I finished this gun from a kit last winter... I don't think I ever got around to posting photos.
I really enjoy shooting this front stuffer. 60 grains of FFg Pyrodex some .015 pillow ticking and a round ball and i can put them under 2 inches @ 100 all day long...
The stock after shaping was sanded to 400 grit and whiskered twice. A mixture of alcohol stains were used to get a nice dark color to the European walnut and then I hand rubbed with either 1000 grit sandpaper and down to 0000 steel wool a dozen (yes 12) coats of tung oil.
The metal furniture and barrel were heavily browned with laurel mountain forge solution in a sweat box. I took some 000 steel wool and rubbed it back to a semi- bright / gray - brown color which gives it a nice aged / patina'd look. I've let it rust up a bit around the nipple and after rubbing back has left some surface pitting to add to the look.
I used a large flat mill file drawn down the length of the top 3 lands to remove all of the punched printing done by Lyman. In it's place I put it in the Bridgeport and did a little bit of engraving...
Now I just need to figure out what to build next.... I am thinkin Isaac Haines styled early PA long rifle - flint... Nothing overly fancy and or ornate. Something to hunt with that balances nicely with a 42" swamped barrel in 50 or 54 caliber.
I hope she is as pleasing to your eye as she is to mine...
Lyman GPR Photos
