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Posts: 465 | Location: Fayetteville, GA | Registered: 12 August 2004Reply With Quote
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Photos are of a very early M1885 low wall that was built on a high wall frame and has the correct highway style breechblock. Caliber is 22LR. Barrel was turned from a cut-rifled Brux barrel. Metal work is complete except for finishing the buttplate. The stock will be rubbed out, stained, and checkered. Sights are from MVA.
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World class Roger! tu2


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+ 1 , beautiful work !
 
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Beautiful! Thanks Roger!
 
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Very nice indeed!
 
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nice work but you're not really going to stain that nice piece of wood are you?
 
Posts: 13439 | Location: faribault mn | Registered: 16 November 2004Reply With Quote
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Beautiful. That butt plate could do some serious thumping on the shoulder, with a big bore round.


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Posts: 2628 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: 08 December 2006Reply With Quote
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nice work but you're not really going to stain that nice piece of wood are you?


Characteristic of California English Walnut, the stock is a rich honey color. I had thought about a little red stain but now am uncertain. What do you think?
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I would not stain that wood.
 
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Characteristic of California English Walnut, the stock is a rich honey color. I had thought about a little red stain but now am uncertain. What do you think?
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For me, it's never been about what i think. If the client wants some tint, it's up to them.

If it's a spec rifle then it's whatever you think looks best.

I would trust your judgment.


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Posts: 1827 | Location: Western South Dakota | Registered: 05 January 2005Reply With Quote
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Simply outstanding! Hopefully the client has the sense to leave that wood as is! Beautiful! tu2
 
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Roger, I sent you a private message.


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Posts: 1542 | Location: Native Texan Now In Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Registered: 10 July 2000Reply With Quote
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I like a little red myself.
 
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A little bit of Red wouldn't hurt it a bit. Might help some. But if it stays the color it already is it wouldn't hurt either. Just a matter of personal taste or what the client wants.
 
Posts: 1016 | Location: Happy Valley, Utah | Registered: 13 October 2006Reply With Quote
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Well done. Tint only if directed.


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Posts: 311 | Location: Tygh Valley, OR | Registered: 05 November 2010Reply With Quote
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Roger,

First impression, wonderful. Not enough color variation to change anything. Looking forward to the finished rifle.


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Posts: 5086 | Location: Near Hershey PA | Registered: 12 October 2012Reply With Quote
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Beautiful. That butt plate could do some serious thumping on the shoulder, with a big bore round.


It doesn't take that much of a "big bore" cartridge for this style of butt plate to bite. I built a similar M1885 in .44 WCF, and while the .44-40 is no powerhouse, it still bites when shooting from a bench. This is not a concern in the field, and I can attest that the .44WCF works wonders on whitetail deer and prairie dogs at reasonable ranges. Who says you need a .22 Swifts for PDs? A 180-grain hollow point does well and is limited only by the shooter's ability with iron sights. These vintage rifles are a hoot to shoot. They're no where near as deadly as a modern bolt action with a high magnification scope, but they're fun and at one time were the state-of-the-art for our predecessors.
 
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Wow, that is a nice rifle. I like the wood the way it is but bit of tint would not hurt it.


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Very nice what is the weight and how long of barrel.
 
Posts: 19314 | Location: wis | Registered: 21 April 2001Reply With Quote
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Very nice what is the weight and how long of barrel.


The rifle weighs 7 pounds. The barrel length is 24".
 
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by RogersGunWorks:
Photos are of a very early M1885 low wall that was built on a high wall frame and has the correct highway style breechblock. Caliber is 22LR. Barrel was turned from a cut-rifled Brux barrel. Metal work is complete except for finishing the buttplate. The stock will be rubbed out, stained, and checkered. Sights are from MVA.
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Your work is gorgeous. I'm looking at an 1885 Low Wall right now which I'm thinking of having converted and refinished. The calibers I've looked at are 6mm Norma BR, .32 H&R Magnum, and .327. That would probably be started with re*lining and rechambering the barrel followed by the refinishing and re-bluing. Would you be interested in doing that work~? Could we chat on the phone~??
 
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If using alkenet root, the color really should be applied before any finish. Using sealer with the alkenet works well, in some woods linseed oil will penetrate better.

One can dye through the finish using aneline dyes..but I've not found that result as nice as alkenet.


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Lovely rifle Roger. Thumbs up!


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Posts: 1629 | Location: Washington State | Registered: 29 December 2002Reply With Quote
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A beautiful rifle!
If it were mine, I wouldn't change a single thing.
 
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Really like the color casing on the action and the stock has a very nice grain to it. nice rifle!
 
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Roger. Did I miss your post of pictures of this rifle after it was completed?
Can you spare a couple? I'd like to see the wood especially.
Thanks.
CB


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Posts: 5086 | Location: Near Hershey PA | Registered: 12 October 2012Reply With Quote
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Thanks for asking about the completed rifle. Here it is, with emphasis on the stock.
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Roger. Did I miss your post of pictures of this rifle after it was completed?
Can you spare a couple? I'd like to see the wood especially.
Thanks.
CB
 
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Earlier this morning I sent you PM. A moment ago I found this post and to a large degree my question has been answered. I would still like to chat with you about my recently acquired 1885 low-wall that is in .25RF and hence pretty useless.
I would really like to chat with you about working on the little beauty. Where can I find your phone number so that I can call you~?
 
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Thanks a ton~! I really appreciate that information.
 
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Photos are of a very early M1885 low wall that was built on a high wall frame and has the correct highway style breechblock. Caliber is 22LR. Barrel was turned from a cut-rifled Brux barrel. Metal work is complete except for finishing the buttplate. The stock will be rubbed out, stained, and checkered. Sights are from MVA.
Roger
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That's beautiful work~! I'm getting ready to do something with my 1885 low-wall Winchester. You'll hear from me.
 
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