Building my #2 American Longrifle

[runastav]

Hi all!
As Steve Bookout say, I will try to build me a East Tennessee Squirrel Rifle. Stock of European Alder and Bookies stockpattern. Charles Burton barrel cal 40- 13/16x44 smoothbore and handrifled on my Wooden Iowa Rifling Bench. Late English Flint Lock by L&R
Runar

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Always excited to see you start another project.  That is a good choice of lock for the rifle.  Have fun and keep us posted.

Coryjoe

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

My advice regarding the lock:  polish the frizzen spring, and re-temper to a grey/blue...past that beautiful deep blue, bright blue and then kinda grey.  These springs are too hard as received, and will likely break.

Great new project - please keep us posted.

[Eric]

How does the European Alder work as a stock wood? Around here we have red Alder, It's a pretty wood, good for spoons and bowls but really soft.  Can't say as I haven't thought about it though, I like the idea of using local wood. 

[runastav]

Hi All and thank you!
I will remember that Taylor, thank you. Eric, this is my first build of European Alder but it is nice to work on it . So is the barrel inlet, yes I use my router sorry to your historically correct folks, but I must save the rest of my elbow grease you see Here  is a photo of a very nice longrifle Peter Rasmussen from Norway(RIP) build in 1987 of European Alder look at the nice carwing!
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Tools, made me a barrelscraper of a cheap paintscraper work very well
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Peter Rasmussen made this longrifle in 1987 and use European Alder in the stock

[P.W.Berkuta]

Runastav, I LOVE your shop especially your work bench  - keep up the fine work and do post many pictures of your progress!

[gunmaker]

Yea, the shop is nice---but check out that "custom" router table !   Where their's a will their's a way.     Any curl or grain pattern on that Alder ?  In the states alder is much used as a furniture frame wood as well as cabinets.    It hates water tho.  I have that lock on my rifle--since 1987 really a good one, no problems so far......Tom

[Kermit]

This side of the Atlantic it's mostly known as "black alder." Pretty soft and easily worked. Wooden clogs were commonly made of the stuff. It's pretty water resistant--the pilings under Venice were (are?) European alder. I believe it was introduced to North America in colonial times and has naturalized. It can be pretty invasive. A fairly short-lived tree and subject to heart rot.

[Daryl]

I rather like alder smoked beef or moose jerky. With a bit of hickory thrown in - very nice.

[runastav]

Hi All, and thank you!
Alder is nice easy to drill the RR hole. Thank you folks me to like my work bench nice and clean haha
Runar

[runastav]

Hi All!
Bookie suggest a long pointed tang, and so it will be
Runar

[moleeyes36]

My advice regarding the lock:  polish the frizzen spring, and re-temper to a grey/blue...past that beautiful deep blue, bright blue and then kinda grey.  These springs are too hard as received, and will likely break....

I've experienced this problem with frizzen springs on L&R's RPL line of locks as well. 

Mole Eyes

[runastav]

Hi All!
Get some building , very busy with all kinds of guns
The breach plug nice fit, and is inlet in stock.
Runar

[ddoyle]

Thanks for posting your build looking forward to watching it come together.

Taylor is the hard spring unique to the frizzen on Late English locks? Or should we be re tempering the main spring as well on the late english? or all LR springs? I have small LR  Manton apart for polishing  (which I am very pleased to own) just wondering if the springs should done. 

[runastav]

Hi All! And thank you ddoyle!
Barrel lops, hmmm I fix it better and better soon it will be invisible hehe
Runar

[smylee grouch]

Thanks for your most excelent documentation of your work. Your text discriptions and photos make it easy for anyone to follow along. As usual, its always fun to watch your progress.

[hanshi]

Almost a tutorial; great posts.

[Jeger Justnes]

Thank you for putting on another great show!
I just love your toolhandling and how you improvise, loads of instructive photos and last but not least: an honest hillbilly workbench 

[runastav]

Hi All, and thank you
Ramrod pipes made and inlet (Rørken in old Norwegian )
Runar

[runastav]

Hi All!
So its the Late English flint lock by L&R  in place, see the last photo @!*%?& the American Longrifles are Loooong ding dong every time it must handle
Runar

[davec2]

Runar,

I didn't understand the last part of your post until I got down to the last picture.  Then I understood completely !!!!  My work space looks very much like yours and I am constantly banging either the barrel or the butt stock of any rifle on the over head, the walls, other tools, the lights....everything.  Too bad I don't like to distress my rifles...all I would need to do is not take them outside for the final smoothing operation.

I always enjoy your posts.

[kaintuck]

yup...there's a couple of places on my ceiling fan blades with dings.....

nice inletting of the locks guts.....I wish I was as neat....

marc n tomtom

[EC121]

I was going to say the same thing.  The lock inletting method is great.  I'm getting a milling vise to be able to do that.  My last rifle looks OK on the outside and like a beaver was gnawing it on the inside.

[PPatch]

Looking good Runar!

dave

[Curtis]

I live halfway around the world yet we have a very similar light setup!  Nice follow along, Runastav!  Longrifles bring the world together, lol.

Curtis