Here is my first time build ever, a Mike Lea blunderbuss kit in 4 bore. Ed Rayl barrel, Chambers Round-Face English lock, and a walnut stock with brass hardware. It is a good shooter for very close targets!
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4 Bore Blunderbuss
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Capt. Jas.
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Looks good from a distance. Do you have any up close photos of the hardware?
paulvallandigham
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A very nice gun. I like the ramrod design. Its a nice touch. :thumbsup:
Thankyou everyone for looking. I didn't take any closeups on purpose, remember that this is my first build. The Chamber's lock really does it's job throwing sparks and ignition is very quick.
I shot everything from #4 shot, 00 buck, ten .50cal rbs, and spurs clipped off from roundball casting. I will give this gun a workout tomorrow on Independence Day. I can shoot in my yard and blowing sheets of plywood and cardboard boxes to bits is very relaxing :thumbsup:
I shot everything from #4 shot, 00 buck, ten .50cal rbs, and spurs clipped off from roundball casting. I will give this gun a workout tomorrow on Independence Day. I can shoot in my yard and blowing sheets of plywood and cardboard boxes to bits is very relaxing :thumbsup:
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Nice Gun! You did a great job with it. :bow:
One of my 11 bore blunderbuss's showed up here at my shop last week. It was stocked up with Germanic furniture. Like a bone head I forgot to take pictures of it!
One of my 11 bore blunderbuss's showed up here at my shop last week. It was stocked up with Germanic furniture. Like a bone head I forgot to take pictures of it!
Capt. Jas.
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I can feel for you on the first gun thing.
Working thru a fowling gun now.
What trigger guard is on your blunderbuss?
Do you have the tang of the buttplate and the rear section of the trigger guard pinned?
Working thru a fowling gun now.
What trigger guard is on your blunderbuss?
Do you have the tang of the buttplate and the rear section of the trigger guard pinned?
Mike Brooks
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That big Chambers lock sure looks tiny next to that big 4 bore barrel! :grin:
Thankyou Mr. Brooks, you are very kind. Capt Jas,
I used a few more screws than the kit came with.
Three screws on the trigger guard and three on the buttplate. I tried pinning them but some things take alittle more practice. Plink, depending on the load, it can wake you up! It is a real crowd pleaser. At one rondy, I tried to shoot trap. Well, 2&1/2 ozs of #4 shot over 80grs
of 3f was really drawing a crowd. I didn't break one bird but when my feet were close to leaving the ground I called it quits. Ten 50cal rbs didn't seem to kick as bad. This is a fun gun and I sure have alot of it when I shoot it. :thumbsup:
I used a few more screws than the kit came with.
Three screws on the trigger guard and three on the buttplate. I tried pinning them but some things take alittle more practice. Plink, depending on the load, it can wake you up! It is a real crowd pleaser. At one rondy, I tried to shoot trap. Well, 2&1/2 ozs of #4 shot over 80grs
of 3f was really drawing a crowd. I didn't break one bird but when my feet were close to leaving the ground I called it quits. Ten 50cal rbs didn't seem to kick as bad. This is a fun gun and I sure have alot of it when I shoot it. :thumbsup:
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Don't feel bad about your poor results with trap. That 11 bore I referred to earlier couldn't be used for skeet either, not even at station #1 where the bird is coming at you and close. These belled muzzles just don't seem to be good for clay birds, the pattern is just too open.
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Might not be good for trap, but boy howdy I'd hate to stare down the wrong end of one of those loaded up with 10 .50 cal balls! I imagine that load would sure do a number on any numbskull trying to loot, pillage, and plunder.
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Thats a Sweet gun! I would like to build one!
can you give me a link to Mike Lea?
can you give me a link to Mike Lea?
RiverRat---I'm building a similar Blunderbuss. Getting the barrel through Stonecreek (Rayle) but the wood and all hardware through Mike Lea. I'm using a Catlin Locke though. I like how you did that ram rod too. Very nice build!
There is another 4 bore Blunderbuss thread going here that I started a couple of weeks ago, Mike Lea contact info is there. His phone and address. I do not think he has a website or email.
There is something about a four bore Blunderbuss that makes just about anyone smile... well except the guys looking down the barrel at one! :thumbsup:
There is another 4 bore Blunderbuss thread going here that I started a couple of weeks ago, Mike Lea contact info is there. His phone and address. I do not think he has a website or email.
There is something about a four bore Blunderbuss that makes just about anyone smile... well except the guys looking down the barrel at one! :thumbsup:
Riverrat---That is interesting that you have thrown ten 50 cal round balls out of that monster.
I have always thought a few #4 or #6 shot or so with those big RB's would fill in the gaps and make the devastation even greater!
I plan on entertaining old men and children (okay and the girls too) with mine as well.
I also like the idea of mixing 3 different sized shot in a big ole four bore.
Nice looking build ya got there! :thumbsup:
I have always thought a few #4 or #6 shot or so with those big RB's would fill in the gaps and make the devastation even greater!
I plan on entertaining old men and children (okay and the girls too) with mine as well.
I also like the idea of mixing 3 different sized shot in a big ole four bore.
Nice looking build ya got there! :thumbsup:
I received my parts from Mike Lea for my 4 bore build. (Now I await the barrel from Stonewallcreek). The ramrod is just a thick dowel. Riverrat, how did you "lathe" that ramrod to that shape, it is almost like a narrow baseball bat. Did you have alot of handwork to get it contoured like that? Also does your brass buttplate go about 3/4 of the way down the face of the butt of the stock? I thought the brass butt plate would cover the entire butt of the wood on the stock, but it does not.
