shot my 54 today,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Terry Lightle]

Mighty fine shootin!

 

[olskool]

Wood likely came from Freddie Harrisons outfit. Some of that ash is damn pretty if ya get the stain color right and it looks like Mr. Avance did. That lock should last forever. Bob is an icon in this industry. Is your barrel swamped or straight ? Sweet rifle. Enjoy.

swamped barrel. and thank you!

 

[watopeka]

Wow for the wood and your shooting.

 

[Mulebrain]

Very nice rifle, with great accuracy. Great looks and performance, if only all things in life went as well.

 

[McClura]

That is a beautiful piece of wood. A good friend and I purchased to Curly Ash Stocks blanks from a guy in Missouri about 20 years back. We ordered two, 36", 1 1/8" .62 caliber barrels from Ed Rayl, locks from L&R, Large Hawken style. I helped him build him a few years back and now I'm working on mine. After testing a few stains on his stock he made some stain similar to what is on your rifle, a little orange and a little brown tint. The first rifle is amazing and I can't wait to get mine done by this coming summer.
Very nice rifle and good shooting.
Mike

 

[Capnball]

it is curly ash,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Really nice looking rifle.

 

[hanshi]

That may be the nicest curly ash stock I've seen so far. Super nice!

 

[Danny Ross]

Thank you so much for posting those photos.. I had never heard of/or seen Curly Ash before. DANNY.

 

[MSW]

fine shooting and a great looking rifle