4 bore Wall Gun build

[Daryl]

The 37mm would make a good - 'heavy' for dangerous game now, wouldn't it - of course,one must be able to stand up to the recoil of enough powder to make it do some work - THAT's the question.  An 8 ounce projectile will kill anything as long as enough powder can be used to make it do work.

[B Shipman]

It won best military arm at Dixons that year. He said that when it was fired, the torque of the fast twist rifling almost twisted it out of his hands.

[J Shingler]

Thanks guys! It has been an interesting build. Lots of little things cropped up that I did not even think about when I started this project. Like the std 1/8" drill bit will not reach through the stock. 1/8" pin stock was used for all the lugs and trigger pinning. I usually like to run my taps through the stock as a guide when tapping the lock plate. Not on this beast.    Probably the hardest part was inletting the barrel tang and I just did not expect that. It is real easy to roll or shave off the edge corner of the tang mortise when you are about 3/4" in but still taking the barrel in and out. Just the weight of the barrel itself will crush a corner if you are just the least bit crooked and I can say you can get your fingers pinched with a 20 lb. barrel! That just don't happen to often on a normal build.

I did take it over to Nobelsville yesterday for a show and tell and the guys got a big hoot out of it. Especially the video of Dell shooting it! This afternoon I will start the "Finishing", brass wood ect.
Take care