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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   This was clearly a very fine stalking rifle in the day. It is most likely converted from a muzzleloader around 1895 ish Julius Coster ran a small gunsmithing shop in Edinburgh for only 10 years...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:33 AM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   I recently stumbled upon a truly great rifle that clearly had great pedigree and it came home with me. J Coster 500 3" BPE Single barrel, Jones rotary under lever, side hammer. It was missing...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:32 AM

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   dannyb liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   The purpose of this post is that there haven't been many relics posted lately ( lots of relics posting ) and I have been pretty quiet ( for me ) on posting vintage rifle stuff. This one is such a...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 10:08 AM

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   Daithi liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   I recently stumbled upon a truly great rifle that clearly had great pedigree and it came home with me. J Coster 500 3" BPE Single barrel, Jones rotary under lever, side hammer. It was missing...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:53 AM

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   Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   The purpose of this post is that there haven't been many relics posted lately ( lots of relics posting ) and I have been pretty quiet ( for me ) on posting vintage rifle stuff. This one is such a...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:40 AM

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   Jhon liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   The purpose of this post is that there haven't been many relics posted lately ( lots of relics posting ) and I have been pretty quiet ( for me ) on posting vintage rifle stuff. This one is such a...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:35 AM

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   Jhon liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   And to finish off the photo essay Here are the J Coster and Webley 500 3" BPEs together 245041 245042 245043

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:35 AM

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   Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   And to finish off the photo essay Here are the J Coster and Webley 500 3" BPEs together 245041 245042 245043

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:26 AM

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   Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   So some research and this image arrives of what the proper hammer might have been like 245029 Ask around lots of guys and 5 very nice hammers come up from Southland and one from CNI Fit up...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:25 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    Tap a screw on the nose to get roughly correct firing pin protrushion I had to remove the stalking safety to get this to work temporarily 245027 First three shots at 50m from a standing...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:23 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    So first thing to do is fit a make do hammer and see if this beauty goes bang Find a hammer in my hoard that can be forced to work 245026 Tap a screw on the hammer nose to get roughly...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:22 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    This was clearly a very fine stalking rifle in the day. It is most likely converted from a muzzleloader around 1895 ish Julius Coster ran a small gunsmithing shop in Edinburgh for only 10 years...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:22 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    I recently stumbled upon a truly great rifle that clearly had great pedigree and it came home with me. J Coster 500 3" BPE Single barrel, Jones rotary under lever, side hammer. It was missing...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:20 AM

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    dannyb liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    The nice new hammer still needs to be hardened and tempered. But it is essentially finished. It has a very good bore except for the last 50mm at the muzzle ! Which is supposed to be the most...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:09 AM

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    dannyb liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    I recently stumbled upon a truly great rifle that clearly had great pedigree and it came home with me. J Coster 500 3" BPE Single barrel, Jones rotary under lever, side hammer. It was missing...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:07 AM

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