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Post by Gary @ R&G on Sept 5, 2012 19:15:56 GMT -5
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Post by bigbores on Sept 5, 2012 19:18:41 GMT -5
That thing is cool!
You forgot to tell us how she shot.
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paulg
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Post by paulg on Sept 5, 2012 19:30:26 GMT -5
That thing is cool! You forgot to tell us how she shot. +1 Gary. What's it got, like a 8oz trigger?  |
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Post by Gary @ R&G on Sept 5, 2012 19:36:55 GMT -5
when set it is scary light.
Shot good. Shot some paper patch 500 grainers and some grease lubed 500's. The grease lube were a little more accurate but required swabbing after every round. With the paper patch I could ring the dinger several times before swabbing.
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Post by lightningii on Sept 7, 2012 11:11:49 GMT -5
I looked a the pictures before I read the text, and i knew something didn't look right with that breech.
The underlever conversion is very cool; i didn't know anything like that was available.
neat build.
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Post by ohnomrbillk on Sept 7, 2012 14:16:05 GMT -5
It looks awful nice. I'm considering starting a rolling block project. You set the bar high.
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Post by Gary @ R&G on Sept 7, 2012 15:28:24 GMT -5
Carlos Gove was a frontier gunsmith in the late 1800's. He did underlever conversions among other gunsmithing innovations. The underlever gave a mechanical advantage to seating cartridges. True Gove's are rare and sell in the 10's of thousands. Dave Higganbotham at Lone Star Rifles did a few Gove conversions before his untimely death last year and Jerry Sells has done several. You can see pics of a couple of his on Womacks website.
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Post by Gary @ R&G on Sept 7, 2012 15:36:52 GMT -5
Here is my partners half stock Gemmer Gove that jerry built a coupld of years ago. I have posted pics here before.  Here are links to the photo album. s696.photobucket.com/albums/vv324/garyeastridge/gove/I am working on a 32-40. May try to Gove or side lever it. The side levers are alot easier. |
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paulg
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Post by paulg on Sept 7, 2012 15:46:41 GMT -5
Very nice pieces! Wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine myself out on the prairie taking game to put on the campfire.
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