I'm a wimp!

[Micanopy]

Hmm.........................

Ya know, if you hate it....that's ok. Feel free to speak out.

Dennis

Nope, dont hate it at all. I think it'd be very neat to have one of those, light weight, easy swinging in the thick woods. Enough ummph for what needsa go in the pot. When I said Hmmm,  I was thinkin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
man thatd be a good dug out gun. I have a hybred .45 that I might just have to concider....
Hmmmmmmmm............

[Dryball]

Y'know, ah never meant ta be a bad influence on y'all, but looks like ah is.

Dennis

[Micanopy]

How ya figure? Its a pretty cool rifle, or carbine now. Lota the southern folks in the glades cut down smooth guns for quick and easy handling during the seminole wars. I couldnt never bring myself to cut down our crockett rifle, only got one and being so poor now will prolly never be able to afford another one, but. as I mentioned, I has that hybred, traditions/cva/juker .45 i been working on......................................

[Dryball]

Wall, iffin ye figur to do tha same thin ah did, yer a grod man...so go to hit! An ah wisht ya well! Wanna see hit when yer dun...ok?

Dennis

[Micanopy]

How you do the front sight? I have no real skills in dove tailing, I did drill the staple for the under lug key and make the staple out of a nail. But I aint so sure about doing the front sight......

[kit_carson]

the front site is easy, make a series of shallow cuts with a hacksaw, the with a triangle file with one safe side (no teeth) knock out the ridges and file your dove tail

[Dryball]

How you do the front sight? I have no real skills in dove tailing, I did drill the staple for the under lug key and make the staple out of a nail. But I aint so sure about doing the front sight......

It's scary the first few times....but it's not really hard. Whole idea is go sloooooow! You have a dial caliper, then check the depth of the old sight slot...and keep checking as you go. Determine where you want the new slot and mark one edge....then take your hacksaw with a fresh blade and cut on the line to almost the same depth as the original slot. Then find the exact length of that slot and mark your second line at that point. Then cut as you made the first cut...inside the line! That way if your off a bit...no prob. You will repeat these cuts in between the first two. Next, you need two triangular files...grind off one side of one of those files. This will be the finish file. With the other file...remove metal til your pretty much flat the full length between yout saw cuts. Now comes the fun part...use the other file to make your angles at the sides of your slot...take your time and you will eventually get there! Remember, you cant add metal back...so cut slow and check often.

[Red Badger]

Hmmmmm... an original Mini Gun...... thats my first impression.... But you all know me by now, if it works for you, DO IT! 

Necessity is the mother of invention and you had the necessity...   Besides where would we all be if their wern't risk takers and noncomformists in society....

[kit_carson]

this will give you an idea of what i was talking about

[Dryball]

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

[Micanopy]

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?

[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

[Micanopy]

Hm, yer right, heat can do bad things to a barrel, specially enough heat to sweat somthing in place and keep it there.

[Dryball]

You could practice making dovetails on the piece of barrel you cut off...it really isn't all that hard.

[Micanopy]

Good idea.