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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: billd on January 29, 2012, 02:06:26 AM
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This is posted with Dennis's permission.
Some of you may know I do volunteer work for an organization called Hunts For Healing. It was founded by Melinda Piccotti ,an Air Force and Vietnam Veteran, to take wounded soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts on hunting , fishing, rafting and family camping trips. I am mainly involved with their flintlock deer hunt every January.
On past hunts, myself and a few others would loan them our guns. After our most recent flintlock hunt, the Board of Directors approached me about the organization buying their own guns and a “shooting kit” for each gun. They were looking at two guns this year, and hopefully two more next year. They were looking at Traditions Flintlocks that would cost almost $400. each. I couldn’t see them spending that much money (their budget is tight to start with) on guns with cheap locks and 10 pound triggers so I volunteered to build them two. I would like to do more but I don’t think I have the time this year.
What I’m leading up to is asking if anyone would be kind and generous enough to donate some gun parts or a monetary amount towards some parts for guns for our wounded warriors. I will be building two plain, no frills, short barreled half stocks, around 32”. Some of the soldiers who are physically unable to walk the woods hunt from shooting shacks. These shacks are not big or high enough to swing a 42” barreled rifle. I learned this the hard way this past season and unfortunately cost a soldier a shot at a deer.
I am donating my time and labor to build two rifles plus the small parts, screws, pins , finish etc.. Dave Keck, Knob Mountain Muzzleloaders, is donating castings and his time to inlet the barrels and shape the stocks.
All monetary donations are tax deductible, below is the web site or you can PM me for the director’s email and/or phone number if you need more info about taxes. I’m not involved in that part of the organization.
What I need are: (I’m hoping for two identical guns)
2 short blanks, walnut or cherry, wood that doesn’t require stain. (I don’t want to use maple because it’s too hard to touch up scratches. Past experience showed me some of the guys are pretty hard on guns)
2 locks, Chamber’s Late Ketland locks
2 Davis #4 double set triggers
2 Barrels, 15/16 straight, .54 caliber, round ball twist, 32” or longer. I can cut them to length
2 breech plugs for above barrels
2 under ribs for above barrels
2 plain front sights, silver blade
2 rear sights, adjustable
2 White Lighting flash hole liners
2 3/8” ram rods and tips
2 small bags, ball starters, flints, round balls, powder measures, cleaning jags, etc, any miscellaneous shooting and cleaning supplies
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I will be at the Lewisburg Show at Knob Mountain’s booth, both days, if anyone has any questions or would like to discuss this further. If you can’t make the show, my email is in my profile or you can PM me for my phone number.
Below are some photos from this year’s hunt with the soldiers I was involved with. I'm the handsome one with the grey beard. ;D There are many more pics on the web site. Here’s the link. www.huntsforhealing.org
More info on the organization:
Founded February 2009, Hunts for Healing was created to establish a fund to sponsor wounded soldiers returning from military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and veterans who have successfully completed the Wounded Warrior Program at the Military Advanced Training Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; allowing them to participate in outdoor programs including, but not limited to, hunter safety, clay target shooting, pheasant, upland and small game hunting, fishing and camping.
Thank You all,
Bill Daniel
Matt, Sergeant, Army Ranger
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Mark, Captain, Army
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Dwight, Sergeant, Army
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Mike, Dan and Matt, Army Rangers
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Dan, Sergeant, Army Ranger
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Brad, CWO5, Marine
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Bill
I have a .50 cal Rice barrel inlet into a walnut halfstock blank.No RR drilled.I was going to sell it but if you can use it for this worthy cause I will bring it to Lewisberg.
Mitch Yates
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Bill,
I have a nice cherry half stock that you are welcome to have. If you are interested, let me know. I'll cover the shipping.
Jim
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Bill, I have my spare Late Ketland committed, but I have a Davis late English with the square tail I can donate. Let me know, and an address to send it to.
Bill
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Bill, I have a 42"x15/16"x.54 cal GM barrel and breech plug I'd like to donate to this worthy cause. Send me a PM with shipping infomormation, please. Dan Tingey
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Bill,
I will bring you at least 1 bag, maybe two. Also two under ribs. Let me know what stock blanks you need and I will bring you one. I also will bring some of the other odds and ends. Will check with you just before I leave for Lewisburg next Thursday.
Dennis
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Bill,
How about buttplates/trigger guards?
Dennis
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Bill - I'll send you the vent liners, also if Mitch's most generous offer does not work for you due to the different caliber than you indicated I can send you the 2nd stock blank
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All posts replied to by PM
Bill
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Bill,
Please contact me. I would be happy to cover any gun parts you may be missing or might need to swap out to make the two guns identical. As a retired military guy, I would like to personally thank you for what you are doing.
David
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I would like to do a horn for this. If you need one.
Coryjoe
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Bill, when you get a chance to sort stuff out, please relist what is still needed, maybe after the show, and tell Dave I said hello. As A Viet Nam Vet that got spit on when I came home, it's an honor to contribute. Talked to my customer and he'll take the Davis on his build, and you can have the Late Ketland Lock.
Bill
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Good cause. I will make a pouch if you still need one. Just pm me.
James
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Wow, I'm overwhelmed with the generosity of the member of this forum. Besides what's posted here, I got several PM with offers.
I was away most of today visiting the new granddaughter born Wednesday. Between the baby and this post my head is spinning. I think I answered every post with a PM. I'm sorry if I missed anyone, I reread everything tomorrow.
Thanks,
BIll
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I had a good friend who was a Major in the U.S.Army military Police and as spit on when he got off the plane in San Francisco. The spitter found out the hard way that was one very bad thing to do after being seperated from some of his teeth.
Bob Roller
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My wife,(Kris Polizzi Custom Weaving) makes straps for horns, bags and the like. She would love to help out with this project or if you are ever in need of something like that, just let us know. This is a pic of one she made to match the Viet Nam service ribbon. She'd like to try to do more in the future to match other ribbons too. Thanks - Jerry P.
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Bill tells me he is still looking for one barrel and two triggers.
Just to bump this back up.
Great project!
Jeff
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Thanks again to all. The list is getting smaller. I will update it after the Lewisburg show.
Bill
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Everything is coming together very nicely. We are now making three guns, thanks to Ed Wenger volunteering to make the third. My mailman must think it's Christmas with all the packages arriving.
So far I have in hand two locks, two barrels, two under ribs, two stock blanks, two flash hole liners, one set of cleaning items (jag, worm, scraper), six flints and $70.00.
As items arrive I will post them. Most have been promised, except the triggers.
Thanks again,
Bill
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I've got a couple triggers you can have if you want them. They aren't new but they work & they're free.
Link (http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=20183.0)
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I have a steel butt plate without a real radical crescent I will add to the collection. I will need a snail mail address to send it to. I use USPS only.
Bob Roller
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Keb Mo, I'm going to pass on the triggers, but thanks for the most generous offer.
Bob, I already have butt plates. Thank you very much for the offer.
Bill
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Bill,
PM sent.
Dave C
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I found a new steel trigger guard that will accomodate double set triggers if you need it.
Bob Roller
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Bob, Thanks, I could use the trigger guard. I sent you a PM
Bill
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Sir do you need any more parts if so please PM me and I will help.
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Hey Bill, I missed an address to send a check. Great project! My dad is the remaining member of his WWII company and kid is at West Point. Thank you, Tom
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Tom. You have a PM,
Bill
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Hey Bill,
How about and update... Are you still short any parts?
Jeff
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Jeff,
I have most everything I need either here or promised. The first week parts flew in here but it has slowed down . A few things are being made, no hurry. Larry Luck and James Rodgers are making pouches, Cory Joe is making a horn. Dan Pharris a SS cleaning rod.
Dave is cutting the wood the end of this month, after the Baltimore show. My goal is to have them done for Dixon's to put on display so everyone can see where their donations went. They will be on Dave's table, Knob Mountain.
I really don't need the guns until Christmas. PA has a 2 week flint only deer season which is when we take the soldiers hunting. We also have a one week season in October, doe only, inlines >:( legal. We want to have the guns available for this week and give the soldiers the option to use them.
Bill
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Refresh my memory of barrel lengths the guns will be.
Dan
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The longest will be 38"
Bill
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Thanks for the update Bill.
Glad to hear everything is on track.
Jeff