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This rifle by Jack Garner is kind of odd. What style would this be considered? Short SMR? Leman style? The buttplate does not seem to fit other elements.
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Jack Garner Rifle
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Reminds me of a PA longrifle that was shortened for use out West. My brother has a similar rifle by Garner but it's flint and has a 36" barrel. That one looks a bit shorter.
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I have a Garner from the 1977-era. (SMR style) This gun you've shown in the high-quality photo is just plain NEAT; whether or not it meets or matches some prior 'style' is not germain; I'd love to have a plain, handsome piece such as this! Congratulations!
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Has a 34" barrel. Not in my hands yet.
Well it is a pretty cool rifle
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That looks like something Jack would have built for hunting muleys and elk in Pinon-Juniper thickets,
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My 1977 Garner SMR had a 42" barrel; I had it shortened to 33" simply because I like a shorter barrel. I should have signed up with the moniker "Carbine Art" instead of springfield art.
The rifle has a Dixie Gun Works lock; don't know what maker the barrel is. It's a .45 cal.
Cool ML for sure.
I would PM him and ask.
I had a great conversation with a builder about his early (1970s) guns and he said they weren't meant to look like anything particular. With limited parts and limited understanding of different styles/schools, he just copied whatever examples he had and applied creative license to make a gun that would sell to shooters of the time. Maybe this gun is something like that.
I had a great conversation with a builder about his early (1970s) guns and he said they weren't meant to look like anything particular. With limited parts and limited understanding of different styles/schools, he just copied whatever examples he had and applied creative license to make a gun that would sell to shooters of the time. Maybe this gun is something like that.
hanshi
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I like that rifle and have a 36" flintlock Lancaster style. That's my idea of a shorty in flint. I'd be delighted to own that bad boy.
