Build a N.W. Blanket Gun

[Rob M.]

Plus you could add some really nice pictures of lines an X’s and a few measurements etc .I like that idea keep it in mind it’s a really good idea and if Bill could do so can you and yours would be much better because you explain all the details.nuff said ……..

Very kind of ya bud ....

 

[mikesto44]

Rob you really should do a book. So many of us would benefit from it. You could dedicate it to Pryor Bill in his memory and that would be so very cool...
IMHO

 

[Kentuckyjed]

oops meant to delete.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Rob you really should do a book. So many of us would benefit from it. You could dedicate it to Pryor Bill in his memory and that would be so very cool...
IMHO

Put me on the pre order list please.

 

[Rob M.]

Rob you really should do a book. So many of us would benefit from it. You could dedicate it to Pryor Bill in his memory and that would be so very cool...
IMHO

I'd love to do that . I did get to say " thank you " to him in an email right before he took his journey ... Wished I'd got ta meet him . Guess ya never know ...

 

[Rob M.]

Just workin on it a bit ....gettin closer. Time to bend the tang ....

 

[Rob M.]

Bent to shape ..... Started down till touching the wood , out line tang , start the tang down to bed

 

[Rob M.]

Inletting Breech bolster and tang ...

 

[Rob M.]

Gettin there ...keep goin . The angle on the end of tang makes it want to push the barrel forward . Keep removing wood on that angle and at back of bolster until the barrel quits moving forward , dont want any gaps at the breech end of the barrel...

 

[Rob M.]

Ok , really close .... Be lookin for gaps at end of tang and at end of barrel . None here so far , thank goodness ... Keep going until the flat spot where breech meets barrel is level or tad below AND the inlet black on barrel bottom is show on wood channel in stock .... Dont worry if tang is level , unless its BAD high ...I just file it down flush later ....IF tang is way too high you have to bend tang down a bit more then start inletting it deeper . You dont want a thin tang , on any gun rifle but esp .a trade gun where the tang screw comes up I to tang and tang is threaded , strength .... Keep on bedding , gettin close ....

 

[Rob M.]

Ok , shes down to bed . The wood at the spot where tang meets barrel is higher than the metal , inlet black is on bottom of barrel channel ....no gaps at rear of barrel or rear of tang .... Shes down ....

 

[Rob M.]

Make two barrel lugs out of sheet metal . 035 thick ....solder them on the barrel soon

 

[Rob M.]

Find the spots you want your pins to be on the stock. Where pencil is pointing in both pics . One in forearm., but forward for more strength , and one lug up front , I put it right in front of the front pipe .... ,mark the positions on the barrel , wire wheel bottom of barrel at those spots ....clean up face of lugs and bend slight round to them ...

 

[Rob M.]

How I put slight " round " into my barrel lugs ...grind or file the surface clean for solder . I use 50/50 solder , hard to find but t flows good , strong too .... Gonna solder them on tomorrow ...

 

[Rob M.]

Soldered the lugs on . They faught me a bit . The solder wouldnt flow , had voids on the tangs , weak spots , but redid them , all good . File ends of lugs flat . I went ahead and polished inside of barrel , bore is like a mirror now ...

 

[Rob M.]

Inlet black on those lugs , start inletting the lugs until the barrel is back to bed ... Then measure barrel depth on side , lug locations , and clamp barrel down ... Drill the barrel pin holes and pin them ...

 

[Rob M.]

Barrel down , back to bed , and pinned in ...

 

[WALT53]

Barrel down , back to bed , and pinned in ...

If I was a betting man I’d say that short 20” barrel would pattern really good to20 yards especially if you polished it up like you do and 40 yards with a .562 RB .

 

[TDM]

Great work @Rob M.!

 

[Rob M.]

If I was a betting man I’d say that short 20” barrel would pattern really good to20 yards especially if you polished it up like you do and 40 yards with a .562 RB .

Shes all polished up inside ! Like a mirror ...