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June 7, 2009, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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Anyone have a rifle built by palongrifles, Bill Rooks?
Anyone have any experience with Bill Rooks at palongrifles? By the website he does nice work and knows his stuff about flintlocks. I have exchanged some emails with him about building a rifle soon and is very knowledgeable.
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June 10, 2009, 11:31 PM | #3 |
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Thank you, I know about his site. But was wondering if anyone has one of his rifles or experience with him?
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You can probably track down a couple of people who have dealt wth Bill Rooks over on the Muzzle Loading Forum. I searched there and found a thread about a "Killdeer" rifle that Bill Rooks built and I've embedded the pictures and quoted the relevant text below:
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June 11, 2009, 07:38 PM | #5 |
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If registration is needed to read the MLF threads, then just follow my personal referral link to join for free and to obtain access. Then try PM'ing those individuals with a request for information.
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fu...referral/4225/ More pictures of one of Bill Rook's Killdeer rifles are embedded below. Last edited by arcticap; June 11, 2009 at 07:48 PM. |
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thanks!
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August 25, 2011, 03:13 PM | #7 |
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Bill Rooks
I had three rifles built by Bill.
pros- rifles were beautiful to look at. cons- took 3-4 years to get them when they were promised w/in a year in a 3 gun deal. Hawken gun- poorly braised under rib/loose barrel pins Fusil- poor internal lock screws and chipped wood at barrel pins Virginia- chipped wood at barrel pins. I know that bill said he got sick and I stuck with him. cost me $550 in additional gunsmith costs to bring up to speed. |
August 25, 2011, 09:38 PM | #8 |
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Bill Rooks built a custom flintlock rifle for me about 12 years ago based on the "Killdeer." It was a 1790 Rupp Pennsylvania style with a 47" Getz swamped barrel. Really nice job, although I ended up refinishing the stock myself to make it look more authentic.
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