Later Southern Mountain Rifle - .40 Caliber with a 7/8" barrel.

The stock is walnut and was milled from a local tree about 10 years ago. The walnut is real dense and when cut, the wood is purple. I had already forged out the butt plate for this a rifle. The trigger is a Davis double set, the guard is a Bean styled trigger guard. The toe plate and ramrod pipes will be hand made. I will be using the upper hand forged butt plate below. This is a later period butt plate for this rifle. (Click on Hyper-links below to go to assembling and installation sections.)

• Cutting Out the Stock & Inletting The Barrel Tang:

• Hooked Breach Installed:

• Making and installing the barrel tenons:

• I inletted the lock and installed the nipple into the drum already. For more info see: Drum Install & Lock Install

• Ram Rod Channel Inletted: 

• Trigger Plate Assembly Inletted: 

• Tang Bolt Installation:

• Butt Plate Installation: 

• Lock & Side Plate Areas Shaped: 

• Stock Trimmed Down: 

• Making Ram Rod Pipes:

• Installing Ram Rod Pipes: 

• Shaping The Butt Stock: 

• Installing The Toe Plate:  

• Shaping The Forearm Of Stock: 

• Inletting The Trigger Guard:

• Pouring Pewter Nose  Cap:

• Installing Patch Box Assembly:

• Making & Installing Side Plate:

• Rear Sight Installed & Hammer Modified:

• Iron Furniture and Barrel - Browned:

• The Finished Rifle:

 

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