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The Building Of A 2 Bore Double Rifle
Some time ago I came across the work of Colin Stolzer. Someone mentioned a 2 bore cartridge rifle that was being built and I had to check it out. Big bore rifles have fascinated me for some time, although there’s nothing around that would call upon the use of such an implement. There’s something fascinating to me about the launching of an ounce or more of lead by means of black powder. In this case it is the launching of 8 ounces of lead. The “bore rifles” are named according to the number of balls the diameter of the bore of the rifle that it takes to equal a pound. Samuel W. Baker (author of The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, Wild Beasts and Their Ways and other works from the 19th century) referred to rifles in varying ways. “Number 10″ was a ten bore, “Number 12″ was a 12 bore, “two ounce” was an eight bore, “four ounce” was a four bore and then there was “Baby” – his two bore rifle. One could also refer to them by gauge, thus a 10 bore would be the same as a 10 gauge, a 12 bore as a 12 gauge, etc.
Now Colin is looking to outdo himself. He has taken on a project in which he will build a DOUBLE BARREL 2 bore rifle. He calls it the “Double Deuce” – and he’s documenting his build on YoutTube. I intend to keep updating this post and adding the videos in order as they come out. So far he is up to video five, over forty hours of machine time alone.
Mr. Stolzer also has published a book on making muzzle loading locks from materials. You can preview then order it by clicking here.
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Do you trust God?
Recently I had a discussion online with someone regarding a picture I’d posted that “rubbed them wrong”. (the actual words were “Where is the ‘Dislike’ button?”) The objection came from different interpretations of the command to not take the Lord God’s name in vain. In the course of the discussion the idea of trusting God came up. I mentioned that to me God is my all in all. He is my Doctor, Mechanic, Gunsmith, Watchman and more . I trust Him to care for me in all areas of my life. The other person replied, essentially, “You don’t really trust in God as you carry a gun.” Since the conversation had carried on long enough (more than long enough probably) I let that go unanswered at the time – but the idea keeps bouncing around in my head. What does it mean to trust God? Read the rest of this entry »
Memories From the Sertão
The sun was still high as I climbed into my hammock. It was near four o’clock and I’d slung my hammock about three meters in the air in the branches of a berry tree. It was hot and still with only an occasional breath of breeze moving the dusty foliage. It was early August, the dry season had begun two months before and now the animal citizens of the sertão were feeding on blossoms and berries under the great trees at night. This was to be my first attempt at the espera, that most typical of hunting styles in Brazil’s great north-east. Read the rest of this entry »
20 Bore Lathe Turned Shells
Over all length: 2.185″
Rim diameter: 0.785″
Shell diameter in front of rim: 0.656″
Shell diameter at mouth: 0.667″
Case thickness at mouth: 0.055″
Depth from mouth to bottom of shell: 1.90″
Depth of primer pocket vertical edge: 0.090″
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Why Do You Carry A Gun?
The following came to me via the internet. I don’t know who wrote it, but there’s some food for thought here indeed. If anyone can supply the proper attribution I’d appreciate it if you would.
I don’t carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
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If Vehicles Were Treated Like Firearms
Just think what life would be like if automobiles were treated like firearms.
- You could not purchase a long vehicle until you were at least 18. In some states you would only be able to purchase ANY vehicle after your 21st birthday.
- You could only obtain a short vehicle after your 21st birthday. Read the rest of this entry »
Firing The Kentucky For The First Time
Yesterday was Saint Joseph’s day here in Colombia (that’s what I was told anyway, at least it was a three day weekend). So we took some time and ran up to the gun club. Got down to the 50 meter range and found a bunch of junk all over. Turns out they’d hosted a three day IPSC match – and didn’t tell me about it. 
Oh well, I didn’t have the ammo for it anyway. STILL it would have been nice to know about. But I digress. Initial disappointment was forgotten as I settled down to try out the “new” CVA Kentucky. It is an old kit rifle that Lancer gave me a while back, a couple years ago I carried it down with me. Someone did a horrid job of putting it together, but I was able to get it looking pretty much OK over a period of a couple years. But since I finished it up a couple weeks ago there has been no time for the range.
First Shot
The Volcanic – or – Building A Gun From Scratch
I’ve been a member and a moderator of Paco Kelly’s leverguns.com forum since it was started several years ago. It’s a great place to hang out when time allows and is populated by some of the finest folks on the internet.
Recently a fellow started posting there. He goes by the name Charlie and builds guns for a hobby. Now, a lot of folks do that anymore. They’ll order up a bunch of parts from Brownells or Midway or one of a number of other places and put them together. Some of the guns so produced are fairly easy to do. Put everything in the right place and PRESTO! You’ve got a functional firearm. Others are more demanding, requiring some filing or stoning of parts to get them to fit and function properly. But all these have one thing in common – they rely on mass produced factory parts. Not that I’m trying to take anything away from the folks who build a gun this way, not at all. I’m in the process of building up a Kentucky rifle from a poorly built kit that was given to me a couple years back. It takes time and effort to get it right. Read the rest of this entry »
When Guns Are Outlawed – part two
A while back I did a quick blurb called “When Guns Are Outlawed“. Well, since then I also read about a new knife for sale in the UK that is “stab proof”. Haven’t seen any pics yet, but I suspect it will have something like a large flat thing welded or forged on the tip. As shown by the pics in the article above, such measures will never defeat anyone who wants a weapon capable of stabbing someone. Read the rest of this entry »
The IZH Baikal 46M
This year a friend gave me an IZH Baikal 46M target pistol. It is a 4.5mm (.177 caliber) Russian built pistol. It’s made of blue steel and wood – the way God intended pistols to be made. 
And I am tickled pink with it – now. At first I was a bit underwhelmed. Accuracy, even from a rest, left a lot to be desired. It’s designed for 10 meter competition and I was unable to get decent groups at that range. Well, I’ve never been one to worry about design limits in my pellet guns. The Gamo CFX had the scope rail removed, the front sight base replaced, the rear sight removed and a Mendoza rear sight fitted to it. A pin sight was fitted to the new aluminum block front sight base and a Charlie Da Tuna trigger replaced the stamped steel factory one. And then it got pressed into service for a 50 meter rifle. So it was natural for me to want to press the 46M into service at 25 meters – but it wouldn’t group right at 10.
