so it began - the underhammer build - 04/16/14
Some of you may have been looking at my underhammer build thread here:
original thread
since then, been busy trying to make things happen in and amongst the family stuff, but I complicated things by mucking up the butt, so I started over.
This time, I went full stock:
For whatever reason, all my pics didn't transfer from the camera, I'll post more later, but in review, here's the action:
The barrel is a 15/16" Colerain 54 cal, 56 twist, round bottom rifling.
At this point, I have all the rough dimensions done. The action is inletted, the barrel channel is inletted, the butt plate has been fitted.
The foreend groove is done, but still needs to be trimmed in overall height to final dimension.
The ramrod hole has been drilled with the help of a 3/8" rod and a bit welded to the end. Using a 1/32" bit, I drilled a check hole through the barrel channel floor to confirm its location near the breech, and its about as dead solid perfect as one would hope, with about 3/16" of space below the barrel, and centered.
The forearm is at about 19 inches, I left it long till I determine what I'm going to do about a ramrod pipe.
I'm going to place some sideplates on the stock, from about 2" in front of the breech backwards to before the lock. Given the amount I plan on trimming down the width, I think they will help give the area some additional strength. Thinking of using 1/8" steel for those, and using an after market "brass plating" process to jazz them up. I should be able to snake a screw between the barrel and ramrod to attach them fore, and another screw just past the rear action screw aft.
More pics later, but I need to trim down the grip a little more, narrow the butt, and cut the tang length some before I inlet for it.
So, after a month or so, I'm just about where I was before, with a little more progress and a lot more experience.
original thread
since then, been busy trying to make things happen in and amongst the family stuff, but I complicated things by mucking up the butt, so I started over.
This time, I went full stock:
For whatever reason, all my pics didn't transfer from the camera, I'll post more later, but in review, here's the action:
The barrel is a 15/16" Colerain 54 cal, 56 twist, round bottom rifling.
At this point, I have all the rough dimensions done. The action is inletted, the barrel channel is inletted, the butt plate has been fitted.
The foreend groove is done, but still needs to be trimmed in overall height to final dimension.
The ramrod hole has been drilled with the help of a 3/8" rod and a bit welded to the end. Using a 1/32" bit, I drilled a check hole through the barrel channel floor to confirm its location near the breech, and its about as dead solid perfect as one would hope, with about 3/16" of space below the barrel, and centered.
The forearm is at about 19 inches, I left it long till I determine what I'm going to do about a ramrod pipe.
I'm going to place some sideplates on the stock, from about 2" in front of the breech backwards to before the lock. Given the amount I plan on trimming down the width, I think they will help give the area some additional strength. Thinking of using 1/8" steel for those, and using an after market "brass plating" process to jazz them up. I should be able to snake a screw between the barrel and ramrod to attach them fore, and another screw just past the rear action screw aft.
More pics later, but I need to trim down the grip a little more, narrow the butt, and cut the tang length some before I inlet for it.
So, after a month or so, I'm just about where I was before, with a little more progress and a lot more experience.