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I just finished this left-handed Southern Mountain Rifle for a friend, and thought I'd share it.

The barrel is Rice's Squirrel barrel; which is just 13/16" across the flats at the breech, and makes for a very slim rifle. This barrel is 44" long, and .40 caliber. The L&R Durs Egg lock received some cosmetic attention on the outside, and a complete tuning on the inside. It functions smoothly, has a nice trigger pull, and throws a good shower of sparks.

All of the iron furniture was hand made by myself. I also make my own double set triggers (triggers, trigger bar, springs). I do buy the bolts and screws though. The metal was grey'd using Jax Black.

The wood is a nice piece of Sugar Maple. I build from a blank, and do all of the work myself. The stock was not sanded, but received a scraped and burnished finish. Color was achieved upon the fourth try of combinations of tannic acid, iron nitrate, and stains. The final finish is Chambers oil finish.

Length of pull is 13 3/4", drop to heel is 3 1/2", cast-off is 3/16"; and the she balances right at the forearm transition.

I think she turned out nice!
You do very nice work, congratulations!
 
I just finished this left-handed Southern Mountain Rifle for a friend, and thought I'd share it.

The barrel is Rice's Squirrel barrel; which is just 13/16" across the flats at the breech, and makes for a very slim rifle. This barrel is 44" long, and .40 caliber. The L&R Durs Egg lock received some cosmetic attention on the outside, and a complete tuning on the inside. It functions smoothly, has a nice trigger pull, and throws a good shower of sparks.

All of the iron furniture was hand made by myself. I also make my own double set triggers (triggers, trigger bar, springs). I do buy the bolts and screws though. The metal was grey'd using Jax Black.

The wood is a nice piece of Sugar Maple. I build from a blank, and do all of the work myself. The stock was not sanded, but received a scraped and burnished finish. Color was achieved upon the fourth try of combinations of tannic acid, iron nitrate, and stains. The final finish is Chambers oil finish.

Length of pull is 13 3/4", drop to heel is 3 1/2", cast-off is 3/16"; and the she balances right at the forearm transition.

I think she turned out nice!
Dang thats purdy
 
Beautiful work. How much does she weigh?
I don't know her weight, as I don't have a scale. But she is light!. My .50 cal southern rifle has a Colerain B weight barrel, 44" long, and this gun feels a pound lighter. My .50 is is a nice slim gun... but she feels like a post immediately after handling this one.
 
Beautiful work!!
What do you mean by "blushing" between coats.
Thanks.
Might not have described my process well. I don't blush between coats. I let each coat of acid and nitrate dry before applying the next on, but I only blush once...in this case, after the last coat had dried. Blushing is heating to create a chemical reaction, causing the wood to turn dark. Shouldn't be hard to do a search for photos or video on it.
 
Might not have described my process well. I don't blush between coats. I let each coat of acid and nitrate dry before applying the next on, but I only blush once...in this case, after the last coat had dried. Blushing is heating to create a chemical reaction, causing the wood to turn dark. Shouldn't be hard to do a search for photos or video on it.
Thanks for the clarification. Again great work
 
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