Been quite some time...Currant Build

[woody]

Started on my currant build back in October, my take on a American militia musket using a .62/20ga Ken Netting 42 inch round tapered barrel, and a Chamber's early Ketland lock. Due to more important priorities I just haven't had the time I normally spend on building so it's been a "get to it when I could" build. Now that holidays are over I hope to spend more time in the shop and get this project finished up. I finished getting it rough shaped this afternoon after getting the Christmas decorations down and packed away until next year.

[Patocazador]

I hadn't sen you post in a while. Glad you're back at it.

[mtnmike]

Looking forward to this(drooling)

[gunmaker]

  good to see you back at it,  ....Tom

[hotfxr]

You're back, you're building, everything is back in balance. Good to see you again.

[woody]

Thanks everyone. I haven't really been gone just off track for awhile. Anyway, I'll try to be more active this winter.

[CampbellClan]

Good to see you working in the shop again Fred, so uhmmm....this mean your ready to make my rifle?...   

[woody]

Good to see you working in the shop again Fred, so uhmmm....this mean your ready to make my rifle?...   

Did you get with Ken? I'm still not taking orders and I have 3 more in the shop I need to build when this build is complete. I may have a couple flintlocks for sale late summer or fall.  

[Hawken50]

    Glad your back and at it.

[CampbellClan]

Did you get with Ken? I'm still not taking orders and I have 3 more in the shop I need to build when this build is complete. I may have a couple flintlocks for sale late summer or fall.

No Fred, I. Have not gotten back to him. I think I am going to leave my 40 a flinter after all.....looking at other avenues for a southern rifle in percussion.

[woody]

Nothing worth photos but I did manage to get the vent liner in this morning as well as making and soldering a lug for a sling swivel, front sight and started filing the rear sighting channel.

[woody]

While I'm waiting on a small parts order to come in I started to refine the lock and wrist areas. Still need to make a side plate and the swivels but it's getting to that point where I need to go back and reevaluate it every day or so and fine tune something I missed.

[Hanshi]

Sit down and stay around awhile this time.

[woody]

 

Sit down and stay around awhile this time.

[woody]

Got my sling swivels made and put on, trigger guard installed and the sideplate made.