Another new/old rifle on the blog.

[EC121]

We have another old/new rifle. This one by Larry Mrock. It has a 45" .62 swamped barrel. Siler lock. Appears to be handmade triggers. A neat gun, but not a match rifle.
www.bricestultzhisblog.blogspot.com You'll have to type it in. Google says www.muzzleloadingforum.com isn't secure.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

We have another old/new rifle. This one by Larry Mrock. It has a 45" .62 swamped barrel. Siler lock. Appears to be handmade triggers. A neat gun, but not a match rifle.
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I don't know...,
..., don't the rules of the "match" determine first, what is and isn't a "match" rifle ???

LD

 

[andy52]

I don't know...,
..., don't the rules of the "match" determine first, what is and isn't a "match" rifle ???

LD

And the shooter, a bad shooter with a match rifle is still a bad shooter.

 

[EC121]

For me a match rifle is one where you can shoot maybe 30-40 rounds at paper in a day or 60 rounds at silhouettes in 2 days not a 10 shot woods walk.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I'm glad to have found your blog!

 

[EC121]

I fixed it!!

 

[hanshi]

Interesting rifle, looks like it's well made in the photo.

 

[Quicksilver]

Nice rifle.. I checked out a couple of pages in your blog and will be going back for more.. Thanks

 

[oldwood]

This rifle is a "young guy's rifle". It is pretty , but also , from experience , pretty heavy. The other thing going for it , is that the .62 is a real killer , on big game.

 

[EC121]

It weighs 9.4lbs. on my "precision?" digital bathroom scales.

 

[oldwood]

A few yrs. ago I sold my last .62 deer rifle , due to old age. It was the 2nd , .62 I built for myself , and if you could really like a rifle as a hunting rifle , that was one of my all time favorites. Before my health degenerated to the point , I couldn't hunt deer on the ground , I made the longest shot on a deer in my entire hunting experience, ctg. rifle or M/l , with the before mentioned .62. Shooting from a rock for a rest , the deer was walking in an open field , coming off a deer drive. The distance was 200 yds. . The ball hit the deer in the neck , and it fell into a ditch , for an instant kill. I put the front open sight blade , just above the walking doe's nose, and I heard the ball hit the doe. Sadly , my old shoulder could no longer handle the 90 gr. FFG recoil , and a yr. or so later , my eyes couldn't see sights , and target. Solved my problem with a peep sight , and built a smaller cal. rifle , I can enjoy . .......oldwood

 

[French Colonial]

And the shooter, a bad shooter with a match rifle is still a bad shooter.

There is so much truth in that statement.

I have seen thousands of dollars spent on rifles that will never fire a good group with the current owner and no effort to improve their capabilities.

 

[Quicksilver]

And the shooter, a bad shooter with a match rifle is still a bad shooter.

One can not buy the fundamentals of marksmanship, but some try..

 

[holzwurm]

FWIW, any rifle with Larry's name on it is a worthwhile acquisition. I knew Larry when I lived in Maine although I haven't contacted him for 20 years. If you can get that rifle do it! PM me with the asking $$$

Have tried to contact poster but too much trouble, etc

 

[EC121]

I was going answer you, but it was too much trouble, etc.