Bubbaed Barrel repair

[armoredman]

16

17

18

[LAGS]

Compare these pictures to previously posted pictures #1,4,11,12,13,&14

[skeettx]

Fun thread, holes can be very interesting

[LAGS]

Today I am inletting the lock.
Boy is this difficult.
Not the inletting , but because it is a left handers.
Over the years I have done about 15 guns from a blank stock, but none in left hand.
The Previous Bubba'ed issues aren't causing a concern, but doing things out of proper order slows things down a bit.
But the experience building kits in the past helps with my work.
Especially the ones that I Re Built that I bought used.
I do hope this thread shows others that things can be fixed or made better.

[armoredman]

Learning opportunity all around!

[indian joe]

gonna be a nice piece when its done - decent quality parts and a nice chunk of wood to work with
the pictures are gonna surprise some folk for sure

[FrankJD]

What is that expression? Polishing a something-or-other?

[LAGS]

I think this is just a bit more than Polishing.

[armoredman]

Will have more pictures up as soon as I can access the home computer - things are coming along!

[indian joe]

What is that expression? Polishing a something-or-other?

nah! this is a rebuild - like ya tore it down and sandblasted the chassis kind of rebuild
more of a challenge than a scratch build - cuz he will fix all the stuffed up parts along the way - and he wont leave any tracks along the way either
just hope the feller that receives it - appreciates what has been done!

[armoredman]

nah! this is a rebuild - like ya tore it down and sandblasted the chassis kind of rebuild
more of a challenge than a scratch build - cuz he will fix all the stuffed up parts along the way - and he wont leave any tracks along the way either
just hope the feller that receives it - appreciates what has been done!

Trust me, amigo, I will and my son will as well!
It's starting to remind me of when my Dad used to rebuild Model A's, by buying rusted frames and having them dipped and stretched. That's how the first car I drove was a Model T Rumble Seat. he didn't let me drive it very far, mind you...
I have had some of LAGS work and seen a bunch more - if it can be fixed, he can fix it.

[armoredman]

19


20


21


22


23


24

[LAGS]

Thank you for posting these pictures.
Today I got the Tang all inletted and about ready to glass bed in the areas where the stock was inletted in the wrong areas or too deep.
I also shortened the barrel as the owner requested.
But you can see how good the rifling is.
I also inletted the barrel Tennon into the bottom of the barrel.
Remember.
Bubba had just soldered the tennon to the bottom of the barrel before.
That made the tennon .090 lower on the barrel.
Whech made the tennon hang down into the slot for the ramrod because he had inletted the barrel so deeply.
I will set the barrel to the proper depth , and make sure the Tennon does not prevent the ramrod from going down the slot all the way.
Then I will Full Glass Bed the barrel channel so the stock fits the exact form and depth the barrel needs

[LAGS]

You can see in pictures 21 and 24 that he had inletted and moved the barrel back.
That caused binding between where the lock wraps around the breech plug.
That GAP will be Epoxy Bedded to make the stock fit the tang and provide recoil support when the rifle is fired.
Also you can see where I installed the Lock Bolt like it should have been installed and not like he Bubba Anchored the lock to the stock with two misplaced screws shown in picture # 1 ,4 &18

[armoredman]

This is one detailed restoration thread!

25

[LAGS]

I checked the Tennon to the ramrod clearance.
Now the ramrod will work under the barrel.
That clearance issue was probably why the rifle came without a ramrod.
I do hope that others see what is being done in this restoration , and many thing that they can do themselves.
I do not have some Fancy Machine Shop.
All the work I do and have done is with Hand Tools and just a couple power tools.
Like a electric drill , a drill press , a 12" disc sander.
Oh.
I do have a Dremmel tool.
But hardly ever use it.

[indian joe]

I checked the Tennon to the ramrod clearance.
Now the ramrod will work under the barrel.
That clearance issue was probably why the rifle came without a ramrod.
I do hope that others see what is being done in this restoration , and many thing that they can do themselves.
I do not have some Fancy Machine Shop.
All the work I do and have done is with Hand Tools and just a couple power tools.
Like a electric drill , a drill press , a 12" disc sander.
Oh.
I do have a Dremmel tool.
But hardly ever use it.

We tend to blame bubba for lack of ability when really most of the problems come from lack of patience - so in the rush to "git it done" the sharp chisel gets replaced by a dremel tool -----= ooooops took too much there ..................................too late mate!

[LAGS]

I just ran into another issue that will have to be addressed now that I set the tennon correctly.
Now the cross hole in the stock is too low.
So that will have to be filled with wood.
Then re inletted to the height needed to work correctly once the barrel is bedded.
No big deal.
And lucky he didn't recess the inlays for the pin into the stock.
I think moving the inlay plates up , will cover the repairs to the stock.
The old screw holes too will be filled with wood and then redrilled when I relocate the inlay plates.
If the inlays don't cover the repairs of the pin hole or screws, I then have the option of installing new Larger inlay plates.
If those can't be found , I can always make new brass or steel plates.

[indian joe]

I just ran into another issue that will have to be addressed now that I set the tennon correctly.
Now the cross hole in the stock is too low.
So that will have to be filled with wood.
Then re inletted to the height needed to work correctly once the barrel is bedded.
No big deal.
And lucky he didn't recess the inlays for the pin into the stock.
I think moving the inlay plates up , will cover the repairs to the stock.
The old screw holes too will be filled with wood and then redrilled when I relocate the inlay plates.
If the inlays don't cover the repairs of the pin hole or screws, I then have the option of installing new Larger inlay plates.
If those can't be found , I can always make new brass or steel plates.

German silver plates look kinda neat - can make them from old kitchen spoon or better an old silver plated coffee pot or such - the remaining silver comes off easy . can fabricate a nose cap from this too - one of the silver brazing alloys is a near perfect colour match

[Jackrabbit1957]

Old coins work too, used them to spruce up my Ferguson build.