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  1. J

    Carriages for scale cannon?

    Sidney, I’ve been working on a 1/2 scale no.1 field carriage for awhile now. If you’re not tooled up for building something like this it’s going to take a lot of hand work. As @zulu said, there are a bunch of parts. I bought my wheels from Hansen wheel and wagon. That’s where I also got the...
  2. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    It’s starting to look like something. This is just a rough cut. Still a lot of work to do. Jon
  3. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Hello. Just wanted to get back and give a little progress report. I’ve made the axle housing and some metal bits. I also made a trail using a slab of hickory that was within a few hundredths of thickness of the half scale I needed. It was a failure. I just figured the saw cut edges were square...
  4. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    @Rudyard I think you may be right. I see nothing unsafe about shooting this gun. It might be a little more to clean but I have all the things to clean it. I’m just going to shoot it and enjoy. I’m still going to proof it though. Thanks, Jon
  5. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello @Flint62Smoothie, I thought about sending the barrel back but I already drilled the touch hole. The company doesn’t sell guns that are ready to shoot. @hawkeye2 That would be major work for me. It would also be costly to have the work done. @Rudyard idea of a new breech plug would work...
  6. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Just to simple things up a bit. Should I be concerned with the chambered breech or the threaded area past the plug? Pictures of plug and barrel thread measurements. Just under 3/32”. Jon
  7. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello hawkeye2, Yes, the touch hole is ahead of the plug but still in the threaded portion of the barrel. I am a welder by trade. If filling the hole is an option, I will weld with .030 hard wire using 75/25 gas. I’m not good at posts. My whole concern is mainly with cleaning. Not with...
  8. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello Rudyard I don’t have concern with the barrel. My concern is with the breech plug. I do not like the chamber in it. I guess my question should have been if it is feasible to plug/fill weld the hole to make it more of a flat breech. I don’t like the threads in the breech area either though...
  9. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello 2 shots, I think it’s the picture. Breech end is 1.150”, muzzle end .890”. Barrel thickness of .88” at muzzle. .75 cal. Jon
  10. J

    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello, I recently purchased a matchlock from Heritage Arms. Upon receiving I disassembled and pulled the breech plug. The plug snugs to the barrel. There isn’t a “face” in the barrel just threads. There’s about 3/32” of threads past the end of the plug. The touch hole had to be drilled in this...
  11. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Hello zulu, I have a 3/4” rough sawn oak plank on hand. That was why I was thinking of laminating. No wood to buy. I get what you’re saying though. I’ll source some 1-1/2”. I’ll probably have to buy online as there aren’t any specialty wood sellers around here. I do have some places to look...
  12. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Great pictures! Yes sir. One step at a time. I plan on getting some parts made over the long weekend. I’ll post progress, probably in another thread. My lumber for the cheeks are 3/4”. I plan on laminating to get to 1-1/2” thick. That’s a bit thicker than 1/2 scale. Will that 1/10” difference...
  13. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Excellent sir! That is just what I needed to see. Makes things clearer. I do have two questions. Did you make the notch in front deeper than the drawing? Also, what am I looking at here? Thank you, Jon
  14. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Hello Rich, The drawing in the no.12 book shows 92.1 inches. I scaled down to 46”. I do plan on making all my iron parts. Sourcing period correct bolts has not panned out. So I will probably use modern bolts and make some of the odd heads (chin bolt, key bolt) and weld them on. I want to be as...
  15. J

    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Hello, I am attempting to build a half scale no. 1 field carriage. I’ve scaled down a drawing the best I could and want to know from you more experienced folks if this looks right to you. Thank you, Jon
  16. J

    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    Thank you DuncNZ for taking the time to measure. I guess it could be possible my breech is deeper, but I’m having my doubts. I’ll get it figured sooner or later. Thanks again. Jon
  17. J

    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    That looks very similar to what I can see down my barrel. Will the breech hold 50grs of fffg? Jon
  18. J

    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    Do you know the size of the chambered breech? I have some literature and provenance on this rifle but that’s not in it.
  19. J

    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    The .54 jag got hung up requiring a mallet to get out the .50 went in 5/16” farther and did not get hung up. I have a .32 jag that I will try when I find it. Maybe it will go on down even more. But to be clear here, a Hawken Shop rifle custom built in circa 1981 will have chambered breech? I...
  20. J

    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    Yes, it would make sense that it’s below that spot. I’ll need to take some smaller things to know if it is a chambered breech. I can do those tests tomorrow. I am very capable of unbreeching this rifle. I am a builder. Unmentionables and muzzleloaders. Please, no one berate me on unscrewing a...
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