New-to-me Brooks Colonial Rifle

Spikebuck · Nov 23, 2017

Just recently picked up this beautiful Mike Brooks built Colonial Rifle.

.54 Caliber Rice 44" Swamped Barrel
Chambers Colonial Lock
Davis Triggers

With very little load work up so far, I'm impressed. 3/4" to 1" groups at 50 yards with a .530 ball, .018 tick patch and Track's Mink Oil lube. With my eyes, that might be as good as it gets, but I'll keep working on it.

Hope you enjoy the view!

smo · Nov 23, 2017

Very nice Beautiful rifle Congrats

Silky921 · Nov 23, 2017

That's nice man. What a beautiful piece of wood.

Wes/Tex · Nov 23, 2017

Mike is one amazing rifle maker and you're one amazingly luck guy too! :wink: :hatsoff:

rushlake1 · Nov 23, 2017

Great pictures!

Really like the buttplate and side plate engraving..

Nice looking colonial rifle.

Never seen a Brooks build I didn't like.

Gonna be a deer thumper!

S.Kenton · Nov 23, 2017

Dang it man!! I like that a lot!!! So what does that weigh in at?

S.Kenton · Nov 23, 2017

I think I just found my next rifle.... :wink:

Spikebuck · Nov 24, 2017

S.kenton said:
So what does that weigh in at?

On my scale it comes in at 9.8#. Very well balanced, so somehow it doesn't feel that heavy. Points and holds on target very well.

wattlebuster · Nov 24, 2017

Beautiful rifle. Mike does fantastic work. Im lucky enough to own one of his rifles

Prairieofthedog · Nov 24, 2017

You are so lucky he didn't beat the hell out of that stock with a chain LOL!!Beautiful gun!Did you get the Frizzen fixed?

Stumpkiller · Nov 24, 2017

Outstanding. Mike does great work.

I am jealous.

rickystl · Nov 25, 2017

Absolutely beautiful gun. And sounds like it shoots as good as it looks. Mike does great work. I own three made by him. Congrats. Super nice one.

Rick

longrifle78 · Nov 26, 2017

Thats really nice !

Micah Clark · Nov 26, 2017

I like the look of the aged brass . . . not sure how it was done, but it was done well. (Is that even good grammar ?)

BillinOregon · Nov 27, 2017

Holy CRATS that's a nice rifle! Don't let Dan see it or you might not get it back!

:applause:

Spikebuck · Nov 27, 2017

Bill, good to hear from you. Dan and I are on the late muzzleloader deer hunt now. He's already been fondling the rifle and talking of making a copy!

BillinOregon · Nov 27, 2017

Hah! I am not surprised. Hope you boys tag out!

rushlake1 · Nov 27, 2017

Be pretty hard to sneak this rifle out the door!
While at deer camp Mike sleeps with it..
Ill keep trying!
It might take a carrot cake coma.

Seeing lots of deer..mostly small bucks..

10 days with nothing to do.

Oh! And this rifle is even nicer in person.

Marc Adamchek · Jan 6, 2018

Man, that's a beaut! I thought the wood on my Brooks fowler (#113) was to die for, but that stick on your smokepole is glorious! Sounds like a real shooter, too, which is where it's really at after all. Mike became a master early on and keeps getting better.

1stvarifle · Apr 9, 2018

I like it.

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