Fusil de Chasse , for fella in N.H.

[Rob M.]

Drilling for tang / trigger plate bolt . Sure hope these holes meet in the middle ....

 

[Flintandsmoke]

Drilling for tang / trigger plate bolt . Sure hope these holes meet in the middle ....

Me too!!

 

[Rob M.]

Me too!!

Well $hit ....they missed !! Throw that stock away , gotta start all over ....d@rn ....Naw , just kidding , they met

 

[Rob M.]

Fusils are a pain in the arse over N.W. guns ...any who , drilled the hole , spotted and drilled tang , then drilled trigger plate , tappedtrigger plate, counter sunk tang , threaded tang screw , fit screw , cut it to length ... Fit it all and checked for lock function ...all good . That tuna sammich is not sittin well on the tummy ......ugh !!

 

[Rob M.]

Ok , all together now , workin correctly etc. .. . She can be fired now...well, after touch hole is drilled anyway .....

 

[Rob M.]

NOW it can be fired ....

 

[Rob M.]

Think I'll slab off the lock side , forestock... WALT53 , watch ....the line is just the marker along the barrel , real quick , its about 1/4" from barrel . its just to get rid of some of the bulk along barrel , dont cut any closer and stop in front of lock mortice , should be marked on stock and barrel ...... Not a lot on this gun ... Dont do the other side ....

 

[WALT53]

Think I'll slab off the lock side , forestock... WALT53 , watch ....the line is just the marker along the barrel , real quick , its about 1/4" from barrel . its just to get rid of some of the bulk along barrel , dont cut any closer and stop in front of lock mortice , should be marked on stock and barrel ...... Not a lot on this gun ... Dont do the other side ....

How much do you allow in front and back of lock mortise Rob 1/2”or there about.

 

[Rob M.]

How much do you allow in front and back of lock mortise Rob 1/2”or there about.

1/4" or so

 

[Rob M.]

Gettin the side plate whittled down .....

 

[Rob M.]

Gettin her in there ....

 

[Rob M.]

Almost .....AND ! ...Done !

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Nice fuzzee!

 

[Rob M.]

Measure L.O.P. , cut stock appropriately ....look at that vertical grain ! Start checking before ya start fittin it

 

[Rob M.]

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[Rob M.]

Nice fuzzee!

Hopefully will be !!

 

[Rob M.]

The original I like to emulate ( except for its S.P. ) ..... And ....fittin the 100 year old buttplate .

 

[Rob M.]

Fightin me a bit , wanted to get the BP down before the end of day but alas ...not to be ...gettin in a hurry cause its gettin dark , gettin close to quittin time, so gonna stop for the day , dont wanna get in a hurry and mess somethin up . Need ta dump a bucket of water over my head and find my lazy spot and watch " Mountain Men " DVDs while thumbing through this forum

 

[Rob M.]

Hmmm..... Not quite a Wallace Gusler hand made screw but .... Dont look bad at all ! Sure sucks the dont make strait slot wood screw's anymore ....

 

[Rob M.]

Man ....she is really fighting me .... Lordy , I sure love building N.W. trade guns ...... Sheeeeeeew ........