New Sidelock build - Leman Cross Plains Rifle

FrontierGander

Lil-Rokslider
Joined
Jan 19, 2020
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271
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CO
Arrived safely! A Doc White, in the white, kit gun. I've already started by inletting the barrel channel larger and then proceeded to bed the tang and barrel for a nice weather resistant sealed fit. Any tiny little wood splinters, I shaved or sanded away before bedding it. By the time its fully bedded, It'll be from the tang, all the way to the nose cap.

This gun uses an Austin & Helleck .50cal barrel with 1:66 twist. Maple stock is gorgeous! A lot of wood removal at the butt end of the stock, but that's a good problem to have. The lock panel will also need quite a bit of wood removed.

The pewter nose cap needed a lot of filing inside of the barrel channel. I got it close to flush with the wood, but that wasn't really needed as I was bedding the rifle anyway.

Just some shots I took today of the rifle. I'll post more as the build goes on.











 

Wapiti1

WKR
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Sep 18, 2017
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3,573
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Indiana
Very nice. Was the pewter cap cast in place? I want to try that technique on my next build.

How will you finish the lock plate?

Jeremy
 
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