English Gentlemen's Rifle Kit coming from Buck Ridge Flintlocks
News comes this morning from the American Longrifles Forum about a new American-made muzzleloader kit heading to market soon, this time from Liston Rice. Check out the details below;
The fine folks at Buck Ridge Flintlocks are coming out with an English Gentlemen's Rifle kit. The lock is a new creation from Liston Rice based on a Manton. The buttplate, trigger guard, trigger assembly, folding leaf rear sight and ramrod pipes are all made by Liston. The barrel is a Rice 31" swamped fitted with their Manton hook breech. The rifle pictured is a 45 cal and weighs 6 lbs 8 oz. It will also be available in 50 and 54 cal. This should make a dandy hunting rifle. I made the rifle below from a blank because he didn't have his carving machine up and running yet. However, I also made the master for his carving machine and the pictured rifle is a duplicate of the master. He will have this on his table at Kempton and the CLA, so if you're at either of these, stop by and take a look.






Photos provided username; sdilts
In a post responding to the announcment, user Martin S asks “Will this be similar to a Kibler kit in terms of the fit and finish of the pre-carved stock?”, to which Sdilts responds “This will be more on the lines of a Chambers kit than a Kibler.”