What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Gordoncourtney]

Gave my .5 double rifle barrels , converted back to ml , newly made stock by me , first coat of linseed oil I bought a slab of English walnut from sawmill , £55 Barrels only bought at auction £285 by Westly richards

 

[Loja man]

Got the nose band put on the Carolina Gun today ....clean it up and stain the stock tomorrow ...

Rob, not that I’m expert, but I don’t remember having seen a brass wrap on the end of a trade gun stock before. Was this something common in a certain area or seen on a few guns?

 

[Rob M.]

Rob, not that I’m expert, but I don’t remember having seen a brass wrap on the end of a trade gun stock before. Was this something common in a certain area or seen on a few guns?

It was on Carolina guns and sometimes youll even see them on N.W. trade guns but rare on them ...

 

[Loja man]

It was on Carolina guns and sometimes youll even see them on N.W. trade guns but rare on them ...

Thanks, was just curious!

 

[Norman Brooks]

my biggest problem is holding the horn so i can use both hands to shape it or scrimshaw it

A friend loaned me this home made whatchamacallit that holds the horn.

 

[Rob M.]

Rob, not that I’m expert, but I don’t remember having seen a brass wrap on the end of a trade gun stock before. Was this something common in a certain area or seen on a few guns?

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[Gordoncourtney]

Gave my .5 double rifle barrels , converted back to ml , newly made stock by me , first coat of linseed oil I bought a slab of English walnut from sawmill , £55 Barrels only bought at auction £285 by Westly richards

Guess I should show the barrels etc

Gave my .5 double rifle barrels , converted back to ml , newly made stock by me , first coat of linseed oil I bought a slab of English walnut from sawmill , £55 Barrels only bought at auction £285 by Westly richards

Well two coats of boiled linseed oil dried today. So I thought I would assemble it . The barrels 1885 .500 mint Metford rifling, as I said breach plugged and converted to percussion ( 209 primer ) barrels made by Westely Richards Birmingham BP proofed , stock is English walnut. I pretended it was converted in India, so made brass parts everywhere , the brass side panels are to give the 7lb barrels a firm grip as previously on test the pins split the wood . ( I will probably make a set in steel but not today ) it’s heavy like 12 lbs No ramrod attached to the rifle , just not practical. I hope to find some Westly Richard shotgun locks on eBay, but the ones I have are very good made by “ Williams and Powell “ I find most locks the same by some Birmingham lock maker , it’s just the name that’s different .

Power !!!??? Not that great. 142 gr Bp, 440 gr bullet, 11 tons pressure, 1775 ft sec, 3075 ft lbs energy , Hardly an African dangerous game rifle, but wonderful for tigers in India .

At 81 it keeps me happy fiddling

Love from London

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Guess I should show the barrels etc

Well two coats of boiled linseed oil dried today. So I thought I would assemble it . The barrels 1885 .500 mint Metford rifling, as I said breach plugged and converted to percussion ( 209 primer ) barrels made by Westely Richards Birmingham BP proofed , stock is English walnut. I pretended it was converted in India, so made brass parts everywhere , the brass side panels are to give the 7lb barrels a firm grip as previously on test the pins split the wood . ( I will probably make a set in steel but not today ) it’s heavy like 12 lbs No ramrod attached to the rifle , just not practical. I hope to find some Westly Richard shotgun locks on eBay, but the ones I have are very good made by “ Williams and Powell “ I find most locks the same by some Birmingham lock maker , it’s just the name that’s different .

Power !!!??? Not that great. 142 gr Bp, 440 gr bullet, 11 tons pressure, 1775 ft sec, 3075 ft lbs energy , Hardly an African dangerous game rifle, but wonderful for tigers in India .

At 81 it keeps me happy fiddling

Love from London

I must apologise for showing my 70 th birthday an unmentionable , I did not think I would make it with cancer , but here I am now 81. You just got to keep fighting it . They can keep me alive but cannot cure me

Well it’s a 450/400 I think Westely Richards made it as they supplied Lyon , ex Purdey salesman . and a shop in India . The rifle is inscribed. “ Lyon and Lyon late of Purdey

My birthday present Love from London wherever you are .

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I must apologise for showing my 70 th birthday an unmentionable , I did not think I would make it with cancer , but here I am now 81. You just got to keep fighting it . They can keep me alive but cannot cure me

Well it’s a 450/400 I think Westely Richards made it as they supplied Lyon , ex Purdey salesman . and a shop in India . The rifle is inscribed. “ Lyon and Lyon late of Purdey

My birthday present Love from London wherever you are .

Sorry last rifle is by mistake it’s a 577 ml
Big game rifle made in Scotland

 

[PathfinderNC]

Did some horn engraving. Slowwww work on a beautiful day.