Another one done
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Very nice Steve. :applause:
It's one of my own. The last one I will make for a while-- I am sure.
It's .50 caliber, forsyth rifled. 1 in 44 twist.
Shoot very well. It will foul in 4 shots with 100 grains of powder and need wiping, (a heavy hunting load for open country) but with 70 grains of powder it will put all it's ball into one ragged hole about the size of a ping-pong ball at 50 yds, and doesn't pick up fouling in 20 shots. The grooves are 3X wider than the lands. Works very well, and loads easily.
I very seldom make barrels anymore (for my long arms. I do for my pistols, because they are much easier to pull) That is the last barrel I made in my shop, and I maded it in 1999.
I just delievered the rifle.
If you want such a barrel, I would recommend you contact Bill Moodie. His work is very nice, and he KNOWs about rifling and twist rates. He will make anything you request.
SZ
It's .50 caliber, forsyth rifled. 1 in 44 twist.
Shoot very well. It will foul in 4 shots with 100 grains of powder and need wiping, (a heavy hunting load for open country) but with 70 grains of powder it will put all it's ball into one ragged hole about the size of a ping-pong ball at 50 yds, and doesn't pick up fouling in 20 shots. The grooves are 3X wider than the lands. Works very well, and loads easily.
I very seldom make barrels anymore (for my long arms. I do for my pistols, because they are much easier to pull) That is the last barrel I made in my shop, and I maded it in 1999.
I just delievered the rifle.
If you want such a barrel, I would recommend you contact Bill Moodie. His work is very nice, and he KNOWs about rifling and twist rates. He will make anything you request.
SZ
:bow: Wowowow! Sweeeet. Almost too pretty to shoot. Wouldn't stop me though. :thumbsup:
flashpanner
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Got a close up pic of the patch box? Did you make it from scratch?
You are right BrianD
I build good looking guns, but they are still GUNS.
I make them for shooters, and I want them to shoot and hunt with them.
Someone once told me that "those pretty guns don't shoot any better then my ugly one"
I responded;
"Yup,,,,that's right, but they don't shoot any worse either"
:nono:
I build good looking guns, but they are still GUNS.
I make them for shooters, and I want them to shoot and hunt with them.
Someone once told me that "those pretty guns don't shoot any better then my ugly one"
I responded;
"Yup,,,,that's right, but they don't shoot any worse either"
:nono:
Bioprof, the inlay is silver with a brass center.
The way it's done is to cut out the silver in the pattern you want. Then cut out the center that you want to highlight.
Next super glue it to a piece of brass the same thinkness as the silver. When the glue is dry, take a needle sharp scribe and scratch the outline of the cut-out into the brass.
Wave a torch at the 2 pieces of metal and they fall apart.
Now, carefully cut the brass inlay out, coming right up to the line you scribed, until you touch it with your jewlers saw or your files.
When it's done it will fit into the cut-out as if it grew there.
Solder them into each other, but also put a few pieces of scrap brass arount the edges of the solder joint, on the back side to act as "splints" to hold the pieces togather, so they stay there when you bend the compleated inlay to fit the form of the stock.
Inlet it and pin, and sand smooth.
Easy!
The way it's done is to cut out the silver in the pattern you want. Then cut out the center that you want to highlight.
Next super glue it to a piece of brass the same thinkness as the silver. When the glue is dry, take a needle sharp scribe and scratch the outline of the cut-out into the brass.
Wave a torch at the 2 pieces of metal and they fall apart.
Now, carefully cut the brass inlay out, coming right up to the line you scribed, until you touch it with your jewlers saw or your files.
When it's done it will fit into the cut-out as if it grew there.
Solder them into each other, but also put a few pieces of scrap brass arount the edges of the solder joint, on the back side to act as "splints" to hold the pieces togather, so they stay there when you bend the compleated inlay to fit the form of the stock.
Inlet it and pin, and sand smooth.
Easy!
Hi Flashpanner
Yup, I made that one.
If you look carefully, you'll see it's got silver highlights too. The sprig on top is silver.
I don't have any more pics, but I will after the first of the year. A good friend of mine owns the gun, and we are going shooting over Christmas. I intend to get a lot more pics them allthen. He has 7 of my guns. I will photograph then all then.
SZ
Yup, I made that one.
If you look carefully, you'll see it's got silver highlights too. The sprig on top is silver.
I don't have any more pics, but I will after the first of the year. A good friend of mine owns the gun, and we are going shooting over Christmas. I intend to get a lot more pics them allthen. He has 7 of my guns. I will photograph then all then.
SZ
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An excellent rifle Steve. :thumbsup:
What stain/finish did you use on the stock?
Scott
What stain/finish did you use on the stock?
Scott
That one was stained with the Laurel Mountain Maple stain.
I thought it looked good with the brass and silver.
I might "brown it up" a little next time. It's a bit orange, but still looks good.
The pictures make it look more orange than it is in real life, but I am a poor photographer.
I thought it looked good with the brass and silver.
I might "brown it up" a little next time. It's a bit orange, but still looks good.
The pictures make it look more orange than it is in real life, but I am a poor photographer.
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WOW! What did that take you to build, about a week? :winking: :haha:
longshot47
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It just keeps gettin' better....
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Another beauty Steve. I'm sure the rifle will shoot just as well as a plain one. I would have a problem hunting with it. I would be sniveling and whining a month after if I tripped over my own feet and scrached up that fine piece.
Naw Mike.......
Ya hunt with um..... just like any other rifle.
I try to take care of even the most plane rifle when I hunt with it If a fancy one gets some "character marks" on it in it's long and eventful life, so be it.
I have quite a few on my body, and it doesn't keep me from hunting.
Ya hunt with um..... just like any other rifle.
I try to take care of even the most plane rifle when I hunt with it If a fancy one gets some "character marks" on it in it's long and eventful life, so be it.
I have quite a few on my body, and it doesn't keep me from hunting.
