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   Grantn liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Day Two Face off the breech Cut and crown the muzzle Cut the extractor slot in the breech face On and off the action a couple of times to get the head space, extractor and final chamber right ...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 09:11 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Day Two Face off the breech Cut and crown the muzzle Cut the extractor slot in the breech face On and off the action a couple of times to get the head space, extractor and final chamber right ...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:25 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:23 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   I spent a couple of days recently finally restoring this rifle to full function Started with a genuine Sharps Civil War Carbine Model 1859 which started life as a capping breech loader using...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:58 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   No the donor barrel is stubbed into the sharps bored out shank It goes fully to the breech face and contains the chamber and full continuous rifling It's really just a barrel inside a barrel...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:54 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   These skills are not " God given" It's just time spent making swarf Time spent learning from many mistakes A lot of sequence planning And a discipline to not start every element at once...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:54 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Well generally I'm not into military single shots But the quality of the sharps despite it being made during the war is superb Inside the lock is a joy to see Beautifully finished screws and lock...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:53 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   No I need to go dig around and find some more projects for next winter This was a great way to start 2023

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:53 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   So today was testing day for three of my current projects and the Sharps didn't dissapoint Range 30m group with 450 grain Powder Coated bullets propelled by 60 grains FG Black Powder and a decent...

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:53 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    Day Two Face off the breech Cut and crown the muzzle Cut the extractor slot in the breech face On and off the action a couple of times to get the head space, extractor and final chamber right ...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:52 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:50 PM

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    Joe_90 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 12:09 PM

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    short swede liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 11:15 AM

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    Brian liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 10:16 AM

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    Cordite liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

    I spent a couple of days recently finally restoring this rifle to full function Started with a genuine Sharps Civil War Carbine Model 1859 which started life as a capping breech loader using...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 09:41 AM

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