Thread: My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end

Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore



Work out the sweet spot where the donor barrel and stub muzzle are the same diameter and then a lot of turning to create the line section and thread to mechanically connect to the stub

Time them up to get the hardware and wear marks about right



Put some witness marks on the bottom side so that when I epoxy and screw it all together I get it correct despite the sticky mess going on



Together and pre chambered pre gluing



9/10 1873 bore ! Don't ask me how that can happen



New chamber pre cut and hand finished once receiver is faced off and head space set



Epoxy it all together and have a rest because its been a long day