I had bought an original (circa 1780) smooth rifle by George Shreyer, of Hanover, Pennsylvania which I decided to duplicate. Don Getz made me two interchangeable octagon to round 48 3/8" barrels - .45 calibre rifled and .50 calibre smoothbore. I took the original to Ron Griffie, and we laid it on plank after plank until we found the matching tiger stripe. With the rifle barrel, the gun weighed about six pounds. I killed my first deer with this rifle.
You are visiting the website of Peter A. Alexander, gunsmith of muzzle-loading rifles, as featured in Muzzleloader magazine. Here you will find resources, information and Peter's thoughts on building beautiful Kentucky rifles.
Monday, October 30, 1978
George Shreyer (1978)
I had bought an original (circa 1780) smooth rifle by George Shreyer, of Hanover, Pennsylvania which I decided to duplicate. Don Getz made me two interchangeable octagon to round 48 3/8" barrels - .45 calibre rifled and .50 calibre smoothbore. I took the original to Ron Griffie, and we laid it on plank after plank until we found the matching tiger stripe. With the rifle barrel, the gun weighed about six pounds. I killed my first deer with this rifle.
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