Leman Trade Rifle

[cannonball1]

I had a 50 caliber 42" Colerain barrel and blank stock setting around the shop for years. I tried to sell the barrel for 1/2 price with no takers. I cut the barrel down and here is what become of my parts.

 

[Terry Lightle]

You done good

 

[BS]

Nice looking rifle.

 

[Dale Lilly]

!Super! Dale

 

[Notchy Bob]

That is a handsome piece. The wood in that stock is spectacular!

Notchy Bob

 

[Treestalker]

Bravo!

 

[markh]

Very nice

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Good lookin gun!

 

[cannonball1]

 

[cannonball1]

Thanks for your comments. The area circled had absolutely no curl like the rest of the stock. I used a small watercolor brush and worked the area. No one I have shown can pick out the darker curl I have added, even when shown.

 

[Richard Diller]

Looking good

 

[cannonball1]

Bye the way I was using acid stain to create the stripes.

 

[Notchy Bob]

The workmanship is outstanding, and I would never have known the figure in the wood was enhanced!

I would like to know what hardware you used (lock, trigger, buttplate and guard), and where you got them, if you don't mind.

Thanks!

Notchy Bob

 

[bushytail]

That’s a really nice gun!

 

[GANGGREEN]

Really beautiful. Tell me about the poured nosecap, is it common to pour it before shaping the forestock? I'm likely to do one or two in the next year or so and would like to know what provides the least likelihood of a whoopsie and what provides the nicest end product.

 

[cannonball1]

The trigger, butt plate, and guard was TOW leman parts. The lock is a Davis Lock. Years ago I had poured the end cap and all but forgot how to do it, so I ask on this site and got a lot of help. This was the second one I have done and was fairly easy. I rough shaped the end, wrapped a couple of layers of file folder card stock, carefully wired the card stock in placed, covered a couple of holes. If the pewter can find a hole o run out of it will. Then just pour it and file it like you are molding bullets. Sand to shape. Extra information, including photos are on this forum.

 

[cannonball1]

Pouring a Pewter End Cap on a Half-Stock

Type the above in the forum's search and it will pull the information you need.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

That is a nice looking rifle. I had a similar one that I'd given to a friend. Along with the house, it got burned up in the Santiam Canyon fire in Oregon last year.
I've used 95-5 solder for a poured nose cap and it seemed to work fine and stay shiny. It melts just a little hotter than pewter, 20 degrees or so, and is easy to find.