Track of the Wolf Bucks County Rifle Kit update #14

duelist1954 · July 21, 2013, 08:31 AM

It has been so long since I posted an update that some of you have written to me asking if I abandoned the build.

I have not. I've been just so slammed with magazine work the last couple of months that I haven't had time to work on it. But on Thursday I cleared my last deadline for July, and I could get back into the shop for awhile.

In this update I'm lowering the sides of the ramrod channel. In the next update I'll be installing the nose cap. I was planning for all that to be on one video, but it just got to be too long.

As usual, let me remind you that I am not an accomplished rifle builder. This is my first build in 20 years. There are undoubtedly better ways of doing things...this is just how I do them. If that stimulated discussion of better techniques from the more knowledgeable among us, I welcome the opportunity to learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS1mk3VUmNY

**4V50 Gary** · July 21, 2013, 09:57 AM

Jack Brooks has an article on forming one piece brass nose caps in Contemporary Long Rifle. Of course, you need to have the dies to make it.

Wyosmith · July 21, 2013, 10:23 AM

Here is a tutorial I did a few years ago that my old friend Colin Stolzer put on his site for all to see. It's a bit more advanced than a kit build, but I am sure there is info in it that will help you.

Use the link.

http://blackpowderfa.proboards.com/i...lay&thread=194

Doc Hoy · July 21, 2013, 10:43 AM

Lot of good techniques from an obvious expert.

Hawg · July 21, 2013, 10:48 AM

Colin has start to finish videos of his builds on my forum.

**4V50 Gary** · July 21, 2013, 07:01 PM

Great link Wyosmith!

Hawg · July 21, 2013, 07:18 PM

Colin is definitely a master builder.

July 21, 2013, 09:57 AM	#2
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	Jack Brooks has an article on forming one piece brass nose caps in Contemporary Long Rifle. Of course, you need to have the dies to make it. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 21, 2013, 10:43 AM	#4
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	What a neat thread! Lot of good techniques from an obvious expert. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

July 21, 2013, 07:01 PM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	Great link Wyosmith! __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

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July 21, 2013, 08:31 AM	#1
duelist1954 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 567	Track of the Wolf Bucks County Rifle Kit update #14 It has been so long since I posted an update that some of you have written to me asking if I abandoned the build. I have not. I've been just so slammed with magazine work the last couple of months that I haven't had time to work on it. But on Thursday I cleared my last deadline for July, and I could get back into the shop for awhile. In this update I'm lowering the sides of the ramrod channel. In the next update I'll be installing the nose cap. I was planning for all that to be on one video, but it just got to be too long. As usual, let me remind you that I am not an accomplished rifle builder. This is my first build in 20 years. There are undoubtedly better ways of doing things...this is just how I do them. If that stimulated discussion of better techniques from the more knowledgeable among us, I welcome the opportunity to learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS1mk3VUmNY

July 21, 2013, 10:23 AM	#3
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Here is a tutorial I did a few years ago that my old friend Colin Stolzer put on his site for all to see. It's a bit more advanced than a kit build, but I am sure there is info in it that will help you. Use the link. http://blackpowderfa.proboards.com/i...lay&thread=194

July 21, 2013, 10:48 AM	#5
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Colin has start to finish videos of his builds on my forum.

July 21, 2013, 07:18 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Colin is definitely a master builder.