Since this one was made entirely in Nepal, I wanted a light load. I used a .600 ball and 30.0 grains of AA 5744.
Which turned out to be pretty light! Cases were all sooty - all kinds of granular residue left in the barrel... but NO signs of pressure! Cases fell from the chamber.
I was concerned the firing pin was too long, but it was just right - no pierced primers.
I'm not sure what kind of wood was used for the stock but it seems light. No recoil from the mild load. No targets, either - this was a function test only.
So it's officially finished!
Maybe one more coat of BLO - but not tonight. I really like the Sniders - kinda like a Brit trap door.
Also shown are two pics from fitting the buttplate. The old screw holes didn't line up so I drilled them out and epoxy glued in oak dowel. I got it close to right and had to pound the dowel in. Solid as a rock 2 days later! Then I trimmed and ground down the dowels - put the new butt plate against the stock & carefully marked where the screws would go - drilled & they lined up perfectly. Which would not have happened if the old holes had not been plugged.
Details! It's all about details.
SW
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