Posted By: k snow
Dad is back at the rifle bench - 06/28/22 11:58 AM
After completing a smoothbore for my sister, Dad has started on my next rifle. I picked up a 36 caliber, 45 inch long swamped barrel from Rice and a grade 3 maple blank from Pecatonica. The rifle will be a very lightweight squirrel and rabbit gun, built in the style of John Rupp from the Lehigh Valley area.
Here are a few pics of the start of the process:
Laying out the ramrod pipe spacing:
Barrel inlet with tang:
Stock rough cut before shaping:
Pipes and barrel lugs drilled for pinning into stock.
Here are a few pics of the start of the process:
Laying out the ramrod pipe spacing:
Barrel inlet with tang:
Stock rough cut before shaping:
Pipes and barrel lugs drilled for pinning into stock.