...... If I want something newer looking, I'll buy a Uberti.
...............It's pretty cool to shoot it and feel him looking over my shoulder!
Congratulations on your finished rifle! It looks great! How does it shoot?
I agree with you totally on the "newer looking", I sorta like the old look of the rifle, heck it's over 100 yrs old, and for the age looks good:)
Shooting? It shoots pretty good. I've only had a chance to shoot at shorter ranges around 30 or so yards. They built a subdivision next to my property, and now the city limits join my land right next to my old shooting range. My lot is 2.5 acres which is pretty good, but now I limit my shooting to short distance, and not so much. There are now houses 30 ft from my property line.
I've shot black powder, but mostly smokeless and it seems to hold a inch or so pretty easy, but that's with my old eyes and iron sights, and not the best rest. While not a "varmint" rifle, it's certainly good enough for deer at <100 yds.
I'm very happy with it, mostly it sits next to my old Rolling Blocks and Trapdoor rifle. I just LOVE those old cartridge black powder rifles with straight cases, or with the 40-60 caliber, mostly straight case