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Alex Henry project #128395 01/01/09 10:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Minneapolis Jim Westberg OP Sidelock
OP Jim Westberg Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Minneapolis	As a former "lurker" and now new member, I thought some of you may be interested in a project I started back in the summer. This is such a huge job that for sanity sake must be broken into small pieces. My time line is summer of 2011 for completion. Go to: http://www.muzzleloaders-etcetera.com/custom_rifles.htm and scroll to the bottom section. Jim Westberg

Re: Alex Henry project Jim Westberg #128396 01/01/09 10:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 465 Louisiana WJL Sidelock
WJL Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 465 Louisiana	Those are some beautiful rifles. I'm particularly taken by the Trapdoor sporters. They look like they would handle like a shotgun and must be very handy hunting arms. Jerry Liles

Re: Alex Henry project Jim Westberg #128397 01/01/09 10:45 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 40 Kentucky G.Pennell Sidelock
G.Pennell Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 40 Kentucky	Beautiful work, Jim, and welcome to the forum! I especially like those trapdoor sporters...now you'll have me haunting gunshows for a donor action (like I don't have enough projects already!) Greg Rollers Rock, but High Walls Rule

Re: Alex Henry project Jim Westberg #128399 01/01/09 11:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 907 whitey Sidelock
whitey Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 907	Very Nice Jim and welcome. I am sure you will like it here.As there is a bunch of great members on this site. Whitey

Re: Alex Henry project whitey #128476 01/01/09 04:47 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 625 Likes: 1 England. Harry Eales Sidelock
Harry Eales Sidelock Joined: May 2006 Posts: 625 Likes: 1 England.	Excellent work all round, I'm looking forward to further pictures on the Alex Henry Action. You wouldn't happen to have the engineering or machinists drawings available for sale for the A-H would you? Harry Biology is the only science where multiplication can be achieved by division.

Re: Alex Henry project Harry Eales #128483 01/01/09 05:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,429 Likes: 35 SDH-MT Sidelock
SDH-MT Sidelock Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,429 Likes: 35	Welcome Jim (perhaps we met at the Minn. Museum opening?) Like the other fellows, I have really admired the Trapdoor sporters, they look sooo good without a wiping rod! Good luck with the Alex Henry, I was not aware of he angled lockplate! Steve

Re: Alex Henry project SDH-MT #128485 01/01/09 05:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8 NFolger Boxlock
NFolger Boxlock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8	Jim, I have wanted to build a trapdoor sporter for years but finding a stock has always been a problem. Do you carve your own stocks or do you buy them somewhere? Norm

Re: Alex Henry project Harry Eales #128487 01/01/09 05:23 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 63 martinibelgian Sidelock
martinibelgian Sidelock Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 63	Thinking about your next project Harry? Try either a Fraser or a Field falling block.... The Field would be easiest, of course.

Re: Alex Henry project martinibelgian #128488 01/01/09 05:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov Sidelock
Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	Welcome to the forum, love the Gove trapdoors! MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: Alex Henry project Jim Westberg #128494 01/01/09 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Minneapolis Jim Westberg OP Sidelock
OP Jim Westberg Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Minneapolis	Thank you all for the kind words. Harry, sorry no drawings or the like. Using an original .450 for reference. Wal Winfers book on Alex Henrys does have some material you could use however. Steve, We did meet at the MIA "Three Centuries" opening. I have enjoyed seening some of your work. Norm, I goof up enough on my own and dont need to deal with others problems when trying to use a pre machined stock. They were done from a blank. Jim

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