The waiting is the hardest part...

[William O.]

TVM contacted me yesterday for me to pay my balance for the Early Virginia left hand flint lock I ordered back in June. 54 caliber, 42 inch swamped barrel, silver front sight with super premium curly maple with the red finish. Should arrive in another 4-5 weeks.

 

[Cowboy]

Congrats buddy! It'll be like Christmas morning three fold when it finally arrives.

Please send pic's and submit a range report on how she shoots after you get her!

Respectfully, Cowboy :thumbsup:

 

[Don Steele]

That's not bad. Only about 8 months or so. :thumbsup:
I'm curious about their business practice.
I would have expected them to require the balance when the rifle is ready to ship, not a month or more out. I'm looking forward to seeing that stock. By all means please share some pictures. I'm waiting for a new rifle myself from another builder...and expecting something like a year wait. I'm also considering some kind of "reddish"..Cherry stain for the wood.

 

[fleener]

Well if it helps the wait, I waited 2 years for my rifle from another custom builder.

Fleener

 

[Snakebite]

I hope you're happy with your TVM rifle. I have a Late Lancaster, .54, swamped barrel and am very happy with mine. In my experience, the TVM people are great to do business with. It took about 6 months total to get mine, that was 3 or 4 years ago though.
Snakebite

 

[Gene L]

If they billed you, they're about ready to ship.

 

[hanshi]

For one thing you'll love that rifle. 8 months is about average for them nowadays.

 

[Old Timer 48]

You will be very happy. I have 2 Early Lancaster's. 1 is a .50 & 1 is a .32-----TVM is a great company to deal with!

 

[Flintleather]

TVM bills balance when they’re starting production on the gun. Flintleather

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

I've been wanting to order a TVM for some time but can't make up my mind on the barrel profile I want.

I do know I want a percussion full stock with maple stock honey finish brown iron furnishings, po' boy style but maybe a bit fancier with better grade maple .36 caliber and a swamped bbl but what bbl length??

So many things to consider when ordering one of these, and they fee you if you change your mind later on so best to have all ducks in a row... problem is I've no ducks in a row!!!

 

[BigBoreBLR]

Your wait time is better than mine......

I bought a TVM builders special, Early Virginia LH flintlock is 45 cal in April 2014. It came a month later

Almost 4 year later, I'm still not done with it....

I'm back in gear with it though.

Keep that in the back of your head while you pace infront of the door for the next month....

Feel very free to post many close-up pictures. I got the trigger to inlet next. The lock, barrel, and butt are in. The barrel have lugs and a sight. The trigger and guard, the nosecap, and the ramrod pipes need to be inleted. Then trim the wood fat off of her, sand and finish.

 

[nhmoose]

For Smokey plaimsman

Thinking longer barrel the better. You can cut down but not add length as hard as you try it wont be right.