Berks rifle gun 2011

[brownie1934]

This year's build.Berks county build.
Colerain .50/ 38". swamp/ Chambers late Ketland/ #4 stock (David Keck)/ My own set triggers, thimbles,& Patch box.

 

[mr.flintlock]

Nice work Brownie.

 

[wattlebuster]

I like it. LOTS :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[rabjr]

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Great work! :thumbsup: One a year? GW

 

[longcruise]

Nice rifle. :thumbsup:

Been fooling around making some of my own triggers and would like to see how you go about making and forming yours. Any chance of photos or descriptions?

 

[brownie1934]

marmotslayer; I only have pics of the finished product. In retrospect I should have done pics of how I do it but it nrver cccured to me. I have a few pics of the finished product I could email to you if you think it would help.
Let me know. My email is in mt profile . Bob

 

[longcruise]

That would be great, but if you post them here they would benefit more members!

 

[TARL01]

Yes, please post them here. I really like the "Nose" on that rifle.
Woody

 

[brownie1934]

O K ! Heres all I got for the time being. Bob

Cheers Bob

 

[longcruise]

Thanks, those are nice kits. Are the shoes soldered on or ???

Did you start with a kit or hand make all those parts?

 

[brownie1934]

The plate is sawn out of 1/2"bar stock. Triggers are also sawn from sheet steel just over 1/4". All parts are done on a chinese milling machine IE; Hack saw and about 50 files. (Buy the best blades you can find). Once fitted all bearing parts are case hardened and working contacts are stoned& polished.Spring is sawn from anneaaled springs. Hardened & temperd to about 650 degrese.
I do make the bolts for the main spring on my small lathe. For safe triggers the front trigger pin should be exactly square under the byte where the back trigger engages the set trigger.
Wow , my typing finger is gettin sore so, By fer now. Bob

 

[longcruise]

Thanks for those details. I have a square stell rod on the bench that is waiting to be part of a trigger. I've cut and formed the single triggers before but have never had any luck cold or hot hammering the shoes. I finally gave it up and soldered the shoes to the rest of the trigger.

I see I have steered another perfectly food thread into the ditch! :redface:

 

[brownie1934]

Marmotslayer; Never sweat the small stuff! Bob