Hello to the Camp!
Hey Folks! Looking to join this fine group.
I love to shoot 1800's guns. Most of all Spencer rifles, one of to coolest rifles ever made. I've got 2 so far. One is a Armi-Sport that I've turned into a 1866-68 style Sporting Rifle in 56-50. The other is an original 56-46 Sporting Rifle. I shoot and hunt with both.
I'm in West Central Georgia near Buena Vista, GA.
I have a 365 yrd rifle range.
Plenty of room to ride my horses out here on dirt rds to fill down time.
I'm always looking to meet new friends who like me, just can't get enough of these guns.
Above is the 56-50 Armi-Sport Spencer. It started life as a carbine but I added a 26 inch barrel and reshaped a fore stock that was intended to be on a Sharps. The end cap is from a leg bone of an Elk I took above Durand, Colorado.
Below is my original Spencer Sporting Rifle in 56-46. I've installed a center fire upper block. Can't own something that I can't shoot. It actually shoots a bit better than the Armi-Sport which is no slouch on a target.
Lee Precision made custom molds for both to my specs. .513 dia @377grs for the 56-50
and .461 dia @335grs for the 56-46.
WW primers, powders I'm using are H-777, H-4198, A-1680. Will share load data with any that want it as long as you understand that you use it at your own risk. Both are scary good on whitetail.
(Photos added by Two Flints)
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