One of my muzzleloading target rifle building mentors had that same job. He was a master gunsmith named David Dodds. Dave passed away a few years ago, possibly from complications of Agent Orange exposure. The .50 caliber flintlock "chunk gun" that I use in "over the log" target shoots like the ones Alvin York sponsored in the 1920's was built by him. It's a "piece of art that shoots". Welcome to Stovebolt.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!