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Shortening Front Heavy Rifle

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So, I have had this older custom .45 PA style rifle for sale for awhile. The problem with finding a buyer has been short (12") LOP and heavy 42" barrel. Today I came to the Arkansas Muzzleloading Rifle Association shoot in Berryville. Showed it to the fine folks from The Muzzleloader Shop and they took it to their shop and delivered back to me a handy carbine length (28" barrel) Rifle with new crown and front sight installed. Much lighter and balances well. I still need to cut stock and fit nosecap, but I think this will be attractive for a youth shooter or diminutive woman's gun.
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I bought a beautiful custom fullstock percussion rifle for a great price online. Arrived, it had a 15/16 inch 42 in long barrel with a .45 bore! Talk about heavy! I keep thinking about shortening it, but I have lighter guns and can't bring myself to do it. Might one day make it 36 inches, would still look OK but less of a beast to handle. Lesson learned - always ask about barrel width if not stated in ad.
 
Even swamped barrels can be heavy if the caliber doesn't match the profile. I gave away my last straight barreled rifled because it was heavy for me.
 
I sent the lock to The Log Cabin Shop for some work. Once back, the short rifle will be back up for sale. Just in time for Christmas. ;-)
 
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