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Charlie

So what's the magazine capacity. Is it possible that the mag spring is unloaded after the 5th is loaded and that is causing this? Nice group. Better than I can do with any pistol at that range! The magazine will hold 8. I only loaded 5 for the group shooting. I don't think it's the spring, although...

Charlie

This Girl will shoot. The range is 33 yards. I am sitting on the ground, leaning back against a tree, I'm holding the gun with both hands between my knee's. four shots in a tad over 5/8" with the fifth a flyer. A second group also had a flyer on the fifth shot! I know this old boy who said that...

Charlie

Navy Brass.

Charlie

And a Pistol to go with it. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P4040074.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P4040075.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P4040076.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortys...

Charlie

Yeah Man, that would be worth walking across the road to look at.

Charlie

Yes, I'm gonna make a video. I will post it when I get em. I love the way this Lady shoots, very little noise, (less than a 22 Long Rifle) a heavy thump when the Slug hits the target, just a tiny bit of kick, I love it. I have not had a chance to get her on sand bags and see what kind of group I can...

Charlie

I don't think that gun can be made here in America for $1250.00.

Charlie

She's finished. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P2070063.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P2070064.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P2070065.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P2070066....

Charlie

Thank You MagHunter.

gregg, she weighs about 5 pounds and 4 ounces, but she will hold 21 Cartridges, and that will add appreciable to the carying weight.

Charlie

So the model 92 can't shuffle and shuck a 30-30? Nope. Too long. I have read that the challenge to Browning was to make an action as trim as the 92, but able to handle the new round. If so, mission accomplished, JMB! :wink: I feel his pain. An't easy making an action shoot a larger Cartridge. Mr. B...

Charlie

So the model 92 can't shuffle and shuck a 30-30?

Bigahh, I'm into mechanism, and I think them 92 is much classier.

Charlie

I have a beautiful, modern, Winchester model 92 in 45 Colt, I love it.

Question is, why was the model 94 so popular?

Charlie

Thank you Winnetou. I plan to leave the Receiver it's natural color to mimic the Silver Plated Brass ones that were offered for an additional $5.00 ! I would have Hard anodized it except the side plates would no longer fit. The anodizing adds dimension to the parts, and they were very close to began...

Charlie

Ben_Rumson wrote:The whole thing is simply marvelous Charlie..Really a vision..

How were the tangs were done?..

Let me get a picture, I have done this 2 different ways.

All will be explained.

Charlie

You are right Biz. I started trying to figure out how to do a modern Volcanic seven or eight years ago. I have gone through 5 or 6 different designs for the mechanism, spent nearly a year learning and making a 40 caliber barrel, I mean doing the rifleing and all. I still can not do a long barrel (ov...

Charlie

Now that's a site to behold. Is that sight the original style? At the time I would have thought that an adjusting screw like that would have been a rather expensive bit of hand fitting. Yeah, that is the way they did it. After doing it, it was learned that this kind of sight (notch) did not work ve...

Charlie

It's a Sight.

Sight Installed.

Charlie

Well I just have to say that once in a while I run into a rare individual who is an amazing craftsman. It is always a pleasure and inspiration to meet such a person, even if is on an internet thread. I have been very encouraged and impressed by your work, Alphawolf. Me to. And not only that, his Ch...

Charlie

Remember I said the "Henry" was an enlarged "Volcanic"?

See what I mean.

Charlie

I made it round and purty. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P1200052.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P1200053.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P1200054.jpg http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysi...

Charlie

Thank you Ben. Halfbreed, I am not really a fan of engraving, but for this baby, I will commission "Rick Simmons" To do something akin to the original factory stuff these guns had. Ricks has incredable skills, equal to anyone alive today, and he is afforadable :) Here is the Hammer and Lev...

Charlie

Here is that square and blocky Lever after 5.5 hours of filing and polishing.

Charlie

The Receiver is finished with the exception of a Dove Tail for the rear sight.

Charlie

And the Wood is fitted to the Metal, and the Metal is fitted to the Wood.

Now, we need to make em round and purty.

Charlie

Finished.

Charlie

OK, we almost there. The only thing left is to mill a partial octogon on the top and conture the back.

Charlie

Alphawolf, you got PM.

Charlie

Man, I like that Butt Plate.

Did you use the old one for the pattern?

Is that a sand casting, or investment / lost wax process?

Charlie

well, it worked !

Shuffle, Shooting, and Shucking.

Charlie

Over on Alphawolf's thread, he ask me to link these video's for you Guys to see my Volcanic in action. Many of you have already seen this, but some of the new commers haven't, so enjoy. Let's see if this will work. This is me loading. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/th_pos...

Charlie

About that Butt Plate, this is a project in it's self. Here I have made a fixture to grind the elipitical cross section (looking at em from the back) http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/P1110041.jpg Notice that eliptical base plate. This is to become my guide while I grind awa...

Charlie

My Friend, Alphawolf.

Now this is what I have been wanting to see.

I have been hinting that you would show these Guys what you do. I just didn't want to load another mans wagon.

Guys like YOU make this place fun to visit.

Thanks for posting.

Charlie

Here I have the "Volcanic" Butt Plate profiled out. There is a lot of work yet to be done on this baby, but we got a good start.

Charlie

This baby is chambered for the (40 Smith and Wesson), a modern cartridge. It is my own desigh (as most of the stuff I do). http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC110003.jpg There is a (very detailed) build thread on another website, ( 24 pages ), including how I rifled the Barr...

Charlie

AmBraCol wrote:Twist barrel to load/unload? Beautiful piece there.

You got it Man.

Charlie

A little break from the Volcanic. This was my previous project. It's a 40 S+W, single shot Boot Pistol. I made everything you see here, I even Rifled the barrel. I can hit a Tennis Ball at 20 yards with it, (off the sand bags). Ron Smith is the engraver. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nin...

Charlie

Ben_Rumson wrote:"Lucky on the fit" Those things fit like socks on a Rooster...Charlie, did I miss something, What is holding the tangs into the frame?

Yeah, I need to go back and explane that. give me a little time to get some pictures and I'll get back to ye.

Charlie

Alan Wood wrote:As usuall very nicely done! I'm suprised that the side plates need to be that much larger.

.0001 to .0002, Count dem decimels, that an't much metal.

Charlie

I used the same cutter that I used to cut the recesses, to cut the ends of the Side Plates. That way the angles would be identical. My Side Plates are 2.312 long, I read where the original Volcanic's were 2.4 long. These Side Plates want to be about 1 to 2 tenth's of a thousants larger than the rece...

Charlie

Here I'm cutting the recesses for the Side Plates. Those dove tails are 12.5º, this duplicated the original Volcanic's and the Henry. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC310033.jpg Here i'm useing .125 Dia Rods to measure the Dovetails. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af...

Charlie

Charlie, it has been many years since I had a chance to play with a toggle link rifle. Way back when I traded into a beat up wreck of a Model 73. I notice that your toggle pins are much more robust than the '73. Even more robust than my 'smith made them when he tightened up the action by reaming th...

Charlie

Youve given enough pictures that a determined fellow could build that same gun. I note that I do not know what ejects the spent cartridge after pulled out by the extractor..And I dont know what else might trip up a clever fellow.. I AINT gonna try to build one of'em , you'all might laugh at me :D b...

Charlie

Mechanically, this Rifle is finished. It will Shuffle, Shoot, and Shuck, like any self respecting Lever Gun. The next thing I will do is mill the sides for the Side Plates, then I will make and fit the Side Plates. The next thing after that is the Butt Plate, then I will fit up the stock. Conturing ...

Charlie

Here is a side view showing that Lever Spring very clearly. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/PC290028.jpg Here she is Opened up. Notice that Lever Spring is now flexed nicely. Also notice that Lifter arm has picked up the Cartridge Elevator, and the Hammer is cocked. http:/...

Charlie

Thanks Law Dawg. I'm on vacation over the Holidays, didn't go anywhere, staying home and working on this Rifle, having all kinds of fun. Got that Extractor made, here she is, installed on the Bolt and hooked over the rim of a Cartridge. Notice that Cartridge is sticking out the breech .150 thousants...

Charlie

Ben, that was very insightful of you. I am happy you find this build fascinating. When Henry built his rifle, he was not constrained with out side dimensions like I am, so in this respect, my Rifle is more difficult than his. Although my Rifle is more difficult than his, I do have several advantages...

Charlie

Alan Wood, I am a guest here and I don't feel good advertising other websites. You would have to shell out some money to see "Projects" over there anyway. Warhawk, thanks for such a nice compliment. texasguy, all is explaned in the first part of this thread. 44magHunter, thank you, keep co...

Charlie

This is the rear view of the Cartridge Elevator. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/post-3-58056-P9230023.jpg This is the front view. http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af334/nineteenfortysix/post-3-57942-P9230022.jpg This thing rides up and down in that square hole we morti...

Charlie

Charlie I did not know O-1 would make a good spring...For large flat gun springs I mill from a piece of annealed boat trailer leaf spring.. ..Your lever springs look very stout..Does it take two of them to keep the lever in the breech closed position? Or you made an extra one while you were at it? ...

Charlie

Here she is starting to look like a Rifle. I have already shot it as it is. I could not check for accuracy because the Rear sight is not yet made. I cronygraphed a 140 grain Bullet in front of 3.5 grains of "Power Pistol" at around 920 FPS, - - I like it. Now, she is not yet able to load h...

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