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Offline RobD

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a couple of winter kit assemblies
« on: December 11, 2016, 12:53:29 PM »
top - DGW investarms .50  ...... bottom - GPR investarms .50  ...... oh what fun awaits!   8)


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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 03:25:02 PM »
I would love to get a flint, .54 GPR kit.  It might even be within my abilities to build and make it look, well, reasonable.
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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 03:39:48 PM »
these investarms kits practically build themselves.  the only real work is final shaping of the stock, should you even wish to do so.  leave all the furniture on and rasp the proud wood to meet the metal, apply a stain and rub in some oil or polyu, done.  it's fine if you wish not to work the wood, but you will need to take down the lock mortise outside wood in order to get the cock to function smoothly ... just a block of wood and some 80 or 100 grit.  these will be the 7th and 8th kits i've done, 5 have been italian investarms (the best of all offshore kits), and three spanish (a cva and 2 traditions).  parts to these kits fit surprisingly well ... here's the gpr lock and touch hole dry fit fit (the breech tang isn't home yet and protrudes up) ...



... notice the proofing gunk in the touch hole liner screw hole.  it can easily be cleaned out without removing the breech plug, but i'll remove the breech plug anyway, clean and put back with anti-seize lube to make for easy future removal by mitigating the migration of bp residue into the threads, which as we all know will happen sooner than later!

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 06:00:52 PM »
Those 2 kits ought'a keep you busy for a couple of days.  :hey-hey
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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2016, 06:16:50 PM »
oops, forgot the pedersoli .45 kentucky flinter pistol kit too!!!   :laffing

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2016, 06:28:38 PM »
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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2016, 08:42:27 AM »
These kits are enjoyable to fit and finish. I've done several for friends over the years, not to mention my own when I started out 40+ years ago. They truly are enjoyable.  :lt th
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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2016, 05:56:39 PM »
I see a lot of the Lyman type kits finished with that ugly flat place left behind the lock panel and never figured out why it was there in the first place.

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2016, 06:12:38 PM »
easy enuf to taper down all that proud wood ... in fact, ALL of the stock needs removal of a good amount of wood, then rasped, filed and sanded to meet the furniture.  i love the smell of walnut, maple, beech, and mahogany dust in the early morning! :)

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2016, 08:07:42 PM »
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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2016, 02:19:01 PM »
Rob, what's the twist on that DGW .50?

Looking good my friend, can't wait to see your progress.  :lt th

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2016, 03:06:49 PM »
russ, that gun has the typical offshore rifle 1:48 compromise twist :)

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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2016, 09:29:21 AM »
after scribing a witness mark on the bottom of the barrel and plug, i pulled the breech on the DGW first.  this will allow me to clean out the proofing residue and screw the plug and vent liner back with anti-seize lube. that rice barrel vise clamp works awesome, as does the patent breech socket!










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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2016, 01:39:20 PM »
DGW assembled for parts fit only.  now to take off the barrel and lock, rasp down all the wood to meet the furniture, sand it down, get ready for the stain.  more fun stuff!




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Re: a couple of winter kit assemblies
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2016, 06:35:26 AM »
pulled the patent breech on the GPR, cleaned out the proofing residue, reinstalled with nikal anti-seize lube, did the same with the vent liner.  i'll assemble this gun, then take off the barrel and lock and begin rasping the proud wood down to meet the iron furniture.  i'll continue working with this gun - staining, oiling, reassembling and tuning the lock and triggers - as it belongs to a friend and i know he'll enjoy getting it as soon as possible.  8)