More underhamer stuff

[John Taylor]

It has a hole cast in it that is a little under 3/4". I put it in the lathe and cleaned up the hole to 3/4". As cast it will not work because it is tapered a little. Fred wanted 4 set screws so that's what it has now . I made the breach plug a little long and made the extra hexagon so a wrench could be used to get it out of the barrel. Will need to bore a hole in the front of the stock to clear it.

 

[BillinOregon]

John: Does that mean the 3/4-inch hole is then threaded to accept a portion of the breech plug?

 

[John Taylor]

Breach plug is threaded to fit barrel, the part that fits into the action is smooth. Action is drilled and tapped for set screw or drilled and reamed for taper pin at a right angle to the breach plug.

 

[davy]

Breach plug is threaded to fit barrel, the part that fits into the action is smooth. Action is drilled and tapped for set screw or drilled and reamed for taper pin at a right angle to the breach plug.

Photos of this ongoing process would be nice! :thumbsup:

Davy

 

[faw3]

Its same as the H+A breech plug Im sending you, I'll throw in a drawing. Fred :hatsoff:

 

[davy]

Its same as the H+A breech plug Im sending you, I'll throw in a drawing. Fred :hatsoff:

Cool ... thanx Fred! :thumbsup:

 

[faw3]

oh you want one too???? :rotf: Fred :hatsoff:

 

[davy]

oh you want one too???? :rotf: Fred :hatsoff:

Hmmm ... ok! :hmm: :blah:

Davy

 

[John Taylor]

I'm fitting the stock to it now.

 

[BS]

John, I like you square drive for torquing the breech plug.

and...........nice looking work. :thumbsup:

 

[gmww]

Hey John that looks great. I'm assuming that's Freds. I like what you did by shaving off some metal on the front. Very nice. Wonder if we should do that with mine too. What you think?

 

[davy]

Great .. thanx John! First time I have ever seen the inner workings of an underhammer! :thumbsup:

Davy

 

[gmww]

The beauty of the Underhammer is the simplicty. Two moving parts. Trigger and hammer. Not much to it at all. :hatsoff:

 

[John Taylor]

It does look squair in the picture but it is hex, fits a 5/8" box wrench. The hammer comes with the notch for the sear ( trigger ) but it is at the wrong angle and the sear is at the wrong angle also. After filing both parts so they work they are case hardened. The trigger gaurd was heated red and quenched in oil and then tempered to blue color. Pins are made from 1/8" piano wire except the pin for the spring in the hammer is a roll pin.

 

[faw3]

Dang you have been busy.... :rotf: looks like that will work, Davy Ive drawen out the H+A for ya but PO was closed Saturday. Fred 4:39 am :snore: (to bad all I had was that fast twist 1 1/8" 50 cal barrel to send... :rotf: going to look good with that Hawken stock ya think GMWW?

 

[gmww]

Real good Fred. This is turning out nice. :hatsoff:

 

[BillinOregon]

John: Many thanks for the photos. That is indeed a good-sized action, and it looks like it would need more work than I thought. Friend Robert Wyant in West Virginia straightens the lower tang on this action and fits a Billinghurst pattern butt stock. With globe front, lollipop rear sight and Bill Moody barrel with false muzzle and starter, he says it makes up into a very correct-feeling target gun that draws a lot of interest at Friendship.

 

[faw3]

Sounds like it would, I dont know what John will charge for all the work this has turned into a high buck deal, we came up with the trim the top so I could get the Johnson peep sight on it with just a 1 1/8" barrel, you really need a 2". I was just lucky to have had that 50 cal barrel from the days I didnt shoot RBs (and thats all I shoot now). ( But with Gary Yee's new book comeing out on snipers and sharpshooters of the 1700s thru at least C W I'm pulling out the old 451 Vol with that long brass scope again, but Im lucky I can bang away a 1000 yds from my back porch see Gary in history part on here the Devil's Den part could get real intresting, he's got some great links, ect too) think GMWW and I should of swaped barrels I think he wanted fast I wanted slow but its like a 1X24 or 25 twist even short barreled it was heavy, it's good for those 500gr minies. I had it made for the Deer Creek frames. The old Billinghurst is a winner anyway you look at it. Some place (John?) will come up with one soon with all the old frames gone. Or use the parts from the H+A and the barrel as a frame ( maybe you can get GMWW to put his pic of the H+A Boot up) this will work as a rifle also. Fred :hatsoff: And to John T :thumbsup: :bow: if it can be done he can do it. Like GMWW can work that wood. My 2 cents.

 

[gmww]

Speaking of working my wood. :shocked2: I needed a forearm for the 7/8", 32", .5o cal 1:66" twist I got from ebay. Still waiting.

Anyways, I had ordered an inletted forearm from Numrich arms for a 15/16" barrel. Of course they sent me a 7/8" inletted forearm. Funny how that happens. They sent me what looked to be the front half of a two part full stock. It was too short to be made as a full stock on any of my barrels and too long to be a half stock. What to do? :hmm:

I cut it down to 14", glued a brass tube on the inletted portion where the ram rod goes and glued on a front end cap. My brass October Country ram rods fit perfectly in the tube. Here is what I ended upt with. Not sure what to call it but functional. :rotf: I'm hoping it will look ok with the butt stocks I have. I will be installing an Under rib in front of it with brass thimbles.

Hopefully it will fit the barrel I'm wating for. :shocked2:

 

[BS]

I sawed out a new brass reciever today......going to build another one for a 1.1/8 dia. barrel. :grin:

Tried to buy a hammer and trigger from Pacific, but they don't sell parts.