Building a Fusil de Chasse

Made the trigger plate out of this hundred year old steel I have . Will make most everything from it . cut it out , ground it to shape , drill and file slot , then tap for Breech screw ...then inlet in wood and fit trigger to it

Inlet the trigger plate , drilled for tang screw then drill and tap for tang screw , drill tang ... Get it all goof and now the trigger is no where to be found ...I tore the shop apart looking for it , everywhere ....such horse $hit . it was laying right there on the bench . now I have to make another and fit it , again .... I'm done for the day ....&%$$@#$?!%#!%#? !!!!

Great work @Rob M.! I’m worn out just looking at the photos!!!

Thanks bud ....was hoping to have measured and cut the L.O.P. and just start on the buttplate but spent an hour looking under the bench for the &%$# d@mn trigger ... Always a &%$# struggle ! ...I'll calm down tonight and make another d@mn trigger , and have to fit it etc. .... Like to have this Fusil with buttplate on and the buttstock in the rough like the short NW trade gun .... I want to forge a trigger guard for the NW gun and get the tang bolt in . We'll see ...

Make second trigger because the first one sprouted legs and walked away .....now to start fitting it .....

.... Trigger done and fitted ...

Measure and cut wood to Length of pull ...

Time to make the buttplate ... Here is the 100+ year old metal I'm starting out with ...

The first trigger will appear soon.

Looking good!

bud in pa said:

You must have the patience of Joab.

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Job, just sayin.

Bnewberry said:

The first trigger will appear soon.

Looking good!

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LOL ! Just what I was thinking ...I made a new trigger so I should find the first one now .... . I dont get it ...I tore that shop apart yesterday ....oh well ,

Flintlock Whiskey said:

Job, just sayin.

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Sheew !!! It was CLOSE yesterday evening !!!! I tell ya !

Make that buttplate !! Got it done ...looks good . Patterned from the original . Now ...got to find d intense heat to anneal this very tough SOB so I can bend it to shape !! Sheew !! Its tough !!!

Came into the little town for a coffee break ....scared to death that this buttplate will bolt and run like the trigger did so I'm carrying it with me ! Ain't lettin it out of ma sight !!

I drilled the front lock bolt ...I put as high as humanly possible ...still no good , gonna have to be notched for ramrod to pass ...d@m it ! I need intense heat to anneal the buttplate but I don't want to start a fire in the house right now or a fire out in the yard , I wish I had coal and the forge in workin shape , as I have the B.P. to anneal and a trigger guard to make for the NW gun , I'd make a couple TG or more ....no sense in wasting coal for one or two items ....but ....nope ....son, gonna maybe inlet a RR pipe on the NW gun and maybe make or at least design a side plate for Frenchy .....we'll see .....

Rob M. said:

Came into the little town for a coffee break ....scared to death that this buttplate will bolt and run like the trigger did so I'm carrying it with me ! Ain't lettin it out of ma sight !!

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You’ll have run string around your neck to hook stuff to so you don’t loose it hahaha.

WALT53 said:

You’ll have run string around your neck to hook stuff to so you don’t loose it hahaha.

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Good idea !! ....except I'll probably hang myself , LOL !!

I misplace stuff all the time. My excuse is age(71) and aftereffects of chemo.lol.

Ok ...we need a side plate for the Frenchy . None of my old patterns fit , the Fusil de Chasse is a very dimple pattern but there is absolutely no leeway for thelock bolt space , it either fits or doesn't unlike the NW gun dragon where there is a lot of room for different lengths on the lock bolts ... Do a rubbing or dimply punch the holes , then draw in you side plate looking at a picture of an original, Fusil is an easy one . WALAH !! Pattern is made ... I'll be making the side plate out of the old iron soon ....

Cayman like said:

I misplace stuff all the time. My excuse is age(71) and aftereffects of chemo.lol.

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Well ...you have good excuses then . I tell folks I'm glad I'm old now so I have an excuse ... I was clumsy , ugly , forgetful , in my 20s, 30s and 40s but now ! In my 50 s ! I can blame it all on being old !