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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:57 pm 
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Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
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I have been messing around for quite a while &
FINALLY have enough done for pics. I thought they were all done, but I have a ways to go on my Francotte Martini. I inletted replacement walnut everywhere I thought it was needed...

Well, I don't get paid to think. More inletting to go but it's a downhill slide.

Here's what is o-fficially DONE! :bigrin:

Snider 2 band mountain carbine: This one was the most work. Lots o' bug holes to fill which was easier than chasing the checkering. I think it was worth the effort, though. The lock was made in Nepal - as was the rest of the rifle. Oh. Hand-fitting the butt plate was no small job, either. Got it just right... after several hours!

Snider long rifle: It was in pretty good shape and mostly needed a good cleaning. The barrel and breech block are Brit and still show "Snider's Patent". I've shot this one & it's heavy enough there's almost no recoil.

Pattern 1853 muzzle loader musket: This one came from Afghanistan. Has a John Clive barrel and 1869 Tower lock. Not much left for rifling. It had been fired a lot and was quite dirty from BP residue. I believe it's shootable.

Gahendra: This was the easiest of the lot to clean. Lots of yak fat, but oven cleaner takes it right off. Oddly, this really fits me well and is accurate. I plan to shoot it more. It has a seamless barrel with minimal pitting.

This is not a project for the faint of heart. There's more to be done on most of these than meets the eye. I had no idea I would be filling bug holes and chasing checkering. Same for inletting replacement walnut.

It was a learning experience. SW


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:09 pm 
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...Holy Moly... :-o ...look like minty museum pieces... :-o :-o ....true labor of love... :bigrin: ....seems to me the work on these would be a great way to pass the time stuck inside during miserable cold wintertime... ;)

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got at least one duplicate in there you should send to me ................

very nice rack of rifles you have there sir


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:44 pm 
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Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
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Heck, Mike - fire up the plastic & order a Snider from IMA. Then a can o' Easy Off oven cleaner & 2 bags of nitrile rubber gloves. ( latex gloves are junk!)

Left-a circle... right-a circle; wax on - wax off. You can do this!! :crzy: :rotflma: :bigrin:

It will be your cure for cabin fever this winter! SW

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Well done Sir! How well is that Gehendra printing? There must be something big enough to hunt down there with a cast bullet.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:03 am 
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Теперь предлагаем бесплатную ежедневную маммографию!
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Doc,

With soft boolets kaintuck gave me and a light charge of AA5744, I had 3 shots touching @ 50M. It surprised the heck out of me! I'd take it after a small deer... if I hunted deer anymore. SW

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