This is still in the works so try not to laugh and point too much. 1884 action and lock from my grampas gun. Green mountain tapered barrel, trigger gaurd and sights from a T/C Renegade, the stock I wittled from a 4"x10"x4' piece of straight grain walnut and the butt plate is a chunk of stainless steel plate. the wood requires final sanding. it's still pretty rough but shoots very nice. The metal finish has not been decided on yet, the action and lock is original and the barrel is rustolium flat black for now. I am leaning to duracoat brown but have yet to make the final decsision.

Loading with 2F black and 500 gr bullets from lee mold, I cut disks from tablet backing with 7/16" hole punch. the lube is home made from soy wax and crisco and lanolin.... I think. Remingtom brass and 215 rifle primers.

Looks good. I'd like to see larger pictures.

Gunsmith named Gemmer made/re-worked trap doors and fixed them along the lines of a Hawken Half Stock rifle.

Looks like a great fun project to me! roger

there's an "officers model" in a case at my F-I-L's gun club; checkered, etc. yours puts me to mind of it. nice piece.

we need larger pics, I'm intriqued

I'm trying to post a bigger pic but it just aint cooperatin. So you get what you get and thats it.

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So you get what you get and thats it

puh-leez...

Thanks Tin

I like it! very cool