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    Silly question

    I think this was circa 1780-85. Had double set triggers which are rare on York guns. Nice patchbox and very good grade of wood. :thumbsup: Caliber unknown. If I can figure out how to post images I'll put it here. Ray
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    Silly question

    I was looking at a photo of an old George Shroyer rifle. It was unusual for a York gun as it had double set triggers but what really threw me was the use of keys or wedges rather than pins. When did keys enter into common use? Ray
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    GRRW Indian Trade Rifle

    Sounds right, but it also makes shooting in winter with gloves a bit easier. Ray
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    GRRW Indian Trade Rifle

    Track has a basic Leman kit. I'd have to have the channel opened to 1 1/16" and I'd want an L.C. Rice barrel with deep round grooves in the Sharon Hawken twist like on my Tennessee. Ray
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    GRRW Indian Trade Rifle

    I heard he was prolific but....WOW!!! HOW did he get lost in the dust cloud when writers discussed plains rifles? If I were a Plains Indian I'd prefer a short stout rifle easy to load and fire from the saddle to hunt buffler. Also good for shorter range combat as he could fire, hide, reload and...
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    Frog Lube?

    I heard a RAVE on it from a guy who shoots hundreds of rounds every saturday from his 1911 and his AR. He warmed up the metal parts in front of his fireplace and slathered on the lube. When the gun cooled the lube had soaked into the pores. Then he repeated it till no more was absorbed. Now...
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    suggestion for squirrel rifle

    HOW about a percussion Vincent halfstock in .36 caliber with a 32" barrel or a fullstock flintlock in .36 with a 36" barrel? :stir: Ray
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    GRRW Indian Trade Rifle

    Brandenberg said a lot of the EARLY ones were made in flint even with percussion available because: A- The Indians didn't trust the new technology anymore than some trappers did. B- Indians knew exactly where to find flint, chert, jaspis and other sparking rocks. How were they to...
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    Frog Lube?

    I just saw this stuff. It has NO water OR petroleum products in it and fights rust as it lubes. They have a paste. Maybe a decent humid climate patch lube? Just thinking. Ray
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    GRRW Indian Trade Rifle

    I talked with Bill Brandenberg back when GRRW was new. He explained that they built their "Leman Indian Trade rifle" as they did for several reasons. Theirs had a 1 1/16" straight barrel in .58 or .62 caliber and brass fittings. The normal barrel length was 30" but most were from 30-34" in...
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    What is the Grouseland Rifle?

    It looks very PA in design but is a percussion. Is it a very late Lancaster or some other school? Any idea on the specs? Ray
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    Source of nice Lehigh rifle?

    THAT is sweet!! It would make a great pure deer rifle with a "B" weight Rice barrel in .50 caliber. I like the ones with the classic Rupp patchboxes too. I have recently come to appreciate the elegance of form following function and grace of that school. I do still love my Appalachian Bean...
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    Source of nice Lehigh rifle?

    Was Michael Mann's interperetation of Killdeer a Lehigh or Allentown? Ray
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    Source of nice Lehigh rifle?

    I'd like a Rupp with a 44" Rice "A" weight in either .32 or .36 but I think that's a flimsy barrel for a .36 maybe? In CT you have to have no larger than .36 for small game but a .40 would make a GREAT varmint and long range (100 yd) rabbit gun. A .36 might tend to tear up the tree rats so I...
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    Source of nice Lehigh rifle?

    A Rupp, for me, would be a .32 caliber "A" weight with a 44" swamped Rice barrel. Good squirrel gun for walking the woods. The Schreit would be something a Colonial militia rifleman might have carried at the start of hostilities. Ray
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