OK, now that is cool, pretty sure I have to have one of these now TOO.
you guys are a BAD influence on me
OK, now that is cool, pretty sure I have to have one of these now TOO.
you guys are a BAD influence on me
Here are a couple pictures of my two underhammers, the one with the brass frame was made by John Taylor, he does very nice work. The other one is a heavyweight, 28 lbs.
Is there anyone still making a good quality underhammer rifle?
I would be interested in a .58 cal or maybe a .54.
Jack
I believe deer creek is still selling actions, 765-525-6181. I can build one but I'm backed up about 6 months. If money is no problem, contact Roger Renner 775-453-9355 http://underhammers.blogspot.com/
Actions are available from Muzzle Loader Builder Supply :http://muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.co...ct=Underhammer
not exactly a kit but depending on your skill or desire something to think about.
Careful though as that action does not have a Half Cock notch.
Mark at Fire&Iron has been pretty good to converse with also. Has a couple stock actions. 8)
http://www.fire-iron.biz/
I have built a few of these actions and found out later that there is some controversy about the ownership of the molds. Seems the man who made the molds contends they were stolen from him. Seems he was having the castings made up by a company that went out of business and when he went to retrieve his molds he found out they had been sold. Got the information here http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fu.../fusionbb.php?
The action is more for a bench gun with a large diameter barrel. I cut the upper tang and lowered it for a smaller barrel on one. I found that it would be just as easy to build this type of action from scratch if you have the proper tools. With the tang lower and the top of the action octagon it got down to a manageable size
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |