as they transitioned from a block of wood to the finished state. You'll see a variety of guns including a Southern Tennessee rifle and a free-styled target pistol I designed. One of the albums has a couple of movies. I'll try to add some items to the Tips & Aids section to share some simple tools, thoughts and etc. I been graced with the opportunity to visit Weston, MO on three occasions and attend the Bevel Brothers' "Over The Log Shoot" in the last couple years. I dedicated a page of photos on those unique shoots. We had our own Iowa Original Chunk Gun Shoot. My mentor & Master Gunsmith is Steve "Bookie" Bookout. He has a website, too and you'd find it very interesting as well. Steve earned the CLA "Pioneer Award" for 2007. He has his own shop is called "Toad Hall Rifleshop". We've been friends since 1978, and he's responsible for getting me into this craft. Recently we wrote a book together on how to build "A Wooden Iowa Rifler" similar to those built over a hundred years ago. The purpose of the rifler bench is for putting rifling grooves into gun barrels. This is the same method used by the Appalachian rifle builders. See the Rifling Book link for more information. In the last few years, I've taken on Apprentices who wanted to learn the craft. They have their own dedicated pages in this website. Currently I'm A Member of: NMLRA, Contemporary Longrifle Association, The Buck Crik Muzzle Loaders, Boy Scouts of America, Berrien Springs Sportsman's Club and the GPAA. Favorite Things To Do: Playing with my grandchildren, building guns in the shop, shooting black powder, prospecting , and fishing. (Notice I said prospecting. I've prospected for gold in Alaska, Australia, California, Indiana, Tennessee and Michigan.) Again, Welcome To The Shop! (Site Created 03/30/04) (Note, you don't have to leave me an email address. However, if you leave an email address, I send you a mailing to alert you when the site is updated.) Updates: 05/19/09 (click on the photos and they will enlarge)
Note, my email address is a.neubauer@mchsi.com
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