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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: paulitus on May 01, 2021, 11:21:32 PM

Title: Recently completed project
Post by: paulitus on May 01, 2021, 11:21:32 PM
Hello, all, I am offering this one for sale over at the appropriate forum, and wanted to post it here, as we,, in order to receive the benefit of your comments. So please, comment!
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(https://i.ibb.co/QY3Brzm/C1-B2-DA80-9-DE5-429-E-987-E-FF67-B9-AFA874.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1RtV8h2)

(https://i.ibb.co/f1dRD2c/9-AF868-C4-96-E8-41-D4-BCBA-CF6-DB5-BB863-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M2kTBsX)

(https://i.ibb.co/q90dbhM/D5-FC9-F4-E-B779-4-E60-8-DAD-D44-EB825-ED26.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7NXCBj)

(https://i.ibb.co/fQXVPMK/DF53-F3-D8-93-F9-4097-9728-1-BAF26-E5-CED0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6NycfYp)

(https://i.ibb.co/8Kthvnj/EE441-EB6-3-A85-4814-A7-F1-2-E1-B1-D56-A934.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M2QXwyR)

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(https://i.ibb.co/C5RvgS3/5-C5-B510-A-8-CCF-4294-88-C5-AF22820-DD40-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y7H8mVF)

(https://i.ibb.co/9bKTHwh/2-C951-FE3-1304-4-AA6-96-C3-72-EBACE40-F71.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GWY2Qs9)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZNFYSyW/35-FA5-C15-0-B40-4-BC7-BD32-454-A2-A727-BD6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qxcWCbk)
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: hanshi on May 02, 2021, 01:37:24 AM
For one thing, it is gorgeous!  And secondly, you did a masterful + build!
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: R.J.Bruce on May 02, 2021, 02:39:26 AM
Hello, all, I am offering this one for sale over at the appropriate forum, and wanted to post it here, as we,, in order to receive the benefit of your comments. So please, comment!
(https://i.ibb.co/hy5C8dL/A2-C7-E956-4-D27-4-D42-8-B3-D-5-DC28-B0-DB77-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s2St31b)

(https://i.ibb.co/QY3Brzm/C1-B2-DA80-9-DE5-429-E-987-E-FF67-B9-AFA874.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1RtV8h2)

(https://i.ibb.co/f1dRD2c/9-AF868-C4-96-E8-41-D4-BCBA-CF6-DB5-BB863-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M2kTBsX)

(https://i.ibb.co/q90dbhM/D5-FC9-F4-E-B779-4-E60-8-DAD-D44-EB825-ED26.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7NXCBj)

(https://i.ibb.co/fQXVPMK/DF53-F3-D8-93-F9-4097-9728-1-BAF26-E5-CED0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6NycfYp)

(https://i.ibb.co/8Kthvnj/EE441-EB6-3-A85-4814-A7-F1-2-E1-B1-D56-A934.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M2QXwyR)

(https://i.ibb.co/d5f8Kwh/C6-FE8-C29-60-DA-4554-8-F7-B-08-EFA2591-CEE.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HHK5gfJ)

(https://i.ibb.co/BrKZKsc/1225622-F-0441-42-F6-BAA6-229-E3377-E8-A0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F0qwq7m)

(https://i.ibb.co/kK2Yd5z/920-C9848-383-F-4-E98-B064-BD76279-D9233.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0qyPwm1)

(https://i.ibb.co/C5RvgS3/5-C5-B510-A-8-CCF-4294-88-C5-AF22820-DD40-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y7H8mVF)

(https://i.ibb.co/9bKTHwh/2-C951-FE3-1304-4-AA6-96-C3-72-EBACE40-F71.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GWY2Qs9)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZNFYSyW/35-FA5-C15-0-B40-4-BC7-BD32-454-A2-A727-BD6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qxcWCbk)

I really like the carving behind the cheekpiece, but the whole rifle is really nice. What is the length of pull, and how much does it weigh?

Well done!!!
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: paulitus on May 02, 2021, 03:11:32 AM
LOP 13 1/2
WT 7.6 #
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: TommyG on May 02, 2021, 03:37:09 AM
Very well done.  Did you fabricate the box?  Very clean work.
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: paulitus on May 02, 2021, 05:19:01 AM
No, I modified an existing one. The finial and engraving are my designs.
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: gunmaker on May 02, 2021, 11:56:53 PM
A box of quality parts, an artists eye and there ya have it a fine rifle by any count.....any many more to come ?    Tom
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: paulitus on May 04, 2021, 04:00:01 PM
Yes, I am back to building as a full time retirement gig.
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: Stoner creek on May 05, 2021, 03:46:53 AM
Did you find an original gun to use as an inspiration on this project? I must compliment the clean work for sure. I see some architectural details that can be corrected on your next build that careful study in the books you may recognize. Keep plugging. You're on the right track.
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: RVAH-7 on May 05, 2021, 05:48:02 AM
A graceful position of a single trigger.  Begging to be held and shot.
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: paulitus on May 15, 2021, 04:05:43 PM
Stoner...please do tell😄
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: Craig Wilcox on May 15, 2021, 04:42:55 PM
Paul, you have done very well indeed with this rifle.  Fit, finish, and furniture all crisply done.

Especially like the plate on the left side- first I've seen with "Purty" flowers that I like.  You are going to have to put "Master Gun maker" on your business cards.

Craig
Title: Re: Recently completed project
Post by: Stoner creek on May 15, 2021, 04:51:51 PM
The first thing that I see is the placement of your patchbox. It seems to ride to high at the placement of the finial as opposed to where the original boxes were placed. It seems to run uphill on the stock.
 Second, your side plate looks a tad wonky at the rear lock bolt hole. Maybe too much metal there.
 Lastly ( and this is just personal preference here) is the carving behind the cheek piece. You have demonstrated very good carving skills on this project so why not mimic carving designs borrowed from original examples? Maybe I haven’t seen that design and if it does exist I apologize! The carving there might have some personal significance to you and that’s A-OK!
 Keep building and practicing your skills! Study and handle as many original guns as you can. Rock on Bro!!!