A. Verner or Tennessee for first build?

[idahjo]

I'm currently building from a precarved stock, and this is the last time I'll do that. Working from a blank should make inletting and drilling easier. So my advise is get plans and a good chunk of wood and have fun!

:hmm: SECOND THAT MOOSE... Although not without numerous constructed rifles under my belt, this is the first longrifle. And I am ENJOYING IT!

Currently working on a precarved N.C. rifle with inlet swamped barrel channel/partial tang (nothing else). Wood seems to be good sugar maple with probably not the figure the maker thought it had. Barrel side flats were NOT parallel to the side panels so they had to be 'trued' and subsequently became narrower. ..but there WAS BARELY enough for the Classic Ketland lock to properly mate with the barrel flat. All of this made the rear ramrod entry off center (hoping to mimimalize this with the rear pipe entry). And, the tang was shifted enough to warrant a small wood fill that is not all that obvious but seems to "hit me in the face".

Upshot is, the next one I build is going to be from a BLANK with the barrel and ramrod ONLY inletted by one of the many fine (and reasonably priced) PROFESSIONALS who do it. In the future the ERRORS WILL BE MY FAULT and not a case of "making the best of a bad situation" :thumbsup:

 

[drude]

Craig - The build is going well. I have anotehr post going about barrel/flash hole placement that I've worked through. I chipped back the barrel channel until my flash hole position is forward of the face of the breech plug by approx. 3/16.

This weekend I beveled the edges of the tang with files (went very well) and tonight I'm going to cut out the slots for the tennons in the barrel channel and bend and inlet the tang.

Kev (drude)