Moravian inspired build

[hawkenhunter50]

Looking very good sir, appreciate you updating the progress with pictures.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Looking very good sir, appreciate you updating the progress with pictures.

Thank you Hawkenhunter!

 

[ord sgt]

Slow and steady is the way to go.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Ok the lock plate is seated flat. The pan is against the barrel. So far so good. Now on to inletting the lock guts.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

What was up with that popsicle stick? There one minute, gone the next. I know your teacher, you couldn't have a better one.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

What was up with that popsicle stick? There one minute, gone the next. I know your teacher, you couldn't have a better one.

Oh Jeff uses a couple to shim the lock when marking the lines around the bolster. It keeps it flat while you position the lock.

Thanks I agree I am fortunate to have such a great teacher and he lives 15 minutes from my house.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Making progress inletting the lock guts.

 

[Loja man]

Making progress inletting the lock guts.
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Your lock inlet looks like it was done with a CNC machine!! Well done!

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Nice guts.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Your lock inlet looks like it was done with a CNC machine!! Well done!

Thank you!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Nice guts.

Thanks it's a learning process.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Today I inletted the sear and main spring. The lock is fully inletted now.

 

[ord sgt]

This doesn't leave any time to knap flints to make sparks for the new rifle.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

This doesn't leave any time to knap flints to make sparks for the new rifle.

I know it's a terrible habit! Gets in the way of other priorities. Happy New year!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

At my teachers shop we cut some metal off the front and back of the trigger plate. Back at my shop I finished a couple of slightly undersized pins to use for easy assembly and reassembly. Then I put a slight cant on the edges of the trigger plate preparing it for inletting.

 

[TDM]

Great work and progress. Great documentation too.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Great work and progress. Great documentation too.

Thank you. I keep a journal of everything I'm learning from my mentor. A lot of notes and sketches. It's been a great learning experience.

 

[Rancocas]

I once referred to myself and several siblings as "Bohemians". An aunt was not happy with that statement and told us that "We are Moravian not Bohemiam". For us who may not know,what is a Moravian style rifle?

The Czech Republic as it is known today, is roughly divided between two provinces; Bohemia and Moravia. Bohemia in the west and Moravia in the east.
My grandmother came from a tiny village along the Morava River that flows south to join the Danube not far from Vienna, Austria. Grandmom always referred to herself as Moravian.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I went to Jeff's shop for a few hours and worked on inletting the double set triggers. After bending the trigger plate to match the contour we aligned it to the sear and outlined the front most part of it.

Next we stabbed it in inside the pencil lines and started hogging out some wood. We work from front to the back until it started to lay down.

Once it bottomed out we started to remove some wood for the triggers.

We went all the way down to the opening where the sear is and check our alignment.

Jeff added a piece of wire to make it easier to remove the plate each time we tapped it to get an impression using Prussian blue.

Well that's enough work. I'll finish the job in my shop. Thanks for looking!

 

[Loja man]

I went to Jeff's shop for a few hours and worked on inletting the double set triggers. After bending the trigger plate to match the contour we aligned it to the sear and outlined the front most part of it.
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Next we stabbed it in inside the pencil lines and started hogging out some wood. We work from front to the back until it started to lay down.
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Once it bottomed out we started to remove some wood for the triggers.
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We went all the way down to the opening where the sear is and check our alignment.
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Jeff added a piece of wire to make it easier to remove the plate each time we tapped it to get an impression using Prussian blue.
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Well that's enough work. I'll finish the job in my shop. Thanks for looking!

Looks like a lot less work than the Fowler trigger guard!!