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    Question for You Ferguson experts

    I picked up some Ferguson barreled actions. They were made in the 70s or 80s. The breech screws and breech threads are very nicely machined. The barrels are 23 1/2 inches long rifled with a .565 bore and .615 groove. The top 5 flats are machined to look octagon but the bottoms are not machined...
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    Ferguson sporting rifle

    I recently scratch built a Ferguson action out of 8620 and intend on building a half stock sporting rifle. I have the action barreled with a 30 inch swamped octagon barrel. I also have the 10 start thread breech screw finished. If anyone is interested I can post pictures of my progress in...
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    BC Plum Brown browning tip

    It seems to me that people have trouble browning a barrel with Birchwood Casey Plum Brown. IMHO one of the secrets to a nice finish with BCPB is to heat the entire barrel to the proper temp. To heat the barrel I built a hot box. I picked up some galvanized sheet metal at the local recycling...
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    H&A Boot Pistol

    I picked this up this mourning for $200.00 50 caliber. It's in great shape with an excellent bore. What do you think? SC45-70
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    Left Hand Hand Gonne

    I just finished this for a friend of mine. He wanted the serpentine on the left side as he is left handed. Charles Burton barrel 1 1/8 inch round .590 bore. My friend wanted a .590 bore so he can shoot .570 round balls with a patch. I made the tiller socket and serpentine. It shoots good...
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    2 Underhammers

    Here are some photos of a couple underhammer rifles I just finished. Both rifles have Colerain tapered 62 cal barrels. Both have maple stocks. On the scoped rifle I cut the barrel to 32 inches. I also poured a pewter nose cap. I made the scope mounts. The unscoped rifle...
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    removing excess wood?

    I always read on this forum that you are to make sure you remove enough wood from your builds. But I was thinking that I may have gone to far on my latest build. Any thoughts? :idunno: SC45-70
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    58 cal. smoothbore barrel

    Does anyone know where I can get a 58 cal. smooth bore pistol barrel blank 10 inches or more long? 1 inch OD or more. SC45-70
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    Howitzer

    Hello Here are some pictures of a small Howitzer I built several years ago. I built everything including the barrel. The barrel has a 1 3/4 inch bore. I also built a cannon ball mold. The cast balls weigh 1 pound. sc45-70
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    Help I D shot flask?

    Here are some pictures of a shot flask that I bought about 30 years ago. I've nerer seen another like it. It will throw 3/4,1 and 1 1/4 oz.shot. The thumb piece is marked PATENTED AUG. 17. 1875. The bag is marked 2 1/2. Note the unusual head design. Any information will be appreciated. Thank...
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    Barrel wall thickness

    Why is it that a small cannon is not considered safe unless the barrel wall thickness at the breech is at least the thickness of the bore? Yet a large bore shoulder fired(or puntgun)often have a barrel thickness at the breech only 1/4 the bore diameter or less and they are considered safe...
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    vent and bolster?

    After reading and responding to Mike Brines "now I'm worried" post I got to thinking about something. I am a guilty as the rest of you who want a perfect breech plug to barrel fit. Then I will screw a vent or bolster into the side of the barrel with just antisieze on it and never give it a...
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    Wheel lock

    Here is a picture of a wheel lock I designed and built. I made everything except the barrel and screws. sc45-70
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    Handgonne

    Here is a picture of a handgonne I built years ago Everything except the handle and 2 rivits came from my scrap box. I've got less than $5.00 invested in it. sc45-70
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