Thanks for the link
Wildeboer. I'll give it a try.
Very neat. I have a 1830 underhammer that uses a drive pin to change barrels and fires through a nipple directly into the barrel like an HA in fact it was made under that original Patton.
Pictures
Lee. Pictures.
I do have one thought though. If this rifle is going to have replaceable barrels might I suggest two alignment pins in the receiver that line up to recesses in the barrel so mating of all barrels will be identical and hammer/nipple are in perfect alignment each time a barrel is changed. Or a single horizontal running pin that goes through the receiver and through a notch/hole on the barrel.
I had considered that
Bronko. But concluded it won't be necessary. It should be a simple matter of aligning the nipple with the striker when tightening down the barrel. I don't think it will be able to rotate upon firing after it's tight. An alignment pin can always be added if it proves to be necessary in early testing.
Once this sucker is done I will be honored to have a sample for field testing. I would like a .45 with a 1:30 twist and a .50 with a 1:24 for validating accuracy, functionality, and ease of use.
That's a good idea
Bronko. Tell you what, why don't you talk to Doc White and have him make the two barrels for slip fit conicals. You can give him your credit card number and have the barrels shipped to me. I promise to send the gun to you for testing one day. Really I do. Really.
You found the PDF file about the Carleton that I uploaded. I had forgotten all about posting that.
That's hilarious
Arcticap. I am continually amazed by the power of the Internet. Research that once took days in a library and would be likely unsuccessful now takes seconds sitting at home.