Backwoods gun project - underhammer caplock shotgun
Hey guys, I want to put together a basic underhammer caplock 10 gauge. I'm going with 10 because it's going to be a turkey gun in southwest Missouri where they are in pretty thick brush. I've looked...
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I believe I would spring for a bona-fide smooth bore black powder barrel with a real breech plug. The cost is going to be substancial if you buy new, but the safety insurance will be worth it. I would...
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Good point Don. Found a cannon maker who also makes steel 10 gauge barrel blanks. I think this is definitely the right place to start just without the classic cannon profile. The touch hole will just...
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Sounds like a cool but challenging project.
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Tim Wieneke wrote: Good point Don. Found a cannon maker who also makes steel 10 gauge barrel blanks. I think this is definitely the right place to start just without the classic cannon profile. The...
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No dice. My request got rejected this morning. It didn't specify on his site but he tells me he won't make a 10 gauge gun barrel. Only a 10 gauge cannon barrel. Apparently he's worried about me...
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It shouldn't be hard to find a barrel for a repro Bess musket. I believe they are usually .75 I pretty sure a 10ga is .775 and 12ga is .729 .75 should roughly be 11ga All the F&I and Rev War...
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Good thought Don. Hadn't thought of that angle.
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Alright, I found a source for barrels..... Problem is a barrel runs $260.00..... Now I'm not cheapskate. I'm a world class, penny crushing, steel scrounging cheapskate. This will work but I'm on the...
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It might be cheaper to get a round bar of 4142 or 4140 and have it bored out then do your own HT. I would offer to do it for you but throat dia on my chuck is only 7/8" . I can do long bore outs but...
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Hmmmm.....I'm finding a lot of break open single shot barrels in 10 and 12 that are thicker at the breech designed for smokeless pressures. As I look at my inline muzzleloader - the breech is secured...
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Tim Wieneke wrote: Hmmmm.....I'm finding a lot of break open single shot barrels in 10 and 12 that are thicker at the breech designed for smokeless pressures. As I look at my inline muzzleloader - the...
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Bob, I am looking for a single barrel but found this. I won't bid and will let you chase it if it works for you. Tim http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=153888859
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Go get it Tim. I wont be able to bid on it until after I get home, which will be another 4 weeks
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"Such was the Magic of Little Rock that although he had only spent a month there it seemed like years had passed" norI goB
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Hmmmmm. Magic wasnt really the word I had in mind. I think it starts with "S", Ends with "E" and has "hithol" in the middle
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Coming from the NW corner of that state I cannot argue with your evaluation. Notice how the State's University and it's Capital are about as far away from each other as was possible? I hear both the...
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Tim, Have you seen this... http://www.historicaltrek...ic.php?t=7505&highlight= http://frontierfolk.net/p...c.php?t=29639&highlight=
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Hadn't seen those Don. Thanks! I'm short on cash at the moment (a lot of tenants moved out and I have to do repairs). I'll see what I can put together later in the summer.
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