Building ME a NW Trade Gun ! :)

Started inletting the barrel . I'm almost to the dreaded " last 1/8" deep at the breech " , takes the longest , LOL

... Gettin closer ...fighting me a bit ...wanting to twist .

Make the black spots go away !!

Rob M. said:

Make the black spots go away !!

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Seems so simple!

Bnewberry said:

Seems so simple!

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I chuckle to myself when I try to do the things I recommend to others on their questions. Sounds so easy when I’m typing.

Bnewberry said:

Seems so simple!

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But they just keep coming back !!!!

Ok ... Finally got that sucker bedded down to depth . When I get a chance I'll inlet the breech plug / tang ...

Is that a plated barrel that is flaking?

Maybe I do need me another smoothy!

Beautiful work mate, keen to see the end result.

Bnewberry said:

Is that a plated barrel that is flaking?

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No plating ...maybe you see tape . There was some still on the barrel .

Bushfire said:

Maybe I do need me another smoothy!

Beautiful work mate, keen to see the end result.

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Oh course you need another one ! LOL ... Ah , thanks but this is just the rough work

Why does it look like it has 2 grooves of rifling?

Indy Durtdigger said:

Why does it look like it has 2 grooves of rifling?

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LOL ... Thats weird it does ! I dont .... Oh ! I bet that is from the wooden dowel I use . I leave it in the barrel most the time to help pop the barrel out , less inlet black on my hands . I must have left some lines in there ...its a smoothbore , 20 ga. Funny , you guys are obviously on computers , you are picking out some small details I can barely make out on a dollar store phone ! LOL ...

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No plating ...maybe you see tape . There was some still on the barrel .

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That is exactly what it looks like now that I know what it is!

Breech plug inlet ....

Looking good! I have only done one. This was harder than inletting the lock for me. Maybe the practice is making me better at inletting or maybe not! I ended up having to unbreech it to finish it.

Bnewberry said:

Looking good! I have only done one. This was harder than inletting the lock for me. Maybe the practice is making me better at inletting or maybe not! I ended up having to unbreech it to finish it.

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Its the practice . I didn't know what I was doing until after 30 builds or so

At the pace I work I will be lucky to build 3 before I am too old to shoot them!

Marked my depths then slabbed off under the barrel and lock side ...ready to put in R.R. groove and hole ...

Bnewberry said:

At the pace I work I will be lucky to build 3 before I am too old to shoot them!

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You and me both. So much to know and not a lot of time left. I sure enjoy the build process though. @Rob M. does such a great job. I do plan on several more builds but I would like to own one custom made gun. I wonder who I should contract with for that?