Laying out the guide lines for the barrel pins. Isaak haines flintlock long rifle build lancaster countythis time you will see how i drill the holes for the barrel pins and place them. it is a very trikey.
Drilling and installing the barrel pins. Location. maine. mar 21, 2023. #1. questions kibler colonial long rifle kit. intro: so i started my first introduction to flintlocks and building rifles of wood and metal last weekend. i live in maine and am a sig trained armorer in pistols and rifles, a business owner, and also work in emergency medicine. i say that by way of introduction. To clarify my "easy" slotting method. with the barrel out of the stock and the lug holes drilled, put the same sized drill back in the hole, start the drill and rock the drill straight foreword and back to enlarge the slot fore and aft on the edges. the small knife edge left in the center is easy to file off with a small pointed needle file. Posted on july 12, 2010 (august 12, 2022) by mark elliott. so, you want to build longrifles. the most important thing you can do before you waste your time and money is study. the following books and videos are highly recommended to form the foundation of your longrifle library: rifles of colonial america, vols l & ll by george shumway.
To clarify my "easy" slotting method. with the barrel out of the stock and the lug holes drilled, put the same sized drill back in the hole, start the drill and rock the drill straight foreword and back to enlarge the slot fore and aft on the edges. the small knife edge left in the center is easy to file off with a small pointed needle file. Posted on july 12, 2010 (august 12, 2022) by mark elliott. so, you want to build longrifles. the most important thing you can do before you waste your time and money is study. the following books and videos are highly recommended to form the foundation of your longrifle library: rifles of colonial america, vols l & ll by george shumway. A ''b'' weight barrel is a delight in 45 caliber at 42'' and a perfect barrel making a dynamic rifle .i concur with the above advise.it will look and feel right and look like a longrifle .use 4 pins or keys .the sight will not end up at the balance point either at (least for my eyes ).the round groove rifling cleans quicker that the square cut. It was built in the early 1800s by david cooley, who is thought to have worked in adams county. the drawing shows this rifle to be a slender 58 1 2 inches in overall length with a 41 caliber octagon barrel 41 3 4 inches long. the inlays, including a brass patchbox and a silver cheekpiece oval, are beautifully engraved.
A ''b'' weight barrel is a delight in 45 caliber at 42'' and a perfect barrel making a dynamic rifle .i concur with the above advise.it will look and feel right and look like a longrifle .use 4 pins or keys .the sight will not end up at the balance point either at (least for my eyes ).the round groove rifling cleans quicker that the square cut. It was built in the early 1800s by david cooley, who is thought to have worked in adams county. the drawing shows this rifle to be a slender 58 1 2 inches in overall length with a 41 caliber octagon barrel 41 3 4 inches long. the inlays, including a brass patchbox and a silver cheekpiece oval, are beautifully engraved.
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