Author Topic: BARN RIFLE (Read 7255 times)

Johnny Dollar · « **Reply #25 on:** January 30, 2021, 02:09:22 AM »

Yip,

Doesn’t look like my rifles when they are “in the rough”! Looks like it will be a pretty nice barn gun.

Neighbors had a little 22 single shot that kept in the barn for critters. It had so many fly specks on it that it appeared to be painted black. $:-\$

yip · « **Reply #26 on:** February 03, 2021, 05:16:23 PM »

well i got my homemade trigger and my homemade trigger guard installed planning on making a butt plate but that is still up in the air, doing some 120 grit sanding. don't look to bad, now i'm going to weigh it and hope its gone to be around 7 pounds. i hope to post some pictures when i figure on how to do it i want to add them to the end page. wish me luck.

Hungry Horse · « **Reply #27 on:** February 04, 2021, 02:17:41 AM »

I’ve only seen two guns that I could honestly say were most likely built as barn guns. Ones finish I would suspect was sweat, and dirt, on the wood, and what appeared to be linseed oil put on the metal parts after they had been heated hot. The other one had barn red paint on the stock, and what appeared to be shellac over the metal and the barn paint. Both were no bigger than about 40 caliber, but only one was rifled.

Hungry Horse

yip · « **Reply #28 on:** February 04, 2021, 02:34:59 AM »

i know its not done yet still a lot of wood to remove on the forearm but got the homade trigger and trigger plate installed, homade trigger guard and thimbles are in. thinking of a butt plate but that's up in the air for now. o.n ward and up

redheart · « **Reply #29 on:** February 04, 2021, 07:33:38 AM »

Yip,
It looks darn good. Are you sure you're not descended from a long line of mountain gunsmiths.

yip · « **Reply #30 on:** February 04, 2021, 07:41:46 PM »

a little rough i know but its a start. got to smooth up the edges

flinchrocket · « **Reply #31 on:** February 04, 2021, 08:32:31 PM »

A scrapped finish would be perfect on that gun.

yip · « **Reply #32 on:** February 05, 2021, 01:35:57 AM »

par-don?

flinchrocket · « **Reply #33 on:** February 05, 2021, 02:09:28 AM »

Using a scrapper instead of sandpaper before staining and oiling.
Almost forgot, after the stain burnish the stock with a smooth piece of antler.

Daryl · « **Reply #34 on:** February 05, 2021, 03:59:45 AM »

Bone, or stainless steel rod, maybe drill rod etc. Glass rod maybe.
US soldiers used their ram-rods for burnishing the parts & barrels of their muskets.

rich pierce · « **Reply #35 on:** February 05, 2021, 04:52:23 AM »

I think we are talking about a scraped, not sanded prep of the stock prior to staining.

yip · « **Reply #36 on:** February 05, 2021, 06:06:14 PM »

HELP!!!!!

WHAT DO I DO? GONE TO FAR TO SCRAP IT

flinchrocket · « **Reply #37 on:** February 05, 2021, 06:17:26 PM »

If that is the ramrod hole it looks like it was off center quite a bit. You will have to cover it with a plate.

yip · « **Reply #38 on:** March 19, 2021, 03:34:28 PM »

PURD NEAR FINISHED, I GOT IT SOMEWHAT FINISHED EXCEPT I DESIDED TO PUT A BUTT PLATE ON. I MADE IT SO DON'T BE TO CRITICAL,, MADE FROM STEEL AND NOW I'M TRYING TO BROWN IT, WHEN THATS ON "WALA" ITS DONE,PLEASE PICK IT APART IF YOU MAY.

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #39 on:** March 19, 2021, 05:08:17 PM »

Looking forward to your progress! (How did you make out with that worm-hole?)

yip · « **Reply #40 on:** March 20, 2021, 01:10:00 AM »

all done homemade butt plate

yip · « **Reply #41 on:** March 20, 2021, 01:14:24 AM »

complete

Jimclassjr · « **Reply #42 on:** March 20, 2021, 01:57:47 AM »

Yip just read through your posts. Well done sir, congratulations on the build. I love the picture they add nicely to the thread. Thank you for taking us along. Fine looking gun, I hope it shoots well for you!!

rsherman · « **Reply #43 on:** March 20, 2021, 05:10:24 AM »

Way to go yip, i wish i had my . 32 done, am a little jealous.

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #44 on:** March 20, 2021, 05:18:12 AM »

That looks great! Nice job on the butt plate also!

tfornicola · « **Reply #45 on:** March 20, 2021, 07:15:21 PM »

Terry, Nice job!! Love the look.

Craig Wilcox · « **Reply #46 on:** March 20, 2021, 08:07:31 PM »

Yip, that looks like a good-looking, well made rifle! And making those parts yourself is way more than most of us do.

But WHY do you have your Grand-Dad posing with it? Will he sight it in also?

yip · « **Reply #47 on:** March 20, 2021, 08:37:47 PM »

Craig Wilcox; thanks but that ain't my grand dad that's me in all my glory, being i got M.S. i rely on my buddy to sight er in, he exercises all gun rifles

Daryl · « **Reply #48 on:** March 20, 2021, 09:33:13 PM »

Well done, Terry. Glad yo got 'her' finished. I really like that rear sight position.

Marcruger · « **Reply #49 on:** March 20, 2021, 11:46:27 PM »

Oh, I do like that Yip. Nicely done. I wish I could do that. :-) God Bless, Marc

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