Thanks Julio, Yes - I did give it a bunch of thought. Or ... well ... the back room did. I just knew I needed the answer, and the back room seemed to cook it up over a couple of days. I have a segment down about 10 inches of so in front of the receiver. That is a combo of the barrel support, the mount for the 1" diameter breech shroud which the slide breech retracts into, the barrel/reby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Joebill, That's it. You got it. I liked it better than "Magnum" for this gun. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
With any project, the prototype teaches me a few things. When I'm problem solving, I reach for the best solution which is within my means, skills, and tools. That's not usually the cheapest way out. Therefore; when projects show such early promise, it seems warrented to invest the effort. That's another reason why it's impossible to predict how long a given gun will take to build (unless I'veby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Yeah .... I'm finding the splinter stock is going to be required to get anything less costly. Takes a tree to cut the wood from, and all the clamping, turning, clamping again, lining up, adjusting, bashing overhead lights, knocking over iced tea glasses .... it's stressful. haha. Just cutting the slot requires at least three set ups for travel. Oddly, I don't have a nice 60 inch travel mill .by barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hey - any excuse to keep from shooting ... ... hahaha, Glad you didn't get too shook up. Sounds frightening. You best have some comfort snacks and hit the sack. ;?) GAryby barnespneumatic - I'm just sayin'
Hi Joe, Took some weight out of that chunk. And thought this would capture the front of the stock, reservoir, and barrel. That's my Friday night and Saturday. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Lon, The reservoir is in place in the pic immediately above your comment here. The gun is charged and fully functional in the pic (other than inletting for the hammer cocking slot). Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Sean, Hey ... sorry ... I didn't mean to sound like an old crab. I'd order up a bunch of interesting things to try out if I had the wallet for it. I know there's great stuff out there. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Sean, Hey - if you know of a website that gives those fancy sights away ... let me know. Contrary to popular belief ... all of the price of my rifles is not pure profit. haha. Everybody would like to SEE a nice $500-1,000 pc. of timber on there, and SEE a nice $500 set of sights. I'm afraid there's a good reason why I shoot Simmons much of the time. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Jim, I also shot 203 yard groups with this rifle (alluded to on the page you linked with the Bison) ... do you know where those pics are? Was a 200 yard group with the 4X Simmons scope in the Yukon II. Nice group too. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Joe, I'm making it so it has a very short 11mm dovetail at the muzzle .... and a very short one about 10" in front of the receiver. That way, it can take a variety of sights. Not only the tube sight ... but other versions of open/peeps too. The heck of it is, it takes far longer to make the stuff than to think about it. haha. This has been one of those though, that's had the back rby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
It's still clumsy compared to what it will be. More lines will be moved inward, and more sculpting will take place when I get to it. It's a good design to add to the overall body of work. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Jim, Hey - neat. There's a lot of good stuff on that page. I don't know how you find that stuff. I couldn't have found that for money. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hello Julio, Please feel free to compliment my work .... any time you care to. hahah Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
You will note that the "chunk-O-wood" has lost a lot of weight. Molded in grip areas. Tapered as much as possible. It can never be as slender as a black powder gun. Unless I just leave out the reservoir, firing valve, firing tube ... and all that pesky AIRgun stuff. haha.by barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
There's one cataloged and filed away here with your name on it. That can't be the one ... could it? Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
haha. Don't wrap your brain around anything Jim. You'll end up all "twisted". hahaha. You're just looking at the rough sawn blocky profile. It will be all tapered with compound curves when it's complete. My little ole artist brain can't stop thinking of innovative ways to achieve the look I want and the mechanical needs for the pc. It's been an interesting (if distracting) channel to wby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Oh no .... that comment is oooooozzzzzing with diaappointment Jim .....by barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Joe, I have fifty pounds of wood to take out of the stock. Make it paper thin wherever I can. Hey - you want me to spend a month on sights - don't you. haha. Actually, I have a bug about doing a long tube sight. Peep rear - crosshair front. I have an idea that it might be easier to see and focus. Part of the problem is that by the time people can collect this sort of thing, their eby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Waiting to hear back from the guy. My memory is that it's regular wood. I want to verify before I cut the stock. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
More pics ..... I did a bit of woodworking too .... Hey - this stuff sure cuts easier than steel! Don't make any judgements. I've got a few things up my sleeve for this one. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Jerry, Yeah .... I am. Chasing my tail. Getting some stuff accomplished in spite of all the effort! haha. Making the Brass shroud system for this Victory next. I go back Wed. to get stuck again. Hope he hits the same spot again. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I'll have pics asap. I'll have it complete in a few days. Has the interface as in the Chaparral Pistol, and the carbine extention stock. For R. Washington. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Joe, Never got that far in the testing yet. But I will. It will have several shots - for sure. I think I recall that the primary shot went from 3,200 down to 2,700 psi. At least two very powerful ones. Tiger Maple would look just fine. For sure. This one is wearing Walnut this year though. ;?) Nice and thin. Once I set the replicator to spit these out, I can take the time tby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
That's what I had in mind. External adjust rings. I have a long brass 4X ... or might just use a long tube sight - no glass. All I need is time and pain pills! haha. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
You are exactly correct Joe. It seemed like I'd never reach the goal of all those parts prepared. And now, all of those parts are just a fraction of the completed parts inventoried. Most need the billet and top end parts to complete. Along with the stock work. Lots and lots of parts in one of these things. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I was impressed, once again, by how well such a simple projectile worked. I coined the term "buckball" for a slug made by shearing an over caliber round ball thru the sizing die for your rifle's caliber. For instance ... for my 46 caliber ... I use a .490 or .495 round ball. It shears easily with just a Lee hand press ... and you instantly have a custom sized projectile for any caliber.by barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Joebill, Hey ... All those primative types carried much longer guns all over North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. That's OK ... you can tower over your bullpup. Just don't wear your fringed buckskins. ;?) Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hello Julio, You should have recieved your glossy catalog of accessory items and retrofit options. If not ... please keep checking the mail for it. Then, there are the "replacement slugs" which can be ordered, in the event the origonal ones are "shot" .... Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Sean, You nailed me. Can't deny it. I'm a shop creature. Always have been ... since I was a little shop creature. Yes - there's the cranked lines of the action. Of course, the Scout is a butt reservoir (this is an under barrel reservoir), and this has three times the power. But ... other than that ... they are ... completely different ... ;?). Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum