Ordered a barrel

[Crow#21957]

Swamped barrel 42 in. 32 cal round bottom rifling. Should be ordering a southern mnt stock and all the other parts next week.
Probably a CM3 so it looks good might even go CM4. No carving since I can't draw stick people. Lol entry thimble and toe plate will be fun in cm4. Would like it to be a fine and pretty rifle but here lately I'm leaning away from inlays.

 

[Flintandsteel]

A southern rifle should not be carved anyway.

 

[Crow#21957]

Yes I saw and read that. I don't carve so no danger.lol I think it will look good plain.Might let someone put a few engraving do dads on butt plate trigger gaurd andtang maybe and very few

 

[M. De Land]

Yes I saw and rwD that. I don't carve so no danger.lol I think it will look good plain.Might let someone put a few engraving do dads on butt plate trigger gaurd andtang maybe and very few

In a SMR, good wood, good architecture, good fit and good finish are what make them elegant in my view! I've never cared for all the Crow bait charms and manure folks stick all over muzzle loaders. I do like a bit of incise carving highlighted on occasion with a modest silver wire inlay but beyond that bit of decoration they seem to loose their character for me. Kind of like a naturally pretty girl wrecking what God gave her with a bunch of make up!

 

[Eric Krewson]

I add a buttstock molding and molding along the ramrod groove on the southern rifles have built, well, 1 built and one put together (Kibler). I consider this just a little subtle bling. I put modest toe plates on them as well.

Here is the Kibler, the date stamp is wrong.