Building a Fusil de Chasse

[Rob M.]

Made the trigger plate out of this hundred year old steel I have . Will make most everything from it . cut it out , ground it to shape , drill and file slot , then tap for Breech screw ...then inlet in wood and fit trigger to it

 

[Rob M.]

Inlet the trigger plate , drilled for tang screw then drill and tap for tang screw , drill tang ... Get it all goof and now the trigger is no where to be found ...I tore the shop apart looking for it , everywhere ....such horse $hit . it was laying right there on the bench . now I have to make another and fit it , again .... I'm done for the day ....&%$$@#$?!%#!%#? !!!!

 

[TDM]

Great work @Rob M.! I’m worn out just looking at the photos!!!

 

[Rob M.]

Thanks bud ....was hoping to have measured and cut the L.O.P. and just start on the buttplate but spent an hour looking under the bench for the &%$# d@mn trigger ... Always a &%$# struggle ! ...I'll calm down tonight and make another d@mn trigger , and have to fit it etc. .... Like to have this Fusil with buttplate on and the buttstock in the rough like the short NW trade gun .... I want to forge a trigger guard for the NW gun and get the tang bolt in . We'll see ...

 

[Rob M.]

Make second trigger because the first one sprouted legs and walked away .....now to start fitting it .....

 

[Rob M.]

.... Trigger done and fitted ...

 

[Rob M.]

Measure and cut wood to Length of pull ...

 

[Rob M.]

Time to make the buttplate ... Here is the 100+ year old metal I'm starting out with ...

 

[Bnewberry]

The first trigger will appear soon.

Looking good!

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

You must have the patience of Joab.

Job, just sayin.

 

[Rob M.]

The first trigger will appear soon.

Looking good!

LOL ! Just what I was thinking ...I made a new trigger so I should find the first one now .... . I dont get it ...I tore that shop apart yesterday ....oh well ,

 

[Rob M.]

Job, just sayin.

Sheew !!! It was CLOSE yesterday evening !!!! I tell ya !

 

[Rob M.]

Make that buttplate !! Got it done ...looks good . Patterned from the original . Now ...got to find d intense heat to anneal this very tough SOB so I can bend it to shape !! Sheew !! Its tough !!!

 

[Rob M.]

Came into the little town for a coffee break ....scared to death that this buttplate will bolt and run like the trigger did so I'm carrying it with me ! Ain't lettin it out of ma sight !!

 

[Rob M.]

I drilled the front lock bolt ...I put as high as humanly possible ...still no good , gonna have to be notched for ramrod to pass ...d@m it ! I need intense heat to anneal the buttplate but I don't want to start a fire in the house right now or a fire out in the yard , I wish I had coal and the forge in workin shape , as I have the B.P. to anneal and a trigger guard to make for the NW gun , I'd make a couple TG or more ....no sense in wasting coal for one or two items ....but ....nope ....son, gonna maybe inlet a RR pipe on the NW gun and maybe make or at least design a side plate for Frenchy .....we'll see .....

 

[WALT53]

Came into the little town for a coffee break ....scared to death that this buttplate will bolt and run like the trigger did so I'm carrying it with me ! Ain't lettin it out of ma sight !!

You’ll have run string around your neck to hook stuff to so you don’t loose it hahaha.

 

[Rob M.]

You’ll have run string around your neck to hook stuff to so you don’t loose it hahaha.

Good idea !! ....except I'll probably hang myself , LOL !!

 

[Cayman like]

I misplace stuff all the time. My excuse is age(71) and aftereffects of chemo.lol.

 

[Rob M.]

Ok ...we need a side plate for the Frenchy . None of my old patterns fit , the Fusil de Chasse is a very dimple pattern but there is absolutely no leeway for thelock bolt space , it either fits or doesn't unlike the NW gun dragon where there is a lot of room for different lengths on the lock bolts ... Do a rubbing or dimply punch the holes , then draw in you side plate looking at a picture of an original, Fusil is an easy one . WALAH !! Pattern is made ... I'll be making the side plate out of the old iron soon ....

 

[Rob M.]

I misplace stuff all the time. My excuse is age(71) and aftereffects of chemo.lol.

Well ...you have good excuses then . I tell folks I'm glad I'm old now so I have an excuse ... I was clumsy , ugly , forgetful , in my 20s, 30s and 40s but now ! In my 50 s ! I can blame it all on being old !