I can't believe I didn't put his name on the first post. He is Tim Halloran, of Blue Grass, Iowa.

He did a rifle for a friend and I liked it and so I had him do this, and I like this much better actually. I think it is just about perfect for this rifle.

This is the rifle. I've shot it twice now in the white. This time it will be completely done.

This is a .45 caliber false-muzzle rifle with an 18 twist barrel and Pope rifling. It shoots very, very well.


Say, that brings me to another question. I need to blue some screws, nitre/fire blue would be best for most of them. However, buying some nitre from Brownells seems darn pricey for a once in a half decade user like myself. So, I have always opted to hold them in molten lead until they are just about right and then dunk in oil. I often have to do some screws 2-3 times to get it just right.

Any other, better ideas?

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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