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Post by deputydon on Nov 27, 2007 16:49:20 GMT -5
2M's hasn't said so yet?  ? I do know he cashed the check I wrote him. Well 2M's ? Is she close or not? |
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Post by twomoons on Nov 28, 2007 11:17:13 GMT -5
Hell yes I cashed the check, I had to PAY for the PARTS! As to close I will have it shooting by this weekend. Browning and final finish will be after deer season. Ive been too busy to work on yours because Bounce has a more interesting project and I am all set up to breech a real rifle.
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Post by bounce on Nov 28, 2007 11:41:16 GMT -5
SMILES!!!!!!
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Post by deputydon on Nov 28, 2007 15:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by twomoons on Nov 29, 2007 10:49:54 GMT -5
I HATE this! Reverse inletting! As I am finishing up DD's gun I keep beign remined how difficult it is to work backwards. Normaly you cut into the wood to fit the parts but in restoration you file away the metal to make it fit in an existing inlet. I spent 2 1/2 hours last night filing the tang of the rifle to make it fit the original inlet. You can't just mill the parts because you have to fit into a worn stock and MUST NOT chip out any of the existing wood. Then you have to locate holes to match the oridginals exactly, this was another hour. It will be a pleasure to just install the sights tonight and solder on the thimbles.
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Post by jimh on Nov 29, 2007 13:12:09 GMT -5
why can't you open the wood up a tad to receive the metal? i'm sure it is a major no-no but i don't understand why?
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Post by Jack on Nov 29, 2007 14:38:39 GMT -5
twomoons, why not just heat that barrel up real good- heat blue it. Drop it in the stock then, I bet it'll be a perfect fit in a few seconds.  |
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Post by bounce on Nov 29, 2007 14:52:11 GMT -5
Red you just as well put in your two cents allso!! just am hopeing two moon's is working on DD's gun when he reads this.
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Post by twomoons on Nov 29, 2007 15:33:46 GMT -5
The Original barrel has to be able to go back in also, that means that all the new parts must exactly duplicate the old ones. You don't just buy parts to fit stuff hand made in 1850. As to burning parts in I know of a fellow who inletted a Mauser action by doing that! I sure wouldn't want to touch one off in that action it would have been dead soft.
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Post by deputydon on Nov 29, 2007 20:54:34 GMT -5
In case I forget................THANK YOU 2M's!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by twomoons on Nov 29, 2007 21:34:45 GMT -5
Not only is yours done, but I screwed a barrel into a Stevens 44 tonight.
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Post by klsm54 on Nov 29, 2007 23:01:40 GMT -5
No wonder you haven't been posting much lately, twomoons, you've been busy. Looks like there is going to be a couple happy guys around here.... ;D ;D
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Post by deputydon on Nov 30, 2007 23:41:47 GMT -5
It's HHHHeeeerrrrreeeee!!!!!!!!! And lookin' good even before it's browned and finished. Hopefully I will see "The big one" in it's sights!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by deputydon on Dec 3, 2007 22:54:55 GMT -5
I've been banged up since Sunday and it stormed Sat. so today I got a chance to shoot the re barreled .45..... Well the first thing I noticed was NO RECOIL!!!! This was using 70 grains of FFFg. This gun is a sweet shooter. BTW Bounce I got the .015 patches to work. I will need to work up a ultimate load but this one shoots well for now.
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Post by twomoons on Dec 4, 2007 9:40:41 GMT -5
How close was it? Did it shoot just a couple inches high?
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? I do know he cashed the check I wrote him. Well 2M's ? Is she close or not?
