.32 squireel rifle.....droooool!

[kingsax26]

so I just got my .32 squirrel rifle....and it you look at the patchbox its definatley an accurate name lol. So the load data for the rifle is .310 ball with .015 patch and 20grns BP...however my mold is a .311 so would going with a .014 patch be approximatley the same as the original load data?

 

[Sam Stephens]

Man that is a sure nice rig you got there sir....

,,,,Sam,,,,,

 

[kemart]

wow....very nice....how does it shoot?

 

[kingsax26]

its shot ok...but im trying to see if there is an equivalant loading to a .310 ball and a .015 patch...seeing as my balls are .311 and I think she can shoot better

 

[Rifleman1776]

Very nice looking. Is is a customized TC? Don't go by book for load data. Starting point only. Try what you have and move from there. Please, use real bp only.

 

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

I would not worry about the 0.001" difference. I've shot a couple .32 using balls from Lee's .311 mold and I think nothing of the extra 0.001" in diameter.

I go to the fabric store and get 100% cotton pillow ticking.

If it appears that the fit is too loose with pillow ticking I'd look for a larger ball mold. I think you'd have fits trying to spec your patches to the 0.001". The textile industry is not concerned about 0.001" differences in the thickness of their fabrics. So while you may find a patch material that is 0.014" you can go buy the same material a month later and find it is 0.015" Frankly I bet you wouldn't notice a practical difference between the two sized patches.

Mold manufacturers on the other hand ARE interested in keeping things to the thousandths of an inch.

 

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

I should add:

Those "recommended loads" are simply a starting point. I don't think they are supposed to be optimal or ideal. They're just intended to get you in the ballpark of enjoying the gun for it's intended use.

 

[kingsax26]

rifleman,

It is a Sharon barrel with an older t/c lock built approx 15 years-ish ago. The gun was built buy a member on another forum....hes probably on this forum to but I wouldnt know his name. If i remember correcty it is stocked in a piece of oregon maple.... The builder used it for target shooting and then his kids used it after him. right now im able to keep them at about a quarter size group at 30 yards off a rest. Im gonna pull out my schults BP bible and see if I cant get a .309 group out of a .311 ball lol...squeeze every last drop from her!

 

[Spikebuck]

Love the patchbox. Pretty cool for a squirrel rifle to have that! I'm usually not one for light colored finishes, but that looks great! :hatsoff:

 

[hanshi]

That is a beautiful rifle! :thumbsup:

 

[TLanoy]

That is a beautiful rifle! :thumbsup:

I most definitely agree with this statement! :hatsoff:

 

[TinStar]

Gorgeous! Good luck with it!


TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[don hepler]

It is a beautiful rifle. It looks like the early lock. There is a newer hammer and frizzen, that is suppose to make the angle of the flint strike at a better angle, which will give more flint life.

Yes, I am droooooling.

 

[gunmaker43]

For what it's worth my name is Tom Knight (gunmaker) my kids gun--only now the youngest is 28 so off to a new home she went. Oregon quilted maple, hand cut PB by myself. always was a real tack driver, we used her for grouse in washington state(legal weapon) ...Tom

 

[stuartg]

I dig it! The patch box sure is fitting!

 

[sleeperNY]

Bryon, you do get your hands on some nice rifles. I haven't seen you since last summer and now you have a completely new batch of iron to play with. Great looking rifle.

Tom you did a great job with it.

Jim

 

[Wes/Tex]

I started laughing when I got to the last picture. My mind immediately jumped to Yodels, my little hunting buddy, if you didn't see the "Perils of Pauline" version of last years season I posted. I'd love to have given the little tree nut a black eye one several occasions! What a good looking rifle. Does look like some TC and CVA parts added to a beautiful stock...great idea.

Just fiddle and piddle with the loads. Don't worry about .001" larger ball...you and the patch will never know the difference. Loads can vary for .32's from 10 to 40 grains. You'll probably find something around 25 to 30 that gives the best accuracy, but don't be afraid to try them all. If you make changes to the load, remember...one change at a time! Took the Alvin chapter of "We Be Dan'el Boone" a while to realize you don't learn much by doing two changes together. Good shooting, and remember to have fun! :wink:

 

[nit wit]

Sweet! Great work Tom :bow:
Bryon,How many balls will it hold?? :haha: :blah:
Nit Wit

 

[30coupe]

Wow! That rifle is beautiful! I love maple stocks! Tom did an awesome job on that one!

 

[kingsax26]

Hi Tom!

well i guess your pretty easy to find on the forum lol just so you know tom im about the same age as your kids so its kinda like a lateral shift :grin:

Needless to say, its a dandy to shoot, I really love this little rifle not I got somethin to use on those squirrels come septtember