What I do during "Lockdown".

[mjpchief]

She goes bang for the first time. After shooting a few times I can hit a beer can at 25 yds.​

 

[Capnball]

There is no "lock down" here in Arkansas (yet) but it wouldn't have much impact on me anyway as I am retired and I have my own shooting range in my "back yard" with targets at 25 and 50 yards.View attachment 27961

Cool! Can we come over and shoot to?

 

[Gun Tramp]

I've been working on some long over due blacksmithing...

Well done to say the least, mister Barry. May I ask what steel you used for the strikers?

 

[Baxter]

Yes, in Maryland, we have grass, we have trees to! Big ones!View attachment 27912

Good Heavens! We are just getting shed of 2' of snow and the lake probably still has 8"of ice on it. Ducks and our cranky geese across the bay are NOT happy.

 

[Barry Stewart]

Well done to say the least, mister Barry. May I ask what steel you used for the strikers?

Thank you. I used old Nicholson files. Haven't tried any other brand of files but if they are old and high carbon steel should work as well. I have experimented with quenching in both oil and water and both seem to work so far. I annealed them before forging to shape also.

 

[russellshaffer]

I went out and shot my $125 pair of Spanish guns this afternoon. The CVA Kentucky pistol does very well indeed. After filing the front sight and tinkering with some right to left adjustment I shot the center out of the target at 25 yards. From a bench with a bag. The Jukar rifle shoots ok, not great. The barrel has a lot of rough machining ridges that make loading hard. I can feel the patch grinding its way down the barrel. All of my shots were fired with a wad over the powder and the patches that I recovered looked pretty good. I went ahead and shot the postal match with it since I had it out but I'm going to try some steel wool to see if I can smooth it out some.

 

[ebutch]

I figure that is the best way to learn. Starting out the less expensive route with mostly CVA parts and cheap stocks. Hope to come out of this with a couple of nice shooting 54 cal Hawkens. Only 300.00 Invested in parts with just a few more to get. Which thread should I use if I post the journey? Builders or percussion?

Where did you get all the materials to start that project? looks like fun? and relatively cost effective

 

[Cherrybow]

Where did you get all the materials to start that project? looks like fun? and relatively cost effective

Stocks and a few other parts came from mongrel on GB and some parts came from other auction sites. I have been watching and collecting parts for a couple months.

 

[Cherrybow]

Forgot to mention Deer Creek. They have good prices on a lot of old CVA parts.

 

[Ames]

Today on lockdown I got into the scrap bucket. Hmmmm. What can you do with these chunks of wood and horn cutoffs?
Well, if you turn the horn down to 3/32'nds until you can see through it.....

 

[Bouncer1947]

I was watching Stillwater wood crafts and noted he had a good set up for trekking using a double strap snap sack and blanket roll carried above it. Looks comfortable. Thinking I’ll give it a try. I got some canvas laying around unused.

I made one of these 20 years ago for a fall squirrel hunt and "pack in" worked great, comfortably packing in all that I needed for the weekend, including a shelter I used a drawing of something like this in a F&I War book..made several for the rest of the group.

 

[Bouncer1947]

I was watching Stillwater wood crafts and noted he had a good set up for trekking using a double strap snap sack and blanket roll carried above it. Looks comfortable. Thinking I’ll give it a try. I got some canvas laying around unused.

 

[Barry Strickland]

Pistol project. The wood was donated by a friend of mine. It is a piece of walnut that I have cut three blanks out of. This is the second pistol from that chunk of wood. The walnut is not very dense but usable, it has some nice mineral streaks in it that will give it some character. Instead of a metal forend tip I am using horn. The barrel is a H&H 40 caliber out of my box of barrels. The lock is a Davis late English. I have not decided yet but I might do some wire work on this one. It has a long way to go yet but I always enjoy the shaping of wood.

 

[Jim Evans]

Pistol project. The wood was donated by a friend of mine. It is a piece of walnut that I have cut three blanks out of. This is the second pistol from that chunk of wood. The walnut is not very dense but usable, it has some nice mineral streaks in it that will give it some character. Instead of a metal forend tip I am using horn. The barrel is a H&H 40 caliber out of my box of barrels. The lock is a Davis late English. I have not decided yet but I might do some wire work on this one. It has a long way to go yet but I always enjoy the shaping of wood.

The stock look real smooth to me, and I like the grain.
Also I like the file and chisel rack, can you post a photo of it?

 

[Darto]

To mesure 6 feet of social distancing.
With bayonet: OK.
Without: Too close!

 

[Art Caputo]

I just ordered a carving practice kit from Kibler.......I’m a bit doubtful about having any kind of artistic abilities, but I’ll give it a try.

 

[Kestrel]

We all started somewhere, even Mr. Kibler. I am a firm believer that anything you build by hand is a trophy. Sure it will likely have a few warts and imperfections, but that's what makes it unique and one of a kind. I am my biggest critic because I always strive for perfection. Thank God my wife is my biggest fan, as she always loves my projects even when I'm not completely satisfied.

 

[Henry2357]

Would like to be building a Kibler colonial.

 

[Henry2357]

There is no "lock down" here in Arkansas (yet) but it wouldn't have much impact on me anyway as I am retired and I have my own shooting range in my "back yard" with targets at 25 and 50 yards.View attachment 27961

Cougar ready to pounce...

 

[Rató:rats]

There is no "lock down" here in Arkansas (yet) but it wouldn't have much impact on me anyway as I am retired and I have my own shooting range in my "back yard" with targets at 25 and 50 yards.View attachment 27961

That tabby looks chill