Test fired the new rifle today. It has a small Siler with the golden age lock tumbler and a 3/4" x 42" green Mountain barrel. I used the single lever triggers because I liked the way they fit the guard. Don't really need a double lever trigger anyway. The wood is a second I picked up from TVM at a rendezvous. Not a bad piece of wood after a little knot repair. Also gave me a chance to do my first moldings. It is also the first time I scraped a stock instead of sanding. For some reason scraping is a more satisfying way of smoothing the wood. Maybe more of a physical connection with the wood. Sort of a Zen finishing technique. Also gives you these neat little tactile ripples. I changed the lock a bit to keep it from looking like all the other Silers. Bobbed the tail and rounded the pan. The tumbler gives the cock a longer throw and more room for a larger flint at half cock. With the longer throw the cock really gets a running start on the frizzen. I used two full sized thimbles and cut the third one in half to make a couple of smaller thimbles in the middle. This is a characteristic of the little-known Autauga Co. school.
Half cock.
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