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New home for a Mowrey

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I have not found much info on these. Texas made in the 70's, bought out by two big companies that ran it into the ground.
Anyone have one or know anything about them. It is stamped 54 mowrey and a 176xx serial number, that's all. I want to shoot it this week but no rb for it. I may have to take a two hour drive just to get some.

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Had one in .50 a long time ago, disappeared in my first divorce. Good shooter with slow twist barrel, shot best with round ball.
 
The lay of the grain on the forestock almost gives it the look of being laminated. Congrats on the acquisition !
 
I like the inlay and tack work SG, I may do something similar. The previous owner had a smith repair this after he bought it at a garage sale. New tumbler and main spring, all the screws had to be drilled out. I need to clean up the trigger, it has a catch in it, almost feels like a set trigger. You pull, feel it set and then a clean break.
 
MCB this Mowrey I bought off the original owner...it was called the Deluxe Model all that you see came that way it's all original with some engravin'. There were other high dollar one's in the white fully engraved @ around $1100... I bought mine and shot it right off with DryBall from the Traditional ML On The Cheap Forum, he went and got a real nice .54 Hawken and done well with it.
Talk about a good lookin' pair a Old Coots... :O)
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Love that Inlay

Thats a fine lookin Rifle , especialy the Inlay work, very nice .
What kinda horses are those ? Chevy Silverados , they sure aint Ford Broncos . :neener:

Looks like all kinds of fun , love this Sport ! :D

Das Jaeger
 
MCB, Nice find on the Mowrey, here's mine:
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Deer Creek has lock parts for the Mowery, but with a little tinkering, I made a new connector stirrup and main spring (converted a Remmie main). What else, the old ones are out of Olin Texas. My serial # is 9103 and was identified as being made around 1969.
 
Deer Creek has lock parts for the Mowery, but with a little tinkering, I made a new connector stirrup and main spring (converted a Remmie main). What else, the old ones are out of Olin Texas. My serial # is 9103 and was identified as being made around 1969.
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Thanks, that serial number info is nice to know. I want to put some color to the wood on mine, need to do some touch up on the browning. Mighty fine looking rifle you have.
 
The Mowery is a copy of the original Ethen Allen rifles of yore. Few moving parts and sturdy and accurate. Didn't go over big in the old days because of peoples difficulty changing. The wood rifles back then were the rage and the new stonger Ethen Allen didn't catch on good(that's what I read somewhere)....only caught on with sensible people that saw a good thing when they saw a good thing. ha ha ha
Anyway..if I were in the wilderness of the Ohio's with a muzzleloader rifle I'd go for the Mowery since it was strong and wouldn't get a broke stock.
Deer Creek made the Mowery rifles for awhile after the Texas maker retired. Deer Creek used to make some good stuff. Their preassembled kits were gems in the rough. Deer Creek is pretty much retired anymore. Sells parts and the like but stopped making rifles and pistols and barrels and kits and all that.
 
Deer Creek made the Mowery rifles for awhile after the Texas maker retired. Deer Creek used to make some good stuff. Their preassembled kits were gems in the rough. Deer Creek is pretty much retired anymore. Sells parts and the like but stopped making rifles and pistols and barrels and kits and all that.
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This may be a pre-assembled kit. I'm reasonably certain that the wood is unfinished.
What's a good product for browning, Birchwood-Casey?
 
There are essentially two options for home hobbyists when browning metal parts. Each has it's advantages and disadvantages.

Birchwood Casey's Plum Brown is a 'hot' process. It requires the ability to evenly heat the metal to about 260 deg F and then apply the liquid. Several (4-6) coats will probably be necessary but it can be done in one day. The result depends on the care taken and number of coats, but you can fairly easily get a deep, even brown that is very durable and repairable.

Laurel Mountain Browning Solution is a 'cold' process that depends on very high humidity. Essentially you place the parts in a humid environment (such as a box with water in the bottom or the bathroom with the shower on), apply the solution and let it cure for 3+ hours. As with Plum Brown, several coats will be necessary (you will be sure that you've ruined the metal for about the first two, but it'll quickly get much better). The dried solution must be carded and the next coat applied; the 3+ hour wait between coats means that reasonably 3 days are necessary to achieve a final result. Like Plum Brown the number and quality of each coat will affect the final result; Laurel Mountain will generally produce a more 'authentic' brown but it's more difficult to repair scratches and the color is not considered as 'attractive' by some people.
 
I`ve had good luck on American made steel with the Birchwood Casey Plum Brown ...
Eye-Talian made steel is another story .
The Mowrey shouldn`t be a problem ..made in the good Ole USA .
You can heat the steel with a propane tourch or a heat gun ...eaither works well .
 
MCB, How long is the bbl on your Mowery. Mines 32" from crown to breech. Your's looks like it would be a handy saddle or wood's gun. More of a carbine size.
 
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