I need a longer toybox.....

[Handsome Rob]

I got the call today, from John Anderson here in Tullahoma, that he'd finished up building my 'Tennessee non-typical' longrifle.

It's a fullstock, has a 42" Octagon to round (and slightly swamped) Colerain barrel. L&R Durrs Egg lock & Davis triggers.

John built it in a style suited to me, rather than following any existing 'pattern'

It's influenced by the Southern Mountain rifles, but it has been altered to suit my own tastes. OAL is 62" I may need to buy a box to stand on to load the thing!

The stock doesn't show up particularly well in my shoddy photos, but it's one of the prettiest pieces of Maple I've seen!

[TN_Hiker]

Very nice

[Mr. Brooks]

Wow, that stock is beautiful!

[Guest bkelm18]

Now that's a rifle.

[hipower]

Absolutely beautiful rifle.

[bajabuc]

I am so pleased you chose to go non traditional. It feels to me like we're bound to follow styles that were designed to fit lesser men. Nice gun. You going to have the box to stand on made from the same wood?

[DWARREN123]

Very nice smoke pole!

[Guest pfries]

Beautiful work of functional art you have there.

[DaveS]

NICE RIFLE Rob!

[ttocswob]

I worked with a man in Nashville who was into traditional muzzleloading, complete with buckskins, made the annual pilgrimage to Friendship and all that. He has one of John's rifles, a flintlock, one of the nicest smoke poles I've ever seen.

Congrats on your purchase.

[Guest ochretoe]

If it had a flint it would be perfect. Just kidding, it is a super nice gun. I agree with going non typical, I did it 25 years ago and am glad I did. Enjoy, it will serve you well.

[R1100R]

What a beautiful rifle. I still have my first Mountain Rifle I built 30 years ago from a kit.

But mine pales in comparison to yours. Let us know how it shoots.

[Handsome Rob]

Thanks for the kind words y'all!

Got out in the back yard this afternoon to give it it's trial run.

I only loaded light, 50gn of FFG under a .530 ball & .018 patch. I'll get some range time at the weekend to start working on a load (although I may just wait until I've got a hundred of so shots through it) & start dialling it in.

Here's the first 5 offhand at 35yds though. Encouraging so far.....

[bajabuc]

OOOOH....nice rifle! it's a credit to the builder. 'tain't every gun that shoots outta the box!!

[Guest ochretoe]

Thats the differance betwee a built and a manufactured gun. A builder makes them true. That gun is gonna be a shooter. In about 200 shots you will be cutting playing card and busting lifesavers at 25yds.