It's always nice to see success stories of those individuals who complete a rifle or gun. Such is the case with Larry Miller. Larry took our class at the Log Cabin last year. He started with a blank stock, with only the barrel being inlet. This stock/barrel combo was from an estate of a builder who had six, maybe seven projects started, but left in a variety of stages of completion. Larry, as he explained to me, had some previous experience, but none like stocking up from a blank. All the parts were from an old original, with the exception of the barrel. I poured the nosecap in class to give the students a 'how to' when wanting to do a poured cap. Tom, from the Log Cabin, tweaked the lock so it could be fired with set triggers. There was no fly in the lock, as was common with older locks.
He completed the rifle, has shot it, got in touch with me and was asked to stop on by for a 'look-see' for the other students in class. We gave Larry a lesson on a basic fundamental: inletting. After some practice, he inlet the lock, triggers and everything else. He made and inlet the arowhead. All in all, he did a very good job and is looking forward to a repeat performance.
Dave Kutcher looking over the completed rifle
That's Don, behind him is Andrew, Jessica, Dave and Larry....the gun holds well
Don, Andrew and Jessica
