February 1, 2016 – Hugh Glass, an 18th-century trapper and hunter, is depicted by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie “The Revenant”. The rifle he uses is historically correct and was fashioned by Ron Luckenbill who lives in north central Pennsylvania.
Luckenbill has been producing and restoring Muzzleloading rifles. The rifles Ron builds are done by taking into account thef finest of details.
Tune in this week as we visit the gunsmith in his shop and Luckenbill describes in his own words how he masterfully turns wood and steel into a working muzzleloading firearm.
The program airs on Monday, February 1st, 2016. Gateway Outdoors is heard every Monday at 6 PM on Connect FM 96.7 and 107.9 FM and live streamed on the Internet and archived on the Connect FM web site www.connectradio.fm
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