Building ME a NW Trade Gun ! :)

[Rob M.]

Started inletting the barrel . I'm almost to the dreaded " last 1/8" deep at the breech " , takes the longest , LOL

 

[Rob M.]

... Gettin closer ...fighting me a bit ...wanting to twist .

 

[Rob M.]

Make the black spots go away !!

 

[Bnewberry]

Make the black spots go away !!

Seems so simple!

 

[TDM]

Seems so simple!

I chuckle to myself when I try to do the things I recommend to others on their questions. Sounds so easy when I’m typing.

 

[Rob M.]

Seems so simple!

But they just keep coming back !!!!

 

[Rob M.]

Ok ... Finally got that sucker bedded down to depth . When I get a chance I'll inlet the breech plug / tang ...

 

[Bnewberry]

Is that a plated barrel that is flaking?

 

[Bushfire]

Maybe I do need me another smoothy!

Beautiful work mate, keen to see the end result.

 

[Rob M.]

Is that a plated barrel that is flaking?

No plating ...maybe you see tape . There was some still on the barrel .

 

[Rob M.]

Maybe I do need me another smoothy!

Beautiful work mate, keen to see the end result.

Oh course you need another one ! LOL ... Ah , thanks but this is just the rough work

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

Why does it look like it has 2 grooves of rifling?

 

[Rob M.]

Why does it look like it has 2 grooves of rifling?

LOL ... Thats weird it does ! I dont .... Oh ! I bet that is from the wooden dowel I use . I leave it in the barrel most the time to help pop the barrel out , less inlet black on my hands . I must have left some lines in there ...its a smoothbore , 20 ga. Funny , you guys are obviously on computers , you are picking out some small details I can barely make out on a dollar store phone ! LOL ...

 

[Bnewberry]

No plating ...maybe you see tape . There was some still on the barrel .

That is exactly what it looks like now that I know what it is!

 

[Rob M.]

Breech plug inlet ....

 

[Bnewberry]

Looking good! I have only done one. This was harder than inletting the lock for me. Maybe the practice is making me better at inletting or maybe not! I ended up having to unbreech it to finish it.

 

[Rob M.]

Looking good! I have only done one. This was harder than inletting the lock for me. Maybe the practice is making me better at inletting or maybe not! I ended up having to unbreech it to finish it.

Its the practice . I didn't know what I was doing until after 30 builds or so

 

[Bnewberry]

At the pace I work I will be lucky to build 3 before I am too old to shoot them!

 

[Rob M.]

Marked my depths then slabbed off under the barrel and lock side ...ready to put in R.R. groove and hole ...

 

[TDM]

At the pace I work I will be lucky to build 3 before I am too old to shoot them!

You and me both. So much to know and not a lot of time left. I sure enjoy the build process though. @Rob M. does such a great job. I do plan on several more builds but I would like to own one custom made gun. I wonder who I should contract with for that?