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greybeard

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Mini Rifle machine
« on: February 27, 2011, 04:29:19 AM »
Had some time on my hands so put this wee rifler together
Me and machine.
Photo #3 is the indexing head with indexing for 7 grooves.

tail stock

cutter head

                                                                                                                         
cutter


filings


barrel done

another barrel pic


end result

It's kinda rough but it works.
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gregg

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 06:48:59 AM »
You guys.. :o
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Offline Don Getz

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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 07:59:29 AM »
You really messed up.........it has a left hand twist.....will not shoot well in the northern hemisphere.............Don
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 08:37:30 AM »
Don ;Shurely you jest.   Bob
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trimegistus

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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 10:22:25 AM »
Love it
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Offline runastav

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 01:22:25 PM »
Greybeard, nice little rifler :)
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Offline Dave B

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 03:34:57 PM »
I bet you can work up a good sweat cutting the rifling with it. That is a sweet little rig. You get a whole new appreciation for the work our fore fathers went through to make their rifles after using one of these machines. I have only had the pleasure of making a few passes on one of these in full size. I was impressed by how smoothly it did its work. What kind of a pattern can you shoot with it?
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 03:49:33 PM »
Greybeard,
Great little rifler.  I love it.  Thanks for posting the pics.
Cheers,
Ken
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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 05:21:01 PM »
Quote from: Don Getz on February 27, 2011, 07:59:29 AM
You really messed up.........it has a left hand twist.....will not shoot well in the northern hemisphere.............Don

R O F L M A O ...     :D

Nice job ... Very smart rifler.  Nice finished product (the pistol) too !!!   ;D
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 09:46:57 PM »
Thanks fpr your responses. DaveB. Haven't had the chance to shoot it yet but I'm hopefull .
Bob.
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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2011, 10:21:45 PM »
Quote from: GRA on February 27, 2011, 05:21:01 PM
Quote from: Don Getz on February 27, 2011, 07:59:29 AM
You really messed up.........it has a left hand twist.....will not shoot well in the northern hemisphere.............Don

R O F L M A O ...    :D

Nice job ... Very smart rifler.  Nice finished product (the pistol) too !!!   ;D
Ohhh THAT IS VERY TRUE!!!!!! JUST LOOK AT WHEN YOU FLUSH YOUR TOLET THE WAY THE WATER TURNS!!!!!LEFT HAND TWIST WILL GO AGAINSE THE TURNING OF THE EARTH!!!!!
MIGHT AS WELL BE OR BE BETTER OFF A SMOOTH BORE!!!

Now you can tell your wife you got to take a winter trip to the southern hemisphere to test your pistol.
And I sir will give you $50 for that mess

I do love your pistol. Bet it shoot great,HA :D
I reread this think I better add I am jokeing on all but I do love what you did and I bet it shoots great.


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Daryl

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 02:54:14 AM »
Way to go BOB - now you're making barrels - hand rifled, too! What twist?
Nice little belt pistol.
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Offline Blacksmoke

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2011, 03:18:12 AM »
There is some truth to what Don says regarding the rotation of the earth in relation to what twist is your barrel!    I have rifled both left and right hand with no detectable difference between the two.    As I understand the problem it is more related to large artillery!  ;)  The principle will have no effect on our little "toy'" guns.    The English have been using lefthand rifling for hundreds of years in their small arms both military and sporting alike - no negative effect.  Anyway Greybeard you have made a great little rifling bench there - good luck!     Hugh Toenjes
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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 04:46:59 AM »
 well done , 2 thumbs up
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gregg

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2011, 08:23:08 PM »
Was wondering if you could post pictures of the off side and was wondering if you put a rear sight on your pocket pistol???
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2011, 09:51:01 PM »
Here is the off side pic.  No back sight yet
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Offline Glenn

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2011, 03:16:50 AM »
What grade of tubing (for lack of a better term) did you use for the barrel?   ???

The bands you put on the barrel look nice.    ;D
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« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2011, 03:59:44 AM »
It is not made from tubeing. Drilled from a solid 1 inch piece of scrap that was in my scrap bin. Machined nicely.   Bob



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gregg

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2011, 08:31:06 PM »
Bob thank you for the pictures. So glad you did because pistol just keeps getting better more one sees. That is allot of work.
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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2011, 09:32:06 PM »
Cool little rifler, Bob.  Glad to see someone else do left hand rifling besides me.  Cheers, Bookie
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2011, 04:24:06 AM »
Steve;  I thought you would have figured it out by now. It's for ampidextrous or left handed folks.   Bob
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Offline Glenn

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2011, 05:31:41 AM »
Really is a nice piece.  If I amy kindly make a suggesiton ... how about a brace of these ... ???   It does sort of remind me of a nice little dueller.   ;D
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2011, 06:53:41 AM »
That ain't about to happen, The one in the pics will eventually be turned down to 3/4 inch and be used as a sleeve in a chunk of brass. I have been kept busy makeing parts for a berks style gun ie. double lever set triggers, sights , thimbles and barrel lugs while awaiting the stock , barrel , lock , but plate and trigger guard from David.  B weight Colerain 38 + .50. This week I hope to have the lock  & tang bolts made.
OOPS , off topic . Sorry  Bob
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gregg

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2011, 12:45:57 AM »
Then your saying your going to rebarrel your pistol with a brass barrel?
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greybeard

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Re: Mini Rifle machine
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2011, 01:27:08 AM »
No The one in the pics is not the one in the pistol. Pistol stays the same and the other barrel gets  used as a sleeve for a brass barrel.   Bob
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