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I've made a number of parts for guns from scratch, but would never dream of attempting to build a rifle from these kits. Not because the kits aren't great, but because my skills are limited to parts.
I know a guy who had one of the Rodney Storey/Frontier Armory Hepburn kits for years. He was a machinist, but eventually sold the kit, as he saw too many work hours involved.
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Well done, Antonio
A vertical mill and a lathe will work.
Mill what you can then use the mill as a manually operated vertical shaper to square up the corners.
About .003" per stroke and much quicker than setting up a shaper.
Technique developed by Harry Eales and works very well.
Made several actions from stock (Ballard, Walker, Hepburn) using the technique.
Set-up takes most of the time, so stock is about as easy as castings.
Chuck
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I've made a number of parts for guns from scratch, but would never dream of attempting to build a rifle from these kits. Not because the kits aren't great, but because my skills are limited to parts.
I know a guy who had one of the Rodney Storey/Frontier Armory Hepburn kits for years. He was a machinist, but eventually sold the kit, as he saw too many work hours involved. But a lot of people do not realize how much work is involved, its a lot. It reminds me of people jumping in to restore motorcycles, how many have we all seen in boxes of parts never to see the road again ?
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Well done, Antonio
A vertical mill and a lathe will work.
Mill what you can then use the mill as a manually operated vertical shaper to square up the corners.
About .003" per stroke and much quicker than setting up a shaper.
Technique developed by Harry Eales and works very well.
Made several actions from stock (Ballard, Walker, Hepburn) using the technique.
Set-up takes most of the time, so stock is about as easy as castings.
Chuck Hi Chuckster, that sounds really interesting, I'd really appreciate it if you would either PM me with some links to more information about what has to be done to use a vertical mill as a manual shaper, or post them here. I am sure others would be interested. Chuckster and Antonio, I'd love to see pictures of your work. thanks
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Chuckster's rifle builds from scratch have been amazing! He's built some gorgeous rifles!
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<a href='https://postimg.org/image/f7qjh18wl/' target='_blank'><img src='https://s26.postimg.org/f7qjh18wl/Farquharson_rifle_2.jpg' border='0' alt='Farquharson_rifle_2'/></a>
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Whoops. Sorry. Will continue to work on posting photos.
A
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I built the Rodney Storie high wall action. The mortise and breechblock were near final size, and fitting was accomplished by careful filing and stoning.
It is a shame the high wall is not offered as yet, it is not as difficult to build as some of the other actions. The Cole action does not appear too demanding, and I understand it is a strong action.
Jim H.
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Whoops. Sorry. Will continue to work on posting photos.
A Since I started this thread, I feel a heartfelt responsibility to keep it going. If you or anyone else wants to post pictures, send me a PM and I will give you my e-mail address and you can send pictures to me and I will post them for you.
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PhysDoc
Thank you PM sent.
Antonio
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