Southern Mountain Rifle

[Eric Krewson]

Most of the southern rifles I see have a little less height at the nose of the comb. It seems like I read if you put a straight edge on the top of the butt stock it should intersect with the tang bolt.

Here is the way Kibler did his;



My .40;



A good reference is the ALR virtual library on southern rifles.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?board=112.0

[Mike Yancey]

Its less than 1/4" at the very nose! I think I can fix it!

[Eric Krewson]

Looking good! A little change can make the lines flow better.

Here is one with a high comb, it looks a little unbalanced and clunky.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=8921.0

[Mike Yancey]

Shaping up the lock panels and inlet the lock bolt side plate.

[Mike Yancey]

Made the front sight from a boars tusk that Butch Stone sent me.  Butch told me that he found the tusk 50 or so years ago under a bluff overhang when trapping. No telling the story behind this piece of tusk and will add some real medicine to this rifle.

[Eric Krewson]

That is some good inletting, better than I usually do.

[Mike Yancey]

Got all the ramrod stuff done. All thats left is penning the trigger guard the touch hole and nose cap. Then the patch box. Starting to loose weight now!

[Mike Yancey]

Got the patchbox lid inlet and ready to screw down. Then remove the cavity wood and latch and spring it.

 

[Mike Yancey]

Ready for the latch and spring.                                                                                    Latch and spring in!

[chamookman]

Lookin' good Mike - really like the knot ! Bob

[Eric Krewson]

I struggled with the latch on my patchbox, I made at least 5 before I got one to work properly. I made my last out of a piece of reciprocating saw blade.

Here are the failures with the one that worked;

[Parnell]

That’s a very handsome rifle.  That piece of Walnut looks great.  Really like those Southern guns.

[Mike Yancey]

Made the toe plate today.

[Mike Yancey]

Getting ready to pour the pierced chevron nose cap.

http://imgur.com/a/Bc5JcC5 

[Parnell]

That looks great, Mike.  What a nice combination.  Really like that pewter nice cap work.