Need help

[Rob]

 my first  attempt   at a ml from scratch needs comments from people who know what a reasonable attempt looks like I built it from scratch lock stock and barrel ( just didn't drill the hole through the blank) ..I would like to post pictures but am at a loss as to how this site works  could someone point me in the right direction  .. Thanks guys  Rob

[Whaleman]

Looking forward to pictures. Dan

[Ky-Flinter]

Hi Rob,

Welcome to ALR.  Here's a link to a tutorial on posting pictures on ALR....  http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=10.0

The condensed version is...

• 1.Upload your pictures to a photo hosting website, like PhotoBucket, TinyPic, etc.  Stay logged on to the photo hosting site.
• 2. Open ALR in a second window, log in and start a new topic.
• 3. To put a picture in your topic, look above for the "Add BBC tags" buttons.  Click on the second button, in the second row.  It looks like a little picture.  This will add the necessary IMG tags.
• 4. Go to the photo hosting site and copy the link to the first picture you want to put on ALR.
• 5. Go to ALR and paste the link in the middle of the IMG tags.
• 6. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 to add additional photo's.
• 7. Please don't delete your linked pictures off the hosting site.  If you do, the pictures will disappear from ALR.

 
Hope this helps.

-Ron

[Mark Elliott]

Refer to this tutorial:

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=10.0

[Mark Elliott]

Are you saying that you made the lock and reamed and rifled your barrel?   If so,  that is quite an accomplishment for a first rifle.

[JTR]

The way it's written, it's hard to tell exactly what he's saying....... 

John

[Rob]

The way it's written, it's hard to tell exactly what he's saying....... 

John

  Sorry If I left you wondering  I got a guy to bore the hole through the steel rod   (12/14L)   He had a deep hole drill and it came out looking like it was finish reamed so no I did not ream the hole  but everything else I made from scratch the lock including springs also frizzen  ..
The mould I made was not the usual type with a hinge at one end but was based on pipe whith the pieces sliding inside one another works a treat  just getting the cavity perfectly  round and the right size was my problem   Rob

[Mark Elliott]

Did you not know that you could buy very good ready made barrels, including ones that you could rifle yourself?     In any case,   you are one of a rare few who have managed to make most everything themselves.    I am working on a project to make a rifle and pistol entirely in the 18th century manner, but I have never made all the components of a rifle to date.   You have quite an accomplishment.    I can't wait to see photos.

[JTR]

Rob, If you can't figure out posting pictures, email them to me and I'll post them for you.
John

jtrrobbins@msn.com

[Rob]

Did you not know that you could buy very good ready made barrels, including ones that you could rifle yourself?     In any case,   you are one of a rare few who have managed to make most everything themselves.    I am working on a project to make a rifle and pistol entirely in the 18th century manner, but I have never made all the components of a rifle to date.   You have quite an accomplishment.    I can't wait to see photos.

I live in New Zealand  and buying stuff from  the US of a is expensive then the postage makes your eyes water then a lot of sites wont export to NZ Not sure what Walter Guzzler would say on that either  Rob

[Mark Elliott]

Did you not know that you could buy very good ready made barrels, including ones that you could rifle yourself?     In any case,   you are one of a rare few who have managed to make most everything themselves.    I am working on a project to make a rifle and pistol entirely in the 18th century manner, but I have never made all the components of a rifle to date.   You have quite an accomplishment.    I can't wait to see photos.

I live in New Zealand  and buying stuff from  the US of a is expensive then the postage makes your eyes water then a lot of sites wont export to NZ Not sure what Walter Guzzler would say on that either  Rob

The name is Wallace Gusler.   He was the first master at the Colonial Williamsburg gunshop.   I am not sure what he would say about exports to NZ.

[sqrldog]

Mark are you sure Wallace's last name has a  t  in it. Tim

[John Archer]

Gusler.

[Rob]

Mark are you sure Wallace's last name has a  t  in it. Tim

What an idiot, I made a abooboo with the spelling of his name that was meant to be two ss's   Rob 

[Mark Elliott]

Mark are you sure Wallace's last name has a  t  in it. Tim

You are right, no 't'.  Sorry.

[JTR]

I posted pictures of Robs gun under this tittle, here in Gun Building. Gun made by Rob in NZ
John