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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Blackbruin on April 08, 2014, 09:15:31 AM

Title: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Blackbruin on April 08, 2014, 09:15:31 AM
Lg. siler I assembled from castings, chambers liner, colerain custom .66 42" c+ weight, D.Keck brass and barrel inlet rr hole, cut side plate from rh as pattern. Lmf mix, tung oil concoction.
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s524/overheadmw1/A7649BD2-1D90-4DC4-A499-636C8428EC57-731-000000A19E769391_zpsdbac67de.jpg)
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s524/overheadmw1/DCC07ABD-9035-4665-80FB-225B6E7166DF-151-0000001FE0DB6D7C_zpsd98457ee.jpg)
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s524/overheadmw1/01B22752-273B-4901-ABD9-EDB26F5CCBBC-2076-000002581458481B_zpsf1bf6f39.jpg)
Big enough for elk?
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: prairie dog on April 08, 2014, 09:30:50 AM
Wow!  You do nice work.
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Riley/MN on April 08, 2014, 11:24:38 AM
:hairy
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Two Steps on April 08, 2014, 01:10:16 PM
That is nice...and the wood is BE-U-T-FUL!
Al
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Hanshi on April 08, 2014, 01:46:38 PM
I bet she has a bit of "nudge backerds" to her.
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Hank in WV on April 08, 2014, 04:51:20 PM
Cept for that fact that ya got the lock on the wrong side, she be lookin pretty sweet. Sure is a big hole in the end of that thing.
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Blackbruin on April 08, 2014, 06:17:22 PM
Thanks, hanshi with 90gr ff goex and .640 roundball it was a powder puff. I'm thinking 120-130 for elk! Whatever is accurate!
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Captchee on April 09, 2014, 07:35:54 AM
nice work
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: Hanshi on April 09, 2014, 01:31:58 PM
I'll bet it will do as beautiful job on elk as you did on her.
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: KHickam on May 05, 2014, 01:36:50 AM
:toast
Title: Re: Beck .66 smoothrifle
Post by: sse on May 05, 2014, 05:17:24 PM
Nice all the way around...in addition to the wood, the barrel finish looks very nice...