Doug asked to see some off the pics, since I told him I was working on his Ranger Delta 32 once again. Hoping to complete this rifle, and several others before year's end.

The 32 Magnum PCP rifle is being made for his Son, who is active duty military, and has served several tours to the mid-East. It's an honor to make the rifle for him. It will carry the silver plate which I mentioned earlier - denoting a gun made for active duty military persons. Something Kelly and I decided we'd like to add as a small token of appreciation for those who are serving today. God Bless them all ... and we've been praying for Doug's Son.











I've been fitting the top end. Reaming the breech, drilling the transfer port. The top end's parts must be blued. The laminated stock blank is off camera waiting. Note all the parts carry their inventory tag so they don't get misplaced with many projects running.

Best,
Gary



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Thanks Gary, I'm sure he is going to love it.

Got a quick question about the engraved lettering...it it done by hand with a rotary tool or with the milling machine?

Hi Sean,

That's done with my 19th century laser cutter! hahah. I have a Model A Gorton 2-D pantograph mill - 1895 vintage. I make a master pattern that's oversized, and the pantograph is able to reduce it according to how the geometry is set up. It's manually operated so far as feed. I altered it to run off of a small high torque electric motor and made a following arm assembly so the motor can move with the cutter head.

And then, sometimes I just hand carve the lettering. This was done from a pattern I made.

Gary

Also - don't tell anyone ... but I have your stainless Woodsman working too. There are a bunch of guns working ... don't give up.

Gary,

Gosh, I hope I don't drive you nuts with this but............

I too was pondering the engraving. Here you are showing all this great machining work and I have to admit my mind was focused the whole time pondering how you did the engraving.

Amazing what people focus on.

Lon

Hi Lon,

Right ... good thing there wasn't a "pc. of wood" in the picture! Nobody would have seen any of the machine work at all ...

That's OK ... at least I did the engraving in the above explained manner. haha.

Gary

Hi Doug,

I’m confident that you and your son will enjoy this rifle.

The first Barnes rifle that I had the chance to shoot, at Standing Stone IV, was a Ranger Delta Magnum .32 and thanks to that experience was that I became a Barnes fan. Then at Kent’s a few weeks ago, I had the chance to shoot another Ranger Delta .32 and again it was very satisfying experience.

If someone ever asks me which of the Barnes rifles I would recommend as the first one to have, without doubt the Delta .32 is in the top of my list.

The Ranger Delta is a proven design, accurate, powerful, adjustable and beautiful, among other qualities.

It has enough power to do 90% of the tasks that any air gunner would ever do with a big bore and its right in the frontier between the small bore and the big bores.


Julio

Thank Julio,
Actually I'm a bit of a long-timer with Gary (going on 9 years now). I've got 2 of Gary's air rifles already, including one identical to this one being made, and have a 4th on the ledger (.45 cal). Love the ones I've shot so far, I'm sure Gary will do a great job on this one as well.
Doug

Another gun we'll all be following along!

Sorry Doug, for a moment I though that this was your first Barnes.

9 years wow, you should have some stories to tell...

Julio

1895 eh? Good thing you're a machinist, otherwise it might be a bit of a problem getting spare parts for that one!

I was half expecting for you to just say that you "just do it" with the X and Y manual feeds on your mill, a sort of "you just gotta have the touch" kind of thing. I guess you could make it work that way, provided that you were a real prodigy with the Etch-a-Sketch as a kid.

Right ... I kept drawing circles inside of circles inside of circles ..... hahah.

Hey ... you don't think .... ..... Targets? ..... Airguns? ......



Gary

Continued work on the top end of this Ranger Delta 32 Magnum

The bolt is being fitted to the barrel and receiver.







The bolt retention system is being added, and the bolt will be heat treated. All takes more time then it looks.

Gary

Adding this in. Here's where we are going ... the Delta 32 Mag. I delivered several years ago for Doug's other Son. Just so you don't jump to conclusions ... this is NOT the new gun finished. This is the previous one. This one will be very similar.

[www.glbarnes.com]

Gary

Yeah . I don't know why those two links are broken. Don't know the pics. Don't have time to track it down now.



Gary

oh dear ,,,, im an anorak ,,, thats exactly how i thought the engraving was done ,,, it looks so freehand its great , def the personal touch again. , so much nicer than laser etched

Gary,

I love the fact that you use multiple orings on your bolt probe. Nice work

Dude!

I thought the Aliens got 'cha!!!

Good to see your post. Thanks.

Gary