Well, the barrel is inletted, the lock plate is in, the barrel key is in, and two thunderbird escutcheons for the barrel key are ready, cut from German Silver.

The front and rear sight are on. Next step is to inlet the lock parts, then make a trigger bar and trigger. That'll probably take a week. And another week to inlet the trigger mechanism and make sure the trigger & lock are working. Then I'll probably buy a cast triggerguard. After installing the triggerguardcomes the stock shaping and inlay inletting. Then the polishing and browning ofthe barrel, lock, and final finishing of the curly maple stock...

Then comes load development. Don't know whether to stich to PRB or try the 250-grain Lee .50 R.E.A.L. Maybe by deer season I'll have a pistol to try......