help on barrel inlet

[stancarlson62]

hello everyone I'm new here, and new to muzzleloading I'm building a halfstock Ohio rifle(at least that's what the book Ive been reading is call in it)and am ready to inlet the barrel does anyone know where i can find a tutorial on barrel inletting?

[Ken G]

Welcome to the board Stan.  I don't think anyone has done a tutorial and posted it on this board but I think this link will help you some.  

http://www.hootalrifleshop.org/youth_jg_rifle.htm

[stancarlson62]

thanks for the link it was exactly what i was looking for,one question though do i want the barrel inlet down the center line or to the right for a right handed rifle?and if so how far to the right

[rich pierce]

I'd advise getting a couple books.  Building relying only on online advice will be very challenging.

[keweenaw]

Where to inlet the barrel in the blank depends on the thickness of the blank, whether the stock will have a cheek piece and how proud the cheek piece will be, whether you are building with castoff, and how wide the butt plate is.  Without knowing all of these we can't give you any good advice.

Tom 

[Larry Luck]

Peter Alexander's book illustrates one method of inletting a barrel and discusses placement, I belive.
John Bivins wrote an article for Rifle magazine quite some time ago on the same topic that was reprinted (with a bunch of other very good articles) in Gunsmithing Tips & Projects.

Larry Luck

[J.D.]

You have received good advise. A coupla good books are in order to even begin to understand the relationships of the parts. The Gunsmith of Grenville County is a good one for learning layout and the relationship of the various architectural aspects of a stock, in addition to the relationship of the various components.

Recreating the American Longrifle is another one, but doesn't go into the detail of those relationships as GOGC does.

AS far as a simple tutorial for inletting a barrel, there is a good one on the Traditional Muzzlelaoding Association forum.

http://www.traditionalmuzzleloadingassociation.org/forum/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=56c5b328c390d5f736c745eb8ee67989

Scroll down to the Wyosmith Building Tutorial.

God bless

[stancarlson62]

thanks for all the replys,Ive read couple of books and i did a traditions Kentucky rifle kit i was happy with,however i didn't like how the patch box i put in (it probably wasn't the kind a beginner should do)but the more i see the work being done on here  and other forums the more i dont like a Kentucky rifle with a 32 inch barrel so i got an idea and it may not be a great one but i decided to build a Ohio rifle out of the barrel and lock so i could at least have a somewhat accurate rifle(one of the books i have has a Ohio rifle with a 31inch barrel and caplock so i ordered the other parts needed from TOW and decided to go with walnut(same as in the book)
i got the blank cut its from a 2X8 walnut plank purchased locally.i want to leave alto of room to play with for the cheeck piece

[Pete G.]

You are in trouble now. Sounds like the bug has bitten. Build yourself a reference library and enjoy the ride.

[erdillonjr]

Get Chuck Dixons book The Art of Building THe pennsylvania Long rifle . They are on the web. Dixonsmuzzleloading.com I think. There is a wealth of information in that book. Built my first rifle using that book. Ed