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Man I wish I had the time to swing out AZ way, I mean if I were issued an invite of course, and bring along my old 8 bore, and check out your new rifle to Cross.

Be fun comparing notes, load data, and checking out these old BOOOMERS.

Gunner

Barrel on that beast looks like the axle from a '55 Studebaker.

Buy powder by the bushel for that Grand Old Monster

I've decided to go with a ' retro tacticool' theme, and seeing as how Allen Head Machine screws are all "Passe" ( or izzat Puzzy?), will trick out this rig accordingly.

Next,....a Picanninny Rail !

What power of scope should I be looking for ?

......Original handmade screws go into honorable retirement....



Screwing things up



Tacticool look





This thing may not be "pretty",....but it's damned sure starting to look SOLID, isn't it ?



.....first make it RUN,....than worry about "Pretty" I says.

GTC

Lookin' good fer field artillery.

You sure them screw heads won't rearrange your fingers when she snorts and bellers?

bet that would punch your shoulder. nice gun.

Now THAT looks like a fun project. Wonder how it found its way to Arizona? Bear

No need to bet FH, I can promise ya a full load wit a "BIG 8" will knock the cornbread piss outta full growd man.

And nice goin' Cross, these "BIG BOOMERS" are lotsa fun.

Gunner

And just a simple suggestion, after the wrist repair, you may want to consider wrapping the wrist with some tight leather strapping, looks really nice, hides any repair work, and provides X-TRA grippage. LOL

They WILL be trimmed,....and slotted, prior to shooting, Se�or.

I seem to remember doing something like this before.

This is funny, today's "New Parts" stunt.

......and predicated in a dedicated avocation for the REAL essence of "Git 'er Done"

KILLER budgetary impact soaked up ( $.50 at the flea market), and a rare and special 'Trigger Guard in the Raw' begins it's transformation



You're chitting these folks, Crossfire !

.......No, I most certainly am NOT.



Just find the damn form and RUN IT !



Damn, you would have to be seeing alla' this to believe it ?

.......go ahead and believe it.

GTC

Sinew already arranged,.....and booked, as it were.

.....looks like we come from the same tribe ( or general root stock) of [bleep].

GTC

cool stuff cross, now to make your shoulder whimper, during "The Age of the Gauge Rifle" a smoothbore 8 was an average gun, not really big enough for a dedicated buffalo or elephant rig.....worked ok on the big cats though 6's, 4's and 2's were serious tusker gear with the 4 considered about ideal....

4 and 6 bore cartridge guns
http://www.shakariconnection.com/giant-bores.html

Ya wouldnt happen to have any Rogue Black Irish/Osage Indian blood coursin' through ya veins would ya Cross?

Gunner


Oh and love the Sheer's trigger guard.

I might. i always said give my papaw some bailing wire and duct tape and he could build a nuclear reactor.

I may have noted earlier that this beast at one time had a longer barrel, .......who KNOWS what inspired ( or required ) it's getting the hacksaw treatment. Anyway, the goofy 'Short musket' look is not my cuppa' so this AM's been about "Sporty", as applied to behemoths.

Taper attachments are SO handy



I did manage (sheer bloody LUCK) to catch a pretty decent center calc, and punch it into the breech plug / hook. Being right on the edge of a radius meant a bit of fancy dancing with a Foredom Tool first, though. Nice old Forged Wrought Iron barrel, the Mechanic who beat it out didn't get too awful fancy about the bottom (concealed) flats



Progress, so far



That 'Trigger Guard' is a BIT largish, maybe this is a Polar Bear medicine stick,.......than and again, given the recoil potential of this old beaut, lotsa' room my be just the ticket.
Gonna use a chunk of steel Hydraulic line up through the forend, ....and glass it in well under the breech,.......will than sweat (TIG) on a Tapped lug to catch a machine screw through the front of the new trigger plate. Will probably mill up a beefy steel forend cap to support the front end of the tube. Muzzle "Chin" will get a beefy steel ramrod thimble, as well. Dunno if I'll rib the underside of the now round barrel portion,......that can certainly be done down line.

Once the threaded bearing lug that will catch the new trigger plate is welded on, This tubing will be "cast" into forend, it's rear projecting WELL into the area behind and below the lock, almost to the sear bar recess. Up forward a section will be peened flat on top, and later milled whisker thin to accomodate a dovetailed Wedge lug. A pewter nose cap will be cast around it's front end. The real Achilles heal on this sorta traditional design is that the wood in front of the lock / hooked breech bolster is rather flimsy. This tubing, through it's conection with the trigger plate, will tie the forend all the way back into the wrist, which is now solidly through bolted to the breech bolster's tang.

I reckon this will be a GOOD repair.

WOOHOO!! I can't wait to heft that baby!

I finally figured out how to transfer a picture that was texted to me into my picture account.

Here are a couple of Gunner500's "speedloaders" for his Big Bore Baby;



Not sure I want to have to "speed load" and shoot...

Ed

Hey Main ya gotter done didnt ya LOL, that 200 gn Partition in that '06 hull looks kinda smallish dont it?

And ya have to keep yer belt a little snug with four of those speedloaders in yer pocket, they kinda heavy

And on the quick fire and repeat, no problemo, put that first ball in the right spot and it's over LOL

Gunner