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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Jul 29, 2006 18:34:38 GMT -5
My friend is inletting the stock for the lock today. With the heat now it looks like he'll be spending more time on it. Said it will be 2 or 3 months now. I'm betting it will be sooner. Gonna go ahead and send him the money in the morning so as not to spend it on something else.  |
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Post by fw707 on Jul 29, 2006 20:39:05 GMT -5
Sounds good!! Can't wait to see it. |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Jul 30, 2006 22:12:05 GMT -5
Looks like he pinned the barrel on today.
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Post by fw707 on Sept 29, 2006 15:43:10 GMT -5
Any update on the new 40 cal?  |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Oct 2, 2006 0:36:55 GMT -5
He's sighting it in now. Then has to brown the hardware and oil the stock. Pic I saw of the target is a 5 shot group in a ragged hole at 50 yards. Wants to get it zero'd for 100 yards. I'm thinking in a couple weeks it will be here. Got to order a mould now. Held off til I saw what it likes...looks like a .395 ball.
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Post by fw707 on Oct 2, 2006 16:05:03 GMT -5
Sounds like you'll be seeing it before long! From what I've seen, most .40's are great shooters. I had one with the old Douglas XX barrel, and it liked a .395 ball. I sent a check to Tip Curtis last Saturday for a new .40 half-stock I picked out in his shop. It's "in the white", so I'll have a little work to do. I'm looking forward to getting it.  |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Oct 2, 2006 18:29:54 GMT -5
Pics when ya can.
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Post by fw707 on Oct 2, 2006 20:06:24 GMT -5
Yep, as soon as I get it. I sent you a pm. |
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Post by fw707 on Oct 4, 2006 18:27:06 GMT -5
quigley, the .40 showed up today. I'll be gone a few days on a little vacation with my wifey dear to Gatlinburg TN, but I promise pictures as soon as I get back. |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Oct 4, 2006 19:49:45 GMT -5
Alrighty then.
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Post by fw707 on Oct 4, 2006 20:30:16 GMT -5
quigley, I managed to take a few pictures today. It's "in the white" but I'm sure you know what that means. I had the option of buying the parts and doing my best to make a decent rifle from them, or just going ahead and buying a nice rifle made by a guy who knows what he's doing for just a little bit more. It's a Claro walnut stock with a .40 caliber GM barrel, Davis triggers, and a small Siler flint. I'm seriously thinking about getting a .54 Jaeger from him a little later. Tell me what you think:      |
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Post by fw707 on Oct 20, 2006 21:13:48 GMT -5
Hey quigley, any word on the new rifle??? I'm smotherin for pictures. |
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Oct 21, 2006 17:13:31 GMT -5
Beautiful rifle FW...don't know how I missed your pics. Far as mine...he'll probably be shipping it to me in the next few days. Maybe I'll get him to e-mail me some pics of it so I can post some decent pictures. No digital camera here. |
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Post by fw707 on Oct 21, 2006 20:02:40 GMT -5
Thanks quigley! I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures! I shot the rifle for the first time today. Dang it's fast!!!! It's got "primitive" sights on it, so I had to file the front and move the back to get it sighted in. The first groups were kinda loose and about 5 inches low and 1 inch right, but the last group (at 26 yards) was dead on and I could cover it with a nickel. I had a couple of "flash in the pans" on about the 18th shot, and it seemed like the breech area was fouling up a little bit and blocking the touchhole. You can see in the pictures that the touchhole is pretty close to the end of the breech plug, so I guess I'm just gonna have to be a little picky about that. I shot about 25 shots today, and it looks like it's gonna be a tack driver. |
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Post by RutnNStrutn on Oct 21, 2006 23:28:21 GMT -5
Jeff, that's an awesome looking gun!!! I'd be afraid to take something that purty out in the woods.
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