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Of course.One that looks period?
I know some folk "back in the day" had a compass mounted into their stock.
It may not have been "main stream" but it was not unknown.
Of course.One that looks period?
Wow, that is beautiful.Horns aren't magnetic and in orienting them, you don't have to remember to keep it pointed in a safe direction.
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Robby
NAILED IT!PLEASE tell me that was at TBS?
That looks like a really good idea, as I would be carrying a primer horn from a lanyard around my neck.I put my Grandfather's pocket compass into myView attachment 20950 priming horn.
Ancient prehistoric adage:IF you never own but the single gun or rifle, you're fine ...
No way I would put a sundial compass in the stock.I own and have used the repro period "sun dial" compass and while it is better than nothing, it seems pretty fragile to me and much too fragile to inlet into a stock IF you actually want a "usable" compass.
Of course, I'm used to the Military Lensatic Compass. FWIW, this type of compass must be "surveyed" or turned in and replaced every 8 years by the Military, as the low grade radioactive luminescence needed for using it at night degrades so much it no longer can be seen well at night. Good news is there may be nothing else wrong with the compass (though you should inspect them to see they are not damaged) and you can find them fairly cheap in Surplus or Army/Navy stores and especially close to a military base.
You can also get topographical maps to use with this type of compass and for most areas in the U.S. from the U.S. Survey Office.
https://www.usgs.gov/products/maps/topo-maps
I used to get "Topo" maps from them for areas we did "Tacticals" or Civil War period War Games, back in the 1980's.
Gus
I am like others here who would not like a compass on my gun, but that is not what you asked. If you are going to decorate your rifle, then freeze the needle to a desired direction. If you are planning on using it for true direction, metal interference and recoil could be an issue. JMOWhat 1.5 inch to 2.0 inch diameter brass compass would you recommend to inlet into the butstock of a TC .54 caliber Hawken? (forward of the patch box)
Is an oil filled compass needed to withstand recoil?
Epoxy in place to ensure the compass does not go AWOL?
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A needle on pivot in fluid isn't exactly delicate. That's why GI compasses survived being in the field.I would think the recoil would soon turn a precision instrument into rattling scrap metal.
No argument there.T/C is not an actual historical style
I don't wan't a compass. When I go to the woods with my muzzeloader I want to get lost, in both place and time.
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