I think that with the action scaled down maybe 22" barrels would look nice.

As for velocity, I once tested 6 different brands of ammo through rifles with barrels ranging from 16" to 29" and all 6 showed increased velocity with each increase in barrel length all the way to 29" where I ran out as I had nothing longer. Even the lowly 22 LR goes faster in the longer barrels.

Gosh these are gonna be neat. If even half the people who are thinking "I need one of those" come through with deposits, you will do VERY well with this project.

OK, everything is coming together. FFL should arive in a couple of weeks. Prototype is cocking, locking and ejecting.

First deliveries will be in September. Feel free to contact me for ordering details. baileybradshaw@netscape.com or (903)968-2029.

Thanks!!

I have a temporary website up.

www.bradshawcutlery.citymax.com go to the bottom page on the menu titled "web page" ( I know...couldn't seem to get it to take the title I wanted)

I have pricing and ordering options listed. It's a little light on pictures, but that will change shortly.

THANKS!!

Bailey-

Not quite running on all cylinders yet.

from your link...

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Looking forward to seeing your rifles out there in the field bagging squirrels!



Cheers
Tinker

Yeah....not sure what is going on, but I am looking into it.

I can get in to edit the site with no problem and the link is correct. May just need a little time for the changes to go through.

bailey,
Suspect you need a teenager relative or neighbor to sort this website problem...

Regards, Tim

It seems to be a domain name problem. My old domain name expired, which was assigned to my current site, and some one hijacked it before I even knew it was expired.

I have started a new site that I will reveal in a day or two.

Sure would be nice not to have to be the IT department as well as....everything else :-)

Wahoo!! My old website is back up. www.bradshawcutlery.citymax.com . I have a temporary page for the rifles with pricing and options.

As for progress....Well, I will be shooting next week. All that is needed for the first shots are firing pins, chambering and final fit on the ejectors.

The rifle weighs in at 5.7 lbs, and balances 1.5" in front ( muzzel end) of the hinge pin. It points great and weighs enough to have substance. The weight of the barrels are almost enough to cock the locks, but they will certainly be enough once everything is heat treated and polished.

The front sight base has a regulating screw for spread.

I am very pleased with the rifles feel and overall look. It's nice and slim, but doesn't have a "toy" feel. It shoulders and points great. Should be hell on jack rabbits. :-)

BB, looking great!

Keith

First shots will ring out of this thing tomorrow afternoon. Just need to make the firing pins and chamber it....can't wait and will certainly give a range report.

Humina humina humina!

Wow!

Beautiful rifle Bailey! Wish I could be there to see you shoot her for the first time!

Just a short 3 1/2 hr drive Rusty......your always welcome and we could slay a porker while you are here.

OK, ran a few rounds through her today. I need to make a couple of adjustments to the firing pins and add more weight to the hammers. I had a couple of miss fires due to too little force. Certainly fixable and will be tomorrow.

Very cool to hear her voice for the first time though. A very encouraging note was it shot consistently and the barrels heated less than expected. I didn't attempt to regulate it yet, but did play with the regulating screw and it proved effective.

More upates tomorrow....

Bailey, You sir are a God amongst double men.

Well Phuque,

Heavier hammers didn't help the problem, but I am on the trail to the solution. I switched to a coil spring system that even though the springs I have on hand are too weak, the hammers go farther past their resting position and rebound smoother than the V spring arrangement I was using. I know V springs are traditional, and If I had more room to work in I could make them work just fine.


Just disappointed as I was hoping to have her close to being regulated today.

One cool thing though, when I did get it to shoot, there is just a touch of recoil. I like that as it makes the rifle feel more "real" . I was a little concerned it would feel like a pellet gun.

Grenadier's point about the mustaches wrapping under is a good one. Depending on the price, I would be very interested in the 22 Hornet/28 gauge. Have you considered making a set of combination barrels in .22 Hornet/28 gauge or even a drilling using 22 LR/22 Hornet/28 gauge?

Kevin,

For now, I am just making the rifles. Still getting an angle on shotgun barrels, and they will all be .410s for now due to the action size. It could handle the pressure, just physicaly too small. I do plan to make medium size caliber doubles on 28ga size actions, and that will certainly pave the way for rifle/ 28ga guns.

I would love a 7X57r/28ga two barrel set to take to Argentina for Red stag and dove. Thats almost too much fun to think about...

WAHOO!! Were shootin'now.

I redesigned the mainspring/hammer setup to use coil springs. Mainly for the rebounding hammers. With so little room to manage, the V springs were too short to allow enough overtravel for the hammer to strike hard enough. The coil spring setup uses a trinagular prinical to rebound the hammers rather than bouncing off the spring. The result is there is less returning force, so the hammers retain their forward momentum carrying more inertia into the firing pin.


It's a little easier to cock the rifle as well ( not that it was difficult before, the weight of the barrels almost did the job) Feels smoother though.

Hammers sure hit harder and she goes bang every time. Will start regulating tomorrow and Thursday. Pictures then as well.

I'm a happy man!!

Had a little range time this afternoon. Started out with the barrels crossing ( started at 20 yds). I expected them to based on measuring the width of the bores at the breech and muzzel. A couple of adjustments for getting the barrels to shoot close to the same plane horizontally, then adjust for spread. My regulating screw worked well, but I do need to make a wider front assembly as the barrels required more than the assembly has travel.

The picture of the group was from 20 yds, the aim point was undefined, ....as in "edge of the post, about 1 inch below the nail"

I am pretty pleased. I will dial it in more tomorrow afternoon. The ejectors need a little more work, and then she will be ready for engraving and finishing.

YEEHAWWWWWW!

Looking good Bailey! Thanks for sharing your progress!

Bailey,

Some thought on the African Big Game forum that k-hornet barrels should be 10" twist to stabilize heavy bullets. What's your take on this?
Regards, Tim

Tim,

According to Shilen, 1-12 twist is good up to 63 gr. bullets, and they go to 1-9 for up to 70 gr. Sounds like they are correct with the 1-10 twist.

I can't draw on first hand experience here, so just "go with the pros" at Shilen.

BTW, if any of you don't have a hot date for the weekend, drop by the Bladesmith EXPO in San Antonio. We are at the Hilton downtown by the Alamo. Demonstrations on Friday during the day...forging, engraving, damascus making and so on. The very best bladesmiths are there, and previews have revealed some incredible knives. Let me know you are coming and I will get you in on your good looks :-)

Bailey,

OK. So let's go with 1 in 10 for the k-hornet barrels you are making for me! Believe they'll be .224 as the modern caliber, too.

Would much enjoy going to San Antonio, but it's a long flight from Kabul. The elections are tomorrow and I'm part of the US gov't support for them, and likely to be here some weeks longer or even until mid-October if no one wins an absolute majority 20 August and there's a run off.

Regards, Tim

OK, will do just that. 1-10 it is.

Please do keep you head down over there. Been keeping an aya on that area and it is certainly hot over there.

Best to you and a speedy trip home!!

Bailey,

Please post those In Process pictures of the damascus action rifle here, too. I did not see that option on your web pages, but am happy with my more conventional choice.

Thanks!

Terry,

It's certainly not too late for damascus on your rifle. I wanted to get this one underway and resolve a couple of issues with making sure the design would work with the damascus I make before offering it as an option.

I would like to place an order for one of your double rifles in 22 Hornet. Let me know when to send a check for deposit.
Leonard

Leonard,

I sent you a PM, but please feel free to e-mail me at baileybradshaw@netscape.com as well.

Thanks,
Bailey