Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Muzzleloaders & Blackpowder

Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

NitroX
.700 member

Reged: 25/12/02
Posts: 39877
Loc: Barossa Valley, South Australi...

Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question [Re: mehulkamdar]
#181814 - 17/05/11 07:14 PM

Quote:

A picture of the gun in question is:

Mehul and Ka'imiloa,

I love the artistry of that picture.

--------------------
John aka NitroX

...
Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

Edited by CptCurl (04/07/11 10:36 PM)

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26992
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question [Re: NitroX]
#183021 - 02/06/11 11:51 PM

I hadn't thought to stop and really look at it, John - but you're right - it is special.

Also I really appreciate the way the hammers curl over the fences onto the nipples, as they should and do on virtually every well made rifle. Why can't the modern production rifle makers get it right?

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Post Extras:

mehulkamdar
.416 member

Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 3688
Loc: State of Ill-Annoy USA.

Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question [Re: DarylS]
#183034 - 03/06/11 06:48 AM

Thank you for bringing this old post back up, gentlemen. I must mail Ka'imiloa and ask him what happened. He and his Mrs have been bowhunting in New Zealand and that should also be something to ask him about.

Good hunting!

--------------------
The Ark was made by amateurs. Experts built the Titanic.

Mehul Kamdar

Post Extras:

DarylS
.700 member

Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26992
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...

Re: 6 Bore ML Rifle Restoration Question [Re: mehulkamdar]
#183071 - 04/06/11 01:05 AM

Being 5 bore at .98" (nominally .977"), this gun should shoot a 5 1/2 ball at about .960" to .950". That should give a ball of about 1,300gr. and use a cloth, the heaviest denim of 12oz. at .025" thick. This patching will hold the requisit amount of lube and give enough compression on the sides to keep the fouling soft enough to load anew. This compression and quantity of lube is vitally important to keep the fouling soft. Compression as little as .005" per side can work in nice smooth bores, especialy with low pressure guns such as this one.

So many wonderful guns being worked on and built here at Nitro-express right now. Exciting times.

--------------------
Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Edited by Daryl_S (04/06/11 01:07 AM)

Post Extras:

Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

Extra information

0 registered and 53 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: DarylS

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 12724

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact