Can anyone walk me thru it, what files I need, and especially how to do it right and not goof it up? Pictures would be very helpful
If you contact Ed at Cain's outdoors in Williamstown WV, he sells a little devise that attaches to your barrel and gices you a pattern that allows you to cut dovetails pretty easily and accurately. Comes with directions.
Mark
Dove tails is what I see when I go dove hunting. [hmm]
Practice on a chunk of old bbl. Paint top (be sure it's the top) flat bbl. with sharpie--or ? Hold site against bbl. mark the top of dovetail width on flat. Scribe lines little smaller than width with a small square. Now scribe a line on both oblique flats little more'n 1/16" below top flat. Now with a sharp new hack saw blade cut a series of grooves in bbl. Get a small square file and slow grind a smooth flat on one side. Put smooth side against 1st cut and clean up the opening staying sq. to top flat. Two ways--or more to make undercuts. Triangle file with a smooth flat, goin ther and make a dovetail that way. OR--the fun way, With a 1/2" sharp cold chisel, put it against inside shoulder of cut and whack it a few times forging a dovetail, some clean up with a tria. file. Paint site & try it in slot--keep filing fitting until she goes in 1/2 way, mark site so you go in same way each time. They don't need to be very deep and the raised bumps from the hammer give kind of a nice look, lots of old guns show the bumps. Heres the start of a dovetail on a gun ...Tom
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a555/TomKnight43/32%20cal%20Indiana%20flint%20rifle/P1000728_zpsdf3e58de.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/TomKnight43/media/32%20cal%20Indiana%20flint%20rifle/P1000728_zpsdf3e58de.jpg.html)click to see few more. good luck.
srndr I am staying out of this one, too easy. As a matter of fact, I might just spend the whole day without being a wiseacre. It could happen.
Quote from: hotfxr on January 30, 2015
srndr I am staying out of this one, too easy. As a matter of fact, I might just spend the whole day without being a wiseacre. It could happen.
It COULD happen, but........ :mini-devil-28492:
Quote from: Dogshirt on January 30, 2015
Quote from: hotfxr on January 30, 2015
srndr I am staying out of this one, too easy. As a matter of fact, I might just spend the whole day without being a wiseacre. It could happen.
It COULD happen, but........ :mini-devil-28492:
Well, I see the reclusive hermit of the Northwest
is still with us. I have been leaving baited traps all over this place for you and you haven't tripped even one. I just figured you were afraid after I posted my outfit picture. It's hard to compete with that level of rugged handsomeness. ROFL Oh crud, I didn't even make it through one day. hdslp
LOL :mini-devil-28492: whipping
ROFL
Great! Thanks Gents... I'll let you know what happens......
Papa, I found the Jig at Jedediah Starr, have to order one. Looks easy enough to do,,,,