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Offline Mike C

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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2019, 03:07:09 AM »
Beautiful! How did you finish the metal?
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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2019, 03:12:58 AM »
Great looking rifle, Ron!  Thanks for sharing.
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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2019, 04:59:02 AM »
Awesome, but is that a gap between the barrel and plug or is it a trick of the light?
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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #28 on: July 22, 2019, 01:22:34 PM »
Hi,
No, that is because the top of the standing breech is a little higher than the barrel so the groove clears the top barrel flat.


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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #29 on: July 22, 2019, 02:57:52 PM »
Dave,   
     Thanks for explaining how the standing breech is supposed to be fit, and your photo.  Shadows in photography can make things look different from what they actually are. 
      Thanks to all for all the nice comments, this was a fun project and the client was very well pleased.   Nicely figured walnut is one of my most favorite woods to work with.  t
      the finish is a semi gloss spar varnish thinned and applied in 8 very thin coats.  A light wash of laurel mountain walnut stain was applied and highlighted with trans tint dyes.
      The barrel was boiled in a dilute solution of water and Clorox for about 15 minutes then scrubbed aback and finished with rubbed back super blue.    Ron
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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2019, 06:47:07 PM »
A. Verner did a similar "treatment" with the tang.



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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #31 on: July 22, 2019, 11:21:15 PM »
Ron, that is a beautiful piece of art and a great shooter I am sure! and A nice weight. My .58 cal English with a 42" barrel weighs about the same... I load it lightly!
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Re: English Sporting rifle
« Reply #32 on: July 25, 2019, 01:57:37 AM »
I think "WOW" is an understatement.
Wonderful work, as always.
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