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- Location
- Almonte,Ontario
Last year I finally managed to pick up a shooter .577 Snider that I could afford.
A gentleman my son introduced me too had a couple of old guns he wanted to sell.
One them was a Mk II** Snider. It had some rust around the muzzle, in the bore and on the lock plate.
The wood had been cut to carbine length some time in the past but the rifling looked good
and it appeared the lockup was tight.
A deal was made with gentleman who was introduced as Carl.
Over the next several months I had occasion to meet Carl socially and was able to update him
on my progress.
I de-rusted the gun with electrolysis after researching the process and then building a tank
(wooden) with a plastic liner. The inside of the lock was pristine , it's dated 1861 Enfield and carries the
crown over V.R.
I then sourced some Magtech 24 gauge brass, a set of used RCBS dies and a supply of flat based conical bullets of about 485 gr. (They shoot poorly in the slow twist rifling)
The rifle carries the DC marking on the right side of the butt stock and the stamp of the London Arms Co.
The brass butt plate is marked 43 over 333.
Carl was a retired teacher and as I came to know him, a real gentleman. He was fascinated about the process and took
great interest in what I learned in how these guns came to be.
Carl attended my home for a BBQ on Canada Day 2013 and sadly died suddenly a few days later.
I never got to shoot the gun prior to his death but was able to shoot it may times since. My son and I simply refer to it as Carl's rifle.
I had it at the range yesterday trying some .60 cal. round ball loads and two young fellows who were new shooters
expressed some interest. I had the pleasure of explaining a bit about the gun and gave them an opportunity to launch a
couple of rounds.
The looks on their faces were pure delight .
Carl has been gone almost a year but his gun is still teaching.
A gentleman my son introduced me too had a couple of old guns he wanted to sell.
One them was a Mk II** Snider. It had some rust around the muzzle, in the bore and on the lock plate.
The wood had been cut to carbine length some time in the past but the rifling looked good
and it appeared the lockup was tight.
A deal was made with gentleman who was introduced as Carl.
Over the next several months I had occasion to meet Carl socially and was able to update him
on my progress.
I de-rusted the gun with electrolysis after researching the process and then building a tank
(wooden) with a plastic liner. The inside of the lock was pristine , it's dated 1861 Enfield and carries the
crown over V.R.
I then sourced some Magtech 24 gauge brass, a set of used RCBS dies and a supply of flat based conical bullets of about 485 gr. (They shoot poorly in the slow twist rifling)
The rifle carries the DC marking on the right side of the butt stock and the stamp of the London Arms Co.
The brass butt plate is marked 43 over 333.
Carl was a retired teacher and as I came to know him, a real gentleman. He was fascinated about the process and took
great interest in what I learned in how these guns came to be.
Carl attended my home for a BBQ on Canada Day 2013 and sadly died suddenly a few days later.
I never got to shoot the gun prior to his death but was able to shoot it may times since. My son and I simply refer to it as Carl's rifle.
I had it at the range yesterday trying some .60 cal. round ball loads and two young fellows who were new shooters
expressed some interest. I had the pleasure of explaining a bit about the gun and gave them an opportunity to launch a
couple of rounds.
The looks on their faces were pure delight .
Carl has been gone almost a year but his gun is still teaching.
awesome.
