I'm a wimp!

[ThunderHeart]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

[kit_carson]

Useful drawing Jean...but not all sights will require these exact dimensions.

ignore the dimensions, its supposed to be a depiction of the process

[kit_carson]

Wellll..............
ok, no I is scared to death about that. Maybeso I better just sweat a blade on it? Would that work? Maybe one of them turtle ones?

Now your scaring me! Heat on a barrel always bothered me...and the closer to my face it affects the barrel...the scarier! That tube we call a barrel has a lot of pressure in it when it goes boom...and heat can affect temper. I prefer dovetailng, although if you know what your doing then I guess your way is safe.

Dennis

keep in mind, sweating a sight on is how they do smoothies and fowlers

[Dryball]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

Cant say yet...but all the other guns I've shortened in the past were as accurate or better then they were originally. Only thing you lose with a short barrels is velocity.

Dennis

[Dryball]

Wellll..............
ok, no I is scared to death about that. Maybeso I better just sweat a blade on it? Would that work? Maybe one of them turtle ones?

Now your scaring me! Heat on a barrel always bothered me...and the closer to my face it affects the barrel...the scarier! That tube we call a barrel has a lot of pressure in it when it goes boom...and heat can affect temper. I prefer dovetailng, although if you know what your doing then I guess your way is safe.

Dennis

keep in mind, sweating a sight on is how they do smoothies and fowlers

True, but both are lower pressure guns. And done by those who are familiar with the process.

[kit_carson]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

dont underestmate what you daughter can do! heres a pic of my daughter, at 15, 6 months pregnant with my 50 cal gpr! shes 5' 2" and 98lbs in the pic. oh yeah and on snow shoes. also she owns a 50 cal traditions kentuky that she loves to shoot

[Dryball]

By the by...Jean and I are not arguing...just discussing different aspects of the same answer.

Dennis

[ThunderHeart]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

dont underestmate what you daughter can do! heres a pic of my daughter, at 15, 6 months pregnant with my 50 cal gpr! shes 5' 2" and 98lbs in the pic. oh yeah and on snow shoes. also she owns a 50 cal traditions kentuky that she loves to shoot

believe me when i say  i dont underestimate at all   but she is only 6 and my rifles are taller then she is  and weight a quarter of what she does.. 

[kit_carson]

Wellll..............
ok, no I is scared to death about that. Maybeso I better just sweat a blade on it? Would that work? Maybe one of them turtle ones?

Now your scaring me! Heat on a barrel always bothered me...and the closer to my face it affects the barrel...the scarier! That tube we call a barrel has a lot of pressure in it when it goes boom...and heat can affect temper. I prefer dovetailng, although if you know what your doing then I guess your way is safe.

Dennis

keep in mind, sweating a sight on is how they do smoothies and fowlers

True, but both are lower pressure guns. And done by those who are familiar with the process.

its not that there low pressure, its only the front, and most energy is expelled at that point. i know guys that shoot at 200 yards with a .58 cal smoothie, but your right about the "knowing what your doing"

[kit_carson]

believe me when i say  i dont underestimate at all   but she is only 6 and my rifles are taller then she is  and weight a quarter of what she does.. 

let her do it from a bench rest

[kit_carson]

By the by...Jean and I are not arguing...just discussing different aspects of the same answer.

Dennis

who said we were arguing? i thought we were narrowing down the answer

[Dryball]

Exactly...but you know how that can appear.

[DMShook]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

I'll tell you what I did with my littlest one and also the little ones that want to shoot as well when we go out...load one as light as possible, the smallest you have, and tuck it under her arm.  Then you hold the barrel up with a finger, and let her pull the trigger.  Then build her one that will fit her.  Several good builders here to help you out. When she outgrows it, you wait until you get another little one in the family and teach them with it.  Make it an heirloom.  Just do something to keep her interested.

[ThunderHeart]

Thats a cool little rifle you made yourself   I have but one question  How well does she shoot now  still as accurate as it was ?

You see i have three young daughters  the youngest one is beggin me to let her shoot my rifles (the two older girls  hunt and shoot alread)....  But they dang near weight as much as she does she is six but kinda small for her age only weights around 40 pounds soaking weight..
and she can't hold em up  and then of course the stock is to long for her to even hold em right to fire in the first place...  I might wanna consider this as an option should i find a .32  or even .36  that is cheap enough  to get and do something like this too.  maybe even build one from scratch  I have always wanted to cut and shape my own rifle stock  as i have a knack for working with wood or so i am told ..

I'll tell you what I did with my littlest one and also the little ones that want to shoot as well when we go out...load one as light as possible, the smallest you have, and tuck it under her arm.  Then you hold the barrel up with a finger, and let her pull the trigger.  Then build her one that will fit her.  Several good builders here to help you out. When she outgrows it, you wait until you get another little one in the family and teach them with it.  Make it an heirloom.  Just do something to keep her interested.

[Micanopy]