First post and first pic of my Rifle and bag

PALonggun · Dec 8, 2013

Hi all, This is my first post here and I thought I would post up a pic. This is my .54 Early Lancaster Jim Chambers Kit build. My bag, horn and tomahawk all ready for Flintlock season here in Pennsylvania on December 26th. Looking forward to the interaction on the forum!
Eric Johnson http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag293/eric_johnson13/IMG_20131203_113538_zpsd074dae9.jpg

roundball · Dec 8, 2013

Outstanding looking gear you've pulled together, congratulations...and good luck in the PA season !
:thumbsup:

ncmtmike · Dec 8, 2013

:thumbsup: Looks top shelf to me,Good Hunting :grin:

wattlebuster · Dec 8, 2013

Good lookin gear :thumbsup:

S.Kenton · Dec 8, 2013

VERY NICE! :thumbsup:

ghostdncr · Dec 8, 2013

Yeah...I think you'll do okay. Awesome piece of kit youve got started there! :thumbsup:

Wes/Tex · Dec 8, 2013

Great job! :hatsoff: good luck putting venison in the freezer!

nchawkeye · Dec 9, 2013

Beautiful gun, outstanding curl on that maple!!

Good Luck, glad to have you here!! :thumbsup:

MSW · Dec 9, 2013

wow - nice looking gear you have there ... good luck in your quest to transform Bambi into little white packages!

make good smoke!

PALonggun · Dec 9, 2013

Thanks Fellas. I built this one around 1997 or 98. I have been hunting with a Flintlock since I was 8 years old. My Father, who I lost last month on November 8th, taught me and my brothers early on. I have pretty much only used my Fowler for the last 10 years but when my Dad passed I thought I would use the .54 this season in his memory. Here are a few more pics and one of my Pop and his Beck custom he built around 1980 or 81.

CG6018 · Dec 9, 2013

Beautiful long rifle, and best wishes for a successful post-Christmas season! :thumbsup: It is the opportunity to tote reproductions of Pennsylvania's rich history of exceptional gun builders around our State's hills and hollows for a couple of weeks each winter which makes our unique Flintlocks Only season so special.

Your Dad's Beck is a beautiful piece as well. Thanks for sharing. :hatsoff:

Wes/Tex · Dec 9, 2013

Excellent! Thank you for letting us look. Sounds like your dad was one of those guys this sport needs more of. I'm truly sorry for what you're having to endure but dedicating the season to him and his rifle is a fine way to honor his memory! Congratulations! :hatsoff:

smo · Dec 9, 2013

Looks like you are off to a good start :thumbsup:

Alden · Dec 9, 2013

Sorry for your loss. But like father like son.

That was a nice gun of his and beautiful kit you've just put together there -- really sharp. Your dad would be proud and as appreciative of your homage as we are.

Welcome, have fun and safe shooting!

bpd303 · Dec 9, 2013

Hi and welcome to the forum. Your dads rifle is a beauty and I'm sure you will treasure it like no other. Wes/Tex said it much better than I could.

My dad passed in '74 and every time I hold his service pistol, which he taught me to shoot, I feel he is right by my side.

Wes/Tex · Dec 9, 2013

bpd303 said:
Hi and welcome to the forum. Your dads rifle is a beauty and I'm sure you will treasure it like no other. Wes/Tex said it much better than I could.

My dad passed in '74 and every time I hold his service pistol, which he taught me to shoot, I feel he is right by my side.

You said it pretty well yourself!

Stumpkiller · Dec 9, 2013

Beautiful firelock and bag. Nice kit!

yelnif · Mar 7, 2014

Hello PALongun, First- my condolences on losing your father, I lost mine in '06 and we will think of them often- Amen.
Great looking outfit you have there- beautiful maple on the .54. Now I have to ask- did ball and bambi meet this season. Aim small- miss small...

PALonggun · Mar 7, 2014

Thank you! No there was no meat made with the .54 this season. The .270 Winchester that's another story!!

Sean Gadhar · Mar 7, 2014

Love your kit, and the pic of your father reminds me of the 1st Rendezvou

and the men standing around the coffee pot at first light (as a 14 year old HOW I wanted to be excepted by those "modern day mountain men).

A Question if I may: When it is cold don't those beads "tap tap tap" on your lock, as you walk?

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