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davec2
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.Phill......good catch.....cans are empty :) -
davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.Got the trigger guard bent to fit the contour of the stock and inlet.... Then went to work removing any wood that didn't look like it...
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.As is my usual MO, it has been a while since I picked up a graver, so I always start on the trigger and trigger plate to get the feel...
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.While waiting for paint to dry on my cannon wheels I had the time to rout out the patch box on this .36 rifle. Not CNC by any means...
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.Bouncing back and forth between the cannon re-build and this rifle....so moving a little slower than usual on each. (This quite a...
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.Back at the bench, I did get the barrel tang inlet and bedded, the ram rod pipes installed, and started in on the lock inletting...
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davec2 replied to the thread Another .36 cal Rifle from a Plank.On the subject of the lock.....quite some time ago I modified a Chambers late Ketland lock for a half stock English rifle that is still...
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Nine or so years ago now I made a close copy of a beautiful rifle that Jim Chambers had originally done. It was not the same caliber...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.The fellow that commissioned this duplication of a blunderbuss asked if I could mimic the original proof marks and I said I would give...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.Jstroke, I just use an electric match (which I use in rocket propulsion testing and they are used by the thousands in the fireworks /...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.Brokennock, Don't think I didn't think about launching it....finding it might have been the problem...:)
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.Ran the proof test today. First proof was 473 grains of 1F powder, 315 grains for the second test. Both pushed 2,100 grains (~5 oz) of...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.I'm going out to my Mojave Desert test site for some work related stuff tomorrow. It presented a good opportunity to proof test the...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.James, You are absolutely correct about bulges not looking all that good in some (even most ) places. In this case the new barrel is a...
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davec2 replied to the thread Copy of an original blunderbuss.Tejano.......sorry I missed seeing your question. Can you send me any kind of a picture of the part you are missing ?
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