She goes bang for the first time. After shooting a few times I can hit a beer can at 25 yds.
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What I do during "Lockdown".
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Cool! Can we come over and shoot to?
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Well done to say the least, mister Barry. May I ask what steel you used for the strikers?
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
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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.
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
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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.Where did you get all the materials to start that project? looks like fun? and relatively cost effective
Forgot to mention Deer Creek. They have good prices on a lot of old CVA parts.
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Bouncer1947
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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
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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.
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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?
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To mesure 6 feet of social distancing.
With bayonet: OK.
Without: Too close!
With bayonet: OK.
Without: Too close!
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.
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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
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Would like to be building a Kibler colonial.
Henry2357
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Cougar ready to pounce...
That tabby looks chill
