Building the Rifle Shop's Hakenbusche Kit

[LawrenceA]

LOVE IT! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!
Thank you for the effort with the videos. Really appreciate it.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

A W E S O M E !

 

[hawkeye2]

It was fun just watching. I'm pleasantly surprised at the accuracy with no patch or super patch lube. I can feel the Rifle Shoppe twisting my arm from way over where they are. Have you ever considered adding the matchcord lever?

 

[Griz44Mag]

It was fun just watching. I'm pleasantly surprised at the accuracy with no patch or super patch lube. I can feel the Rifle Shoppe twisting my arm from way over where they are. Have you ever considered adding the matchcord lever?

I did think about it. Decided not to because most of the shooting will be done at the range. Using a piece of fuse gives me a few seconds of time to deal with proper aiming to make sure it stays in the berm. Using a punk makes it super easy to deal with separation of burning ignition sources from the reloading procedure. Mounting and dismounting a match cord on every shot would be a pain. If I ever decide to hunt with it, the fuse and a lighter would do away with a smoking matchcord giving away my hiding place. I am not going to rule it out, just not going there right now..

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Using a piece of fuse gives me a few seconds of time to deal with proper aiming to make sure it stays in the berm. Using a punk makes it super easy to deal with separation of burning ignition sources from the reloading procedure. Mounting and dismounting a match cord on every shot would be a pain. If I ever decide to hunt with it, the fuse and a lighter would do away with a smoking matchcord giving away my hiding place. I am not going to rule it out, just not going there right now.

What length of fuse are you getting away with?

 

[Griz44Mag]

What length of fuse are you getting away with?

I use a slow burn cannon fuse. I am cutting them about 1-1/2" long.
I have not timed them, but from the video they appear to burn about 3-4 seconds before the main charge ignites.
I did try the primer in the hole method but the ignition was instant! Did not give me any time to aim!
An S lever and a match cord would solve that but I just don't like the ones with the long trigger bar.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Thanks for allowing us to follow this. I have seen videos of European reenactors firing these. Saw what I believe may have been an original once at an auction where the guy was a GI in Europe at the end of WW2 and "liberated" lots of antique firearms. (He had an odd 7 bore 22RF rifle that looked like a single barrel break open shotgun but fired all the bores at one time) I sure that starts some heads shaking when you get to the range.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Thanks for allowing us to follow this. I have seen videos of European reenactors firing these. Saw what I believe may have been an original once at an auction where the guy was a GI in Europe at the end of WW2 and "liberated" lots of antique firearms. (He had an odd 7 bore 22RF rifle that looked like a single barrel break open shotgun but fired all the bores at one time) I sure that starts some heads shaking when you get to the range.

Most of the group I am around know that when I show up it has good odds of being something different.
I love it when they want a chance to take a turn or two. (The Bess is always popular)
Others, like the young man that shot the Haken on it's maiden outing, usually just wants to hear a little history about them, which I eagerly share.
That particular individual is one of the owners of the property and was a major force in the range development. The "range" so to speak is on several hundred acres of a much larger ranch and they sport rifle, pistol, trap, skeet, sporting clays, (4 runs totaling about 8 miles of trails.) along with a long range sections with targets at 250-850 yards spaced every 50 yards. and distributed across a large area with a couple of valleys and a creek with lots of brush and trees. It's a lot like a hunting trip!

 

[rickystl]

Thank you for the compliment! It was a very enjoyable build.
The barrel was complete except for the finish.
The barrel depth of bore is 7-3/8"
The vent is 7" from the muzzle.
So the touchhole is 3/8" from the bottom of the bore. The end of the bore is about the middle of the last large barrel band.
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Griz: I forgot to thank you for this information. Much appreciated.

Rick

Is there a breech plug in the barrel ?