latest project, Kentucky smokepole
Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:35 pm
Almost done, I am waiting for a couple of brass shims from Traditions, and I still have to put the finish on the barrel. I am taking it to Maricopa tomorrow to put the barrel in thier powdercoat oven so I can do the browning to the metal.
Here is what I started with
and after alot of fitting, sanding, staining you get this
Wed it is off to the range to see if it smokes
Here is what I started with
and after alot of fitting, sanding, staining you get this
Wed it is off to the range to see if it smokes
Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:32 pm
Yesterday I took it down to Maricopa, Az to a friends powder coating company to brown the barrel. The barrel was too long to fit into a kitchen stove, so I used the powder coating oven to heat the barrel to 300 degrees and then a rusting compound brushed on until it quits sizzling. card the rust off and repeat. After the last coat is on and the barrel is cool to the touch, it is rinsed off with water, dried, then oiled, the color is perfect.
this morning I loaded it up in the trailer and took it to the range, and
It smokes,
3 shots, all on the paper at 25yds, 1 dead center.
100 grains of FFg powder and a patched ball
Just need a couple of stock shims that are being mailed to me, and it will be done.
this morning I loaded it up in the trailer and took it to the range, and
It smokes,
3 shots, all on the paper at 25yds, 1 dead center.
100 grains of FFg powder and a patched ball
Just need a couple of stock shims that are being mailed to me, and it will be done.
Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:29 am
I finally decieded to build a new black powder rifle to replace one that was stolen from me several years ago.
Here is what you get
after making sure all the parts were there, it was time to start to build
Fitting the Lock
Fitting the Brass end cap
One of the hardest parts was drilling the barrel tenions,
The tenion is under the barrel and attaches the barrel to the forward stock. You have to measure from the top of the barrel to the center of the tenion, then place the barrel into the stock and mark the stock where it is to be drilled. You get one shot at it, so I measured it several times and drilled it.
After all the fitting was done, the stock was sanded and stained with a color called Gunstock, I thought it was a fitting color. After several coats of stain, it received several coats of clear polyurethane.
When the stock was done, all that was left was to put a finish on the barrel. I like to use Plum Browning, and to do it, the barrel is heated to 275 degrees and the browning is brushed on. After the barrel cools, it is carded to remove the loose stuff and then it is repeated. After the last coat, it is washed off with water, the barrel is dried and then oiled and it takes on a dark brown/black finish.
One problem with browning the barrel is it is so long it would not fit into my oven, so I took it down to Alpha Tech Coatings in Maricopa, and placed it in one of their powder coat ovens.
I took it out to Avery last Wed and fired off a few rounds, the first 2 shots were just to see if it goes boom, the 3rd was a aimed shot. It hit less than a inch from point of aim with 100 grains of black powder and a patched ball.
Here is what you get
after making sure all the parts were there, it was time to start to build
Fitting the Lock
Fitting the Brass end cap
One of the hardest parts was drilling the barrel tenions,
The tenion is under the barrel and attaches the barrel to the forward stock. You have to measure from the top of the barrel to the center of the tenion, then place the barrel into the stock and mark the stock where it is to be drilled. You get one shot at it, so I measured it several times and drilled it.
After all the fitting was done, the stock was sanded and stained with a color called Gunstock, I thought it was a fitting color. After several coats of stain, it received several coats of clear polyurethane.
When the stock was done, all that was left was to put a finish on the barrel. I like to use Plum Browning, and to do it, the barrel is heated to 275 degrees and the browning is brushed on. After the barrel cools, it is carded to remove the loose stuff and then it is repeated. After the last coat, it is washed off with water, the barrel is dried and then oiled and it takes on a dark brown/black finish.
One problem with browning the barrel is it is so long it would not fit into my oven, so I took it down to Alpha Tech Coatings in Maricopa, and placed it in one of their powder coat ovens.
I took it out to Avery last Wed and fired off a few rounds, the first 2 shots were just to see if it goes boom, the 3rd was a aimed shot. It hit less than a inch from point of aim with 100 grains of black powder and a patched ball.