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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: ettoreR on November 29, 2022, 04:43:13 PM

Title: Another early gun down
Post by: ettoreR on November 29, 2022, 04:43:13 PM
Hello! Here is a recently finished rifle, it's Lancaster inspired with a 42 inch .50 caliber swamped barrel and German silver hardware. The lock is an L&R large siler, tuned, with a trigger pull of just under 2 pounds. Rob DeStefano requested this rifle to be built. And it now resides at home with him.
(https://i.ibb.co/tLYD2vg/IMG-20221011-082228-932.webp) (https://ibb.co/g4tJWfN)

(https://i.ibb.co/7tN2rr9/IMG-20221011-082228-975.webp) (https://ibb.co/Dfg5wwq)

(https://i.ibb.co/PmqZfX3/IMG-20221011-082229-121.webp) (https://ibb.co/C1R5TCN)

(https://i.ibb.co/qxvP6bq/IMG-20221011-082229-084.webp) (https://ibb.co/6NkfQ69)

(https://i.ibb.co/S73tHFj/IMG-20221011-082229-178.webp) (https://ibb.co/rfwxqDj)

(https://i.ibb.co/FWJyqDS/IMG-20221011-082229-141.webp) (https://ibb.co/59vSxRN)

(https://i.ibb.co/S377QTn/IMG-20221011-082229-206.webp) (https://ibb.co/mcFFvsq)
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: rich pierce on November 29, 2022, 04:53:49 PM
Nicely done!
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: Daryl on November 29, 2022, 07:35:12 PM
Yes indeed.
Is that a crack in the bottom of the forend?

(https://i.ibb.co/S377QTn/IMG-20221011-082229-206.webp)
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: ettoreR on November 29, 2022, 10:57:37 PM
Sure is! We had alternating hot and cold where I'm at and it jsut magically appeared one day unfortunately!
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: Daryl on November 30, 2022, 03:50:47 AM
OOPS - I forgot about the rod, dang.
My previous suggestion won't work from the inside due to the ram rod. 

You'll have to try the ultra-thin from the outside.Have a piece of cloth ready to wipe off the surface in a fast/rapid motion. Do not stop or the cloth will be glued to the surface.
CA can work very quickly- especially when you don't want it to. Paper is not a good idea. Use cloth - a thick denim or canvas would be best.

No rod in the pipes when you do this, or it will be glued into place.

I repaired a crack in this manner and it worked perfectly.
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: Chocktaw Brave on November 30, 2022, 08:56:14 AM
Nice looking rifle! That has all the details, caliber, barrel style,  that I would like to put into a rifle myself. One of these days.
Odd I can see the one picture in the other post, but these don’t come up for me.
Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: Bull Shannon on November 30, 2022, 01:29:52 PM
Beautiful rifle! Too bad about the crack but I'm sure it got fixed. Is your customer a bladesmith?



Title: Re: Another early gun down
Post by: ettoreR on December 01, 2022, 12:40:30 AM
Quote from: Chocktaw Brave on November 30, 2022, 08:56:14 AM
Nice looking rifle! That has all the details, caliber, barrel style,  that I would like to put into a rifle myself. One of these days.
Odd I can see the one picture in the other post, but these don’t come up for me.

I am happy that you appreciate the gun! This is my personal favorite look, it's become a sort of main stay when I build. If it helps, I like alot of moravian guns, and am very partial to early Lancaster styles. Find a style you like and either copy it or make your it own style, that's what the makers back in the day would have done! Most of all, enjoy it and don't worry about every detail