Military Heritage Long Land

[rifleshooter2]

Well I'm getting ready to thin down my Military Heritage Long Land Bess, doe's anybody have a photo of one they thined up and some helpfull hints? I also intend to antique it a bit(I want to add about 50 years of use to it) and change from the metal rammer to a wooden one. She's a fun gun to shoot great sparker and always draws a croud at the range :grin:

Andy
legion Ville Historical Society[url] www.legionville.com[/url]

 

[spudnut]

Track of the Wolf has the tip for a wood rammer.I loved the way mustard in multiple coats and wipings added a great patina IMHO,Very natural looking.I aged a 1717 from Middlesex(Pics under show us your ML,here on the forum)...Mark

 

[mmahlock]

If you don't have a copy of "Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783" by De Witt Bailey I recommend getting a copy before starting your woodwork. "Red Coat and Brown Bess" by Anthony D. Darling is also a book worth getting. It has some good information you might find useful.

 

[rifleshooter2]

I'll have to get those, you can never have too many reference books.

Andy

 

[PvtC]

These exotic wood musket stocks seem to look best when oil finished without stain. I got a dark look with the Chambers stain and oil. A couple other guys in our group achieved a nicer appearance with oil only. The Brown Bess ramrod tip from TOTW on a rasp tapered 7/16 rod is authentic for a 7YW/AWI musket. A couple of hot and humid summer tacticals should be sufficient to put a nice patina on the metal. I would not think it necessary to age the metal if your gonna use it hard. :hatsoff:

 

[Grenadier1758]

You need to be aware that the wooden ramrod will be a larger diameter than your stell ramrod. The wooden one will be about 3/8" in diameter. I have a wooden ramrod in my Loyalist Arms Long land pattern that I had to recently replace. It is slightly smaller than 3/8" and tapered to get a good fit in the thimbles. Which brings us to the thimble story.

All the thimbles will have to be replaced and you will need larger thimbles to accomodate the larger ramrod. You might also have a spring inlet in the ramrod channel to hold the metal ramrod and keep it from slding loose or rattleing.

Let us know how the stock slimming goes.

 

[rifleshooter2]

I plan on getting new thimbles from TOW. the steel rod also hits the front lock screw so I'l have to rearrange the hole placment to miss that. Hey I expected to have to do work on it. You get what you pay for.

Andy