I should never be allowed around tools

[Tom A Hawk]

Have had the same happen. Sometimes success is the result of thoughtful remedies to mistakes and other unforeseen occurrences that happen along the way.

 

[rdane]

Hi,
Sorry, that is not true. If you are careful and have a properly built gun, you can and should remove a pinned barrel any time you want.

dave

That why you sometimes build with keys instead of pins. So you can take it apart. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you can ruin a good gun.

 

[old ugly]

That why you sometimes build with keys instead of pins. So you can take it apart. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you can ruin a good gun.

i think that the gun that is assembled/ built properly with the pin holes correctly drilled and the ends of the pin ends tapered a little bit should be able to come apart as often as you want. my guns are not ruined by taking out the pins.

if the gun is new to you look into the pin holes and see if the end of the pin has squared off or or a bit rounded off. then push the pin out in the direction of the rounded off end. once the pin is out round off the other end. and at that point i would run the appropriate size drill bit 1/2 way into the hole from both ways to make sure it will not hang up next time you wan the pins out. i don't worry which direction the pins go in or out. my thoughts are they should travel both ways.
ou

 

[SDSmlf]

A pinned barrel should never be removed. In 40 years, I’ve never had one rust under the barrel.

Curious how you know there is no rust ‘under the barrel’ if you follow your own advice and never remove it from the stock?

 

[kje54]

Curious how you know there is no rust ‘under the barrel’ if you follow your own advice and never remove it from the stock?

Glass stock.........

 

[tenngun]

Hi,
Sorry, that is not true. If you are careful and have a properly built gun, you can and should remove a pinned barrel any time you want.

dave

I remove mine every few years and wax the channel, never found rust.
The guy that owns Middlesex village wrote he bought an officers fusil. The barrel was patina brown with age. And the owner thought it had been armory white when made.
He removed the barrel to inspect it and found the bottom was blue. The old gun that had not been well cared for in some of its life and converted to a percussion had kept the bottom of the barrel fairly pristine with much of the original finish remaining.
A well inlet barrel channel should protect the barrel bottom.
But
You may trust in God but tie your camel.
It never hurts to take care.

 

[rdane]

I’m not saying you can’t take the barrel out. I’m just saying that I have never found it necessary

 

[Eric Krewson]

I made most of my B/P rifles, I don't hunt in the rain (fair weather hunter), if I do get caught in an unexpected downpour and get really soaked I will pull my barrel to let everything dry out including the stock, other than that the barrel stays in place.

If you have built a gun or two, a lot of the stuff that looks like a daunting task to people who bought their gun is of no consequence to us, pulling breech plugs, barrels, taking locks and set triggers apart, we have done it dozens of times during the building process so it is no big deal.

 

[Col. Batguano]

I agree with Eric, with the possible exception of the breech plug. It seems almost impossible to get that tang flat lined up PERFECTLY with the top flat again after they've been filed to be flush with one another. Maybe its a small burr that develops between them that get lifted when unscrewing it that develops? It's also difficult (for me) to maintain fine control in adjustment when cranking it all back down and using a long bar for leverage on the wrench

 

[SDSmlf]

A pinned barrel should never be removed. In 40 years, I’ve never had one rust under the barrel.

I’m not saying you can’t take the barrel out. I’m just saying that I have never found it necessary

Ok, a do as I say, not as I do suggestion. A political career may be in your future.

Personally, when building a gun, I have no idea how many times pins may be removed and installed without issue...... And once a gun is finished, poor craftsmanship, such sharp ends on pins or undersized holes, improper tools and/or bad technique, are lame excuses for not removing pins to get a barrel out of a stock in my opinion.

 

[tenngun]

There is only one right way to care for a ML, that’s the way you find works for you.
Best patch, best load, best lube,best way to hold, best ball size, best flint angle or brand of caps, best way to clean.
Only exception is flint locks are always best....whoops

 

[rdane]

Ok, a do as I say, not as I do suggestion. A political career may be in your future.

Personally, when building a gun, I have no idea how many times pins may be removed and installed without issue...... And once a gun is finished, poor craftsmanship, such sharp ends on pins or undersized holes, improper tools and/or bad technique, are lame excuses for not removing pins to get a barrel out of a stock in my opinion.

I was all for removing the barrels before I was against it. We have any on going investigation on this very thing, but be assured that I personally will look into it, and then I will make my final decision based on the finding. LOL

 

[hanshi]

I caused a small chip to dislodge at a pin hole a few years ago. I doctored it as best I could and it's not noticeable unless one is actually looking for it. I pull pinned barrels when needed for any work and if they get rain soaked and maybe every few years for examination. This means "rarely ever pulled".