Fusil de Chasse , for fella in N.H.

[Rob M.]

Find and mark your center , breech end and muzzle end and mark , measure barrel width at breech , mark both sides of breech where barrel will set .... Mark your center line length of stock where barrel will go ...

 

[Rob M.]

I marked breech width and chiseled breech flat and the sides just a bit , playing around .... Need to gouge in the preliminary barrel channel first so .... Time to get to it .... Follow that center line ...

 

[PathfinderNC]

Rob, when you start to gouge out the barrel channel you will loose your center line. Will you redraw it or just follow the initial cuts to keep it straight?
(I was just considering if drilling a series of small, shallow 1/8” holes down the barrel channel would work as guide holes and keep the line while it’s carve deeper?)

 

[Rob M.]

Rob, when you start to gouge out the barrel channel you will loose your center line. Will you redraw it or just follow the initial cuts to keep it straight?
(I was just considering if drilling a series of small, shallow 1/8” holes down the barrel channel would work as guide holes and keep the line while it’s carve deeper?)

I just follow the line best I can . Sometimes I start t doubt or worry and lay down the long straightedge and lay another line down again in the gouged out part but not so much any more . I it dont have to be perfect as its so under sized . I do try to be more careful say the last 8" toward to muzzle where barrel is narrowest ... after the initial gouge " channel." I mark center at the Muzzle end and put down my initial crude lines along the sides of the barrel then clean up.the rough gouge while making sure I'm staying in the borders of the barrel ...once thats done , center at breech , center at muzzle and gouge channel cleaned up , high spots etc. Then make sure my side lines are decent , but I stay inside them as they are rough at the beginning , then I square up that breech and get it to slide down in there then inlet black the bottom of the barrel and start going at it .

 

[Flintandsmoke]

So exciting to watch a gun come together

 

[PathfinderNC]

I just follow the line best I can . Sometimes I start t doubt or worry and lay down the long straightedge and lay another line down again in the gouged out part but not so much any more . I it dont have to be perfect as its so under sized . I do try to be more careful say the last 8" toward to muzzle where barrel is narrowest ... after the initial gouge " channel." I mark center at the Muzzle end and put down my initial crude lines along the sides of the barrel then clean up.the rough gouge while making sure I'm staying in the borders of the barrel ...once thats done , center at breech , center at muzzle and gouge channel cleaned up , high spots etc. Then make sure my side lines are decent , but I stay inside them as they are tough like news at beginning , then I inlet black the bottom and start going at it .

Thanks, Rob.

 

[Rob M.]

Thanks, Rob.

Oh no problem bud . Just my goofy way of doin it . Sure everyone does it a bit different

 

[Rob M.]

So exciting to watch a gun come together

Glad ya like it bud . Its startin slow , ive had SO many d@mn interruptions lately but hopefully , knock on wood , I'll be sinking that barrel down the next day or two . Once that barrels down ...hard parts over.

 

[Rob M.]

Sure glad I took off that electric motor off the bandsaw because it was giving me so much trouble and put on this brand new gas engine ....now the engine will not start ,no spark ....so I have tobtear it all apart and figure out why I have no fire on a new engine . Good gawd ... I can't get $#it done ....finally get a day to work on the Fusil .... I sure wish I could drink I'd be headed to the bar ...still contemplating it ... have one last good drunk ..... &%$#@$%%!?&#(.!%#$ !!!!

 

[Rob M.]

So .... Calm down ...... Sheew !!! Na ma stay ..... Any who ... Keep watching your center line mark on wood and metal , taking off wood on each side until barrel slips down in there , then mark pencil lines on sides , they are rough marks and take out any high wood in between those lines in barrel channel to get barrel to go down .... I usually wait a bit to put on inlet black you can now if it helps . I just like it till the barrel at Oct. Section is touching wood and side flats then I put on the black . Be sure and mark Oct. To round transition on wood ... This day is really fighting g me like last few days ! Fighting doctor office and pharmacy today still !!and the phone with my heart monitor , the second one they have sent , keeps going oof because ive walked away too far or its losing signal ....Lordy ....about to throw it in the crick .... Crazy ... Just want to work on this gun ..... meh .....any who .......

 

[Rob M.]

Barrel has slipped down ... Remark.lines and inlet black bottom.of the barrel . time to start hogging her out . As it goes deeper and deeper keep re doing lines on sides until flats are below wood ... Watch center at muzzle ....

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Lookin' good! Following this one ... although not for me, LOL ... as one day the new owner of this one, will get together with me so we can have a shoot off of our Rob Miller muskets!

Being off-grid (amazing in of itself for what you accomplish there ... ) I imagine that if you were still enjoying margaritas, that you'd have one of these out in your shed ... a gas powered blender!

 

[Rob M.]

Lookin' good! Following this one ... although not for me, LOL ... as one day the new owner of this one, will get together with me so we can have a shoot off of our Rob Miller muskets!

Being off-grid (amazing in of itself for what you accomplish there ... ) I imagine that if you were still enjoying margaritas, that you'd have one of these out in your shed ... a gas powered blender!

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Lmao !! Thats great! Sobriety sucks ! Been 10 months since ive had a drink ....Lordy , I could use one , sitting in doctors office right now , after pharmacy ... If I had one of those blenders , gas powered , the engine e would break down today !!

 

[Rob M.]

Lookin' good! Following this one ... although not for me, LOL ... as one day the new owner of this one, will get together with me so we can have a shoot off of our Rob Miller muskets!

Being off-grid (amazing in of itself for what you accomplish there ... ) I imagine that if you were still enjoying margaritas, that you'd have one of these out in your shed ... a gas powered blender!

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Mr. Tibbets told me you two lived not to far from each other , said you was gonna be at the same event soon ! Thats cool !

 

[PathfinderNC]

Lmao !! Thats great! Sobriety sucks ! Been 10 months since ive had a drink ....Lordy , I could use one , sitting in doctors office right now , after pharmacy ... If I had one of those blenders , gas powered , the engine e would break down today !!

Congratulations on your ten months, brother!

 

[Rob M.]

Congratulations on your ten months, brother!

I need a drink to celebrate !! LOL !!

 

[PathfinderNC]

I need a drink to celebrate !! LOL !!

Oh lord….

 

[Rob M.]

A goofy thing I do , shows when I'm getting close to bed depth at breech and help with the octagon flats at breech ....at breech I measure barrel height , then chisel down to that depth and mark final with marker ....

 

[Rob M.]

Esp. at the beginning of barrel bed ...it can be d@mn hard to see any inlet black on the wood , its very little and very thin on the edges until the barrel outside edges are established and barrel drops down ....SO ...look. on the wood edges but also on the barrel to see where its hitting .... almost each time scribe those lines on side esp. at Oct section until it drops then do lines entire length almost each time .... Remember, always tap barrel down and back at muzzle , with wood ..... .250 high at breech

 

[Polecat_Tom]

A goofy thing I do , shows when I'm getting close to bed depth at breech and help with the octagon flats at breech ....at breech I measure barrel height , then chisel down to that depth and mark final with marker ....

Although goofy, a very good idea that I never thought of.