December of last year, I traded with a family member for a rifle from my grandfathers collection. It is a Whitney 2nd model rolling block, circa 1888. (Yes, the son of Ely Whitney of cotton gin and Colt Walker fame.) I spent the last 8 months working on it. It's barrel has been re-lined in .32/20 WCF as the original bore was badly corroded. The stock and foregrip have been re-finished and the action has been cleaned. All of the metal parts have been cleaned but not refinished or modified. Then a reproduction Malcolm 6x scope was fitted, just as it would have been in that era.
With cast bullets and 777 powder, it gives me 1 3/4" groups at 100 yards with minimal recoil & noise. Another relic taken out of the closet and back to the firing range.
With cast bullets and 777 powder, it gives me 1 3/4" groups at 100 yards with minimal recoil & noise. Another relic taken out of the closet and back to the firing range.
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