Hey at least with those flats cut on it you can hold it in the vice real good :thumbsup:
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Hey at least with those flats cut on it you can hold it in the vice real good :thumbsup:
You deserve one.
go enjoy your xmas break homebrew ,cause as said hell have you earned it and boy has this been an amazing thread to follow!
Hi Guys, Hope you had a good xmas and put a dent in the brown ale supply, I need three homebrew kits at least to stock up my supply. Have done a bit more to my Sharps barrel, octagonal finished and have cleaned up the breech end ready for thread cutting, it will be 1.5 metric thread , and have cut the muzzle crown , looking good. The block of 4140 has arrived for the receiver , so will be farming that out for cutting the breech block hole and for something to do I have made a double cavity mould with to ali blocks , weight range, .430/45 I think, won`t know till I do some casting. :beer: Cheers, Homebrew.357.
Attachment 33691, 4140 block. Attachment 33692, breech end tulip. Attachment 33693, ready for thread. Attachment 33694, nice crown on muzzle.
Attachment 33695, ali blocks for mould. Attachment 33696, have to see what thay cast.
Just couldn`t stand the suspense of not knowing what my new mould would cast out at, so had a bit of lead casting today. Results, .463"dia, and the double cavity mould cast one at 425grs, and one at 406grs, so all in all not to bad, now will just have to wait till the Sharps is finished to see how they shoot. :o :XD:, Carn`t stand the suspense.:thumbsup:,Homebrew.357. Attachment 33760
Don't think we can either :)
Well you will have to wait guys, I have just got my call up for my final hip op, about six weeks on crutches and sitting around. I know, will look at making a gun cover with bead work on it, Cheers, Homebrew.357.
Attachment 34357, Something like this.
Hi homebrew.357
I just read your thread on this build on practical machinist-a even better read than this thread.
I look forward to seeing the progress once your back on your feet.
Res
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all the best with your opHB and hope ya recovery is as just as quick.will be thinkin of ya.
Hi RES, Yes I have posted this build on two US forums, they couldn`t believe it as well, so the Hawken and the Sharps build is on (Practical machinist and The home machinist forums in the US, you have found me out, but give you some more to read, just look for Homebrew.357 in the gun smithing section. I tell you guys when this hip op is done will be running it in so I can get back in the bush for a hunt, Cheers, Homebrew.357.
Hi, I would like to rename this thread ,Making the Quigley down under Sharps 1874 45-70 cal rifle on my lathe . Have anointed my computer with a jug of homebrew, bowed to the fore compass bearings , sniffed a bit of gun powder, that should appease the gods of wronged named threads. Feeew!, Homebrew.357.
You're definitely getting a high five if I see you at the range. :thumbsup:
Hi, Tommy, Scouser , Have been to the bench rest shoots and general practice, nobody has said, Are you a rely of billy dixion. You wont see me, just look for a large cloud of smoke. I suppose I should`d do this, but it does say load development, the Asian guy with a baby a/ k look a like beside me, .223', firing like Rambo," What the hell", after my first shot with old lead poison . :o Homebrew.357.
Hi all, I think I did the barrel post to show the barrel making in more detail, as I was doing it, so will go back to how I decided on the Sharps rifle for my next project. Finished the Hawken and had replenished my no 8 wire and washing machine bits, so was looking on Ebay in US when I saw Quigley down under Sharps 1874 rifle plans. :P I started drooling all over the computer, after a bit of biding I got them for $65 us, +$25 pp, about nz $126.00 and on my door 5 days later. They say they for wall hanging and not for making a rifle from , do so at your own risk , I carn`t see anything wrong with then , there are 9 sheets, plans in inches, are .900mmx.640mm size and I had them lamented to keep them clean. Now this is a new ball game for me, this is the first time I have tried making from plans, yep, the Hawken had no engineering plans, just ones for making the stock. So here is some pics of the plans. Homebrew.357.Attachment 34946, Full size. Attachment 34947, Attachment 34948,Attachment 34949, I`m still drooling.
Attachment 35091Mmmmmm, I think the buggers have all gone down to the Ruapuka pub, :beer:. Anyway here is a #8 wire bit, the Sharps has a under lever come trigger guard thingie that drops down the breech block, so had to make it in two bits , the front part was milled, drilled, machined out of 1045 steel. The back bit was cut off the side of 1018 mild round stock, the two bits where welded together and then a lot of grinding ,sanding and polishing to clean it up and finale bent to shape . looks good. Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35087, Attachment 35088, made to fit and ready for welding.Attachment 35089, welded. Attachment 35090, bent to shape. Attachment 35092 ,Attachment 35093, with breech block.
But wait, there`s more,:thumbsup: had to make the side plate with a hammer that's on steroids , also a gruntey v shaped spring to drive the hammer. Now my take on making springs is to make a spring form a spring, had a bit of car spring that had been put in the fire over night, fish it out and it`s soft to cut. Cut out the spring shape, filing, sanding to clean up smooth and then reharden it and temper, done, I had my side action main spring. Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35107, Cut out from the lump. Attachment 35108, Hardened, polished, tempered, done.
Beautiful, your talent amazes me!
This is so rad. I want a falling block rifle in my life
Love it HB. keep up the 'great' work......
I want one to, so, I`m making it, now the action is all on a side plate and it has to be good hard steel, but you have buy a large bit and I only needed a small bit. Problem, how to find a bit of good comeinhandy stuff, :nose pick:. Having a barbie at my sons place , you haven`t got some hard plate steel buy any charnce son?. I`v got three bits, buggered up Stilth chain bars, the rest is history . So cut a bit from bar with angle grinder, very hard, annealed it with gas tourch so I could cut to shape, then drilled holes and cleaned up ready for fitting other bits. So, yer, had my side plate, :cool: Homebrew.357
Attachment 35126, Bit cut out from chain bar. Attachment 35127, Getting there.Attachment 35128, cleaned up.Attachment 35129, The side plate from chain bar, when ready will just reharden and temper for nice finnish.
You're a machine!
Hi, You could be right, I looked in the mirror and on my left side there`s a turret lathe, surface grinder, drill. Right side has C N C machine, shaper, lathe. Just managed to get my arms out to work on the Sharps rifle cover, a bit of Crow , Navajo bead work and it`s looking good, carn`t wait to take it to the range and pull out the Sharps 1874 Quigley 45-70 rifle and say, " You haven`t by any chance got a wooden bucket have you." :thumbsup:, Homebrew.357.Attachment 35155, Attachment 35156, Attachment 35157
Hi it`s all coming along nicely , and making a possibles bag for my Hawken for when I can take it for a hunt, but with all the ops I`v be having will have to rethink my transport to the bush. Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35194 Attachment 35195 :thumbsup:
Attachment 35213Hi again, as you proberley relies I have already made theres parts I`m showing you, I got a bit ahead. So had to make the tumbler assy with fly, it`s very much the same as my Hawken lock, but bigger. Set up round 4140 stock in lathe off centre, for the hammer shaft and machined tumbler body round, then using saddle as a shaper cut out sear and half cock notches, turned hammer and bridle shafts and then cut it of the stock, reset up to cut square for hammer. When all was polished up hardned and tempred , done!, Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35209,Turning to shape. Attachment 35210,coming on. Attachment 35211,Attachment 35211bit more work. Attachment 35212, cutting the sear.Attachment 35214
If you need more dead chainsaw bars give me a shout I have about 20 or so here.
Hell no, I don`t want any more, still got one large one, this is my last rifle build and will take a while yet to do. Thought I would make it nice on the in side, so had a go at jeweling it, passable . Now the next bit is how do you make a Sharps side hammer on a lathe. :huh:, Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35284, Looks good.
Now the hammer was a bit of a mission, I had a large round bit of 1045, so this was going to be the hammer, set up and faced it clean then drilled some datum holes. The hammer head over left at the top, so had to cut all the rest off to allow for this, then cut a bit more or the hammer sharp. On the right side a radius was cut with a formed tool and was cut with the old rock and roll with the chuck , could not be turned . So that's the start of the hammer, :cool: .Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35339, Large bit of steel. Attachment 35340, Set up to mill heaps of along the black mark. Attachment 35341, profile cut, rock and roll. Attachment 35342,Hammer coming out, more hacksawing. Attachment 35343, cutting hammer profile, R/Roll. Attachment 35344, getting there. Attachment 35345, Starting to look like a hammer.
Hi, The hammer had to have a square hole at just the right angle to line up with the tumblers square shaft for half cock and full cock. I did this by using the saddle as a shaper to square the hammers round hole, and same for the tumbler shaft, when the hammer was just starting to go on the tumbler shaft I finished with fine files. Had to thin down the main spring, to hard to cock, I made it thicker so I could take some off to get it right , and I had my Sharps side plate all good to go. :cool: Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35362, Hole square. Attachment 35363, Bingo, a Sharps hammer on steroids. Attachment 35364, Tumbler shaft cut square. Attachment 35365,The set up.
Brilliant HB....classic mate!!!!
The last bit is also good, I`m rapt my self . Shaft fits hammer snug, with a press fit, then assembled it all and got it working to full cock, so I now have a complete working Sharps side lock, will need final fitting to the action,:), Hombrew.357.
Attachment 35377, Attachment 35378, press fit. Attachment 35379, fits on nice. Attachment 35381, all fits. Attachment 35382 ,at full cock, and made the hammer screw to.Attachment 35383, the other side.
And damn does it look good too!
Now what I need is a nice bison seine ingraved on the side plate, have to find out how/ who to do it. Hey, off the crutches and working on my hip. Homebrew.357.
Get an engraver and teach yourself!
Oops, I must be getting old brained, I just found I have posted all this on Making a Sharps rifle on my lathe, are well you are getting double , and I had better check around, maybe I`m making two guns!,:wtfsmilie: Homebrew.357.
Hi, hips ok, but now have had a huniea op, right side, so back to resting up for a bit, will get things going when I can get out and about.:ouch...it hurts: Homebrew.357.Attachment 35469, cover for the Sharps.
And put the finishing touches to my possibles bag and have made a ali hunting ram rod ,so all`s ready for when I can get out and about. When I have got the barrel and action together will need a kind farmer/ land owner out of Auckland who, my have his own rifle range to proof test the Sharps, (try to blow it up), but will be a while yet. Could be a few bottles of homebrew!,:thumbsup:. Homebrew.357.
Attachment 35488
Well that went down like a lead balloon, so nobody has a 200,000 tho farm, well will just have to get down to the bush in my caravan for a hunting, gun testing 5 day trip. Have looked at getting the receiver breech block hole cut out with wire E D M, all`s looking good, going back Friday with all the plans and bits so I can get things up and running again. Speaking of running, no I`m walking, the hip is coming along nicely , going for long walks to wear it in. Have not been to the nzda range for a bit, I see a black powder cannon shoot coming up , so will give old lead poison a work out. :cool: Cheers, homebrew.357.
you are a bloody legend and a national treasure Homebrew
Hell, I don`t think I`m that good, but will be happy when I feel the recoil and see the smoke from the first shot at the range and as they say, "It`s not over till the fat lady sings", which means the gun is not finished yet. So still working on bits for the Sharps like the back sight, set up on the lathe to mill out the range slider on the pop up for long range shooting. Would also love a tang peep sight, so will look at that a bit later, quite a tricky bit to make, but as my grand son say`s, "grandad can fix anything, he even made a GUN!. :XD: Homebrew.357. Attachment 36444, Milling machine at work. Attachment 36445, Making the slider. Attachment 36446, In the rough, but getting there.
Hi, Have sent the block of 4140 steel for the receiver to cut out the breech block hole, should hear back soon when finished. Went to the black powder shoot and after lunch had a go with my Hawken, .45, well getting all ready to load and hammer to half cock, no spring load, the tumbler to spring pin had come out,:pissed off: , so a frantic side plate out, pin back in and pliers to hook spring back on. Had my best group with ten shots, fore holes touching ,:wtfsmilie:. The sight is finished and looks good, Homebrew.357.