Jim Chambers English Sporting Rifle build. Ver.2

[flatsguide]

Thanks Brian, how is your engraving going?

Pukka, thanks for the photo, it looks nice. This is the engraving that I tried to copy. Sorry but I don’t know who did this work…maybe someone knows.

Boss sure does build some fine guns.

[Daryl]

Top- Notch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Curtis]

Richard, very nice - and precise!  Some good line width variation as well.

Curtis

[Brian Jordan]

Richard, I'm tapping away on some brass practice plates every day. I did add a picture of the side plate to my colonial rifle post. A very basic design, but did add curves as you suggested.

[flatsguide]

Making a folding leaf rear sight for the rifle. I wound up doing a lot of needle file work to remove the round corners in the milled slot the there was the fitting of the leaf hinge boss to the slot. I used a smoke lamp to soot the base to be able to see where the hinge boss rubbed the a few strokes with a modified #6 cut needle file …rinse and repeat till the leaf fits. Now I have to drill the hole for the hinge pin that is .055” diameter.
Thanks for looking!
Cheers Richard

[Curtis]

That sight is going to be a dandy, Richard!  Lots of work represented in that.


Curtis

[Adrie luke]

This one has two valves





Tis is on scale

[flatsguide]

Thanks Curtis!
Adrie,thanks for those photos, a lot of work went into those  sights.
Cheers Richard

[flatsguide]

The leaves are fitted and the next step is to reduce the sides of the bases without shortening the dove tail section. After that I’ll drill for the pins. The sketch shows what the finished sights should look like…

[Adrie luke]

Flatsguide

It is indeed a lot of work.
After a lot of use, the valve can develop some play and fall forward.
Perhaps a set screw would be a modern solution
I just wanted to offer an idea.

Regards, Adrie

[Daryl]

This is an 1850's Joseph Lang version.