The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The North Corral > Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old April 25, 2009, 08:02 PM   #1
Old No7
Member
 
Join Date: October 21, 2007
Posts: 59
"French fit" Schofield Gun Box

Hello gang:

Thought I'd share some pictures of my latest shop project, a "French-fitted" storage box for my Uberti Schofield.




Got the plain box for $20.00, spent $5.00 for a lid support, $3.00 for green felt, and $30.00 for the cavalry belt buckle, crossed cavalry swords and oil bottle from Dixie Gun Works -- and with the addition of a few hours labor -- Voila', here's a neat felt-lined storage box.




I cut the first form for the gun from 1" structural foam, which cut really easy on my scroll saw, and then when the dimensions were correct, I transferred those to a 3/4" piece of pine. I have to admit, the "French-fit" felt lining came out much better than I'd anticipated! Kinda impressed myself -- -- might just have to make another one to see if it was a fluke or not...



Does the Schofield shoot any better??? Nope, but since it sits more than it shoots, at least now it's sitting in style.

Tight groups!

Old No7
__________________
"Freedom and the Second Amendment... One cannot exist without the other." © 2000 DTH
Old No7 is offline  
Old April 25, 2009, 08:17 PM   #2
Walther22lr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 2, 2000
Location: Arizona Territory
Posts: 296
Now that is good looking!

I'd say you did a really good job!
Walther22lr is offline  
Old April 25, 2009, 10:00 PM   #3
scrat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 21, 2008
Posts: 214
sooo sweet
scrat is offline  
Old April 25, 2009, 10:04 PM   #4
olyinaz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 24, 2009
Location: Arizona
Posts: 877
GREAT job! Looks outstanding.

Cheers,
Oly
olyinaz is offline  
Old April 25, 2009, 11:17 PM   #5
Fingers McGee
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 19, 2008
Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 2,113
saweeeeeet!!!!!
__________________
Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters
Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce
Fingers McGee is offline  
Old April 26, 2009, 09:47 AM   #6
madcratebuilder
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 2, 2007
Location: Northern Orygun
Posts: 4,923
Great job with the felt. I have done some felt work and it's not as easy as it looks. What adhesive did you use? I have been using a fabric glue, but it well soak through the felt if I apply to much of it. Is that the Cabela's $20 case?
madcratebuilder is offline  
Old April 26, 2009, 10:07 AM   #7
Pahoo
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 16, 2006
Location: IOWA
Posts: 8,783
It's all in the details and my compliments !!! .....


Be Safe !!!
Pahoo is offline  
Old April 26, 2009, 02:52 PM   #8
Piper Cub
Junior member
 
Join Date: February 5, 2009
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 491
Beautiful firearm. Looks like the box came from the factory. Nice felt/fitting work.
Piper Cub is offline  
Old April 26, 2009, 08:11 PM   #9
Old No7
Member
 
Join Date: October 21, 2007
Posts: 59
Quote:
I have done some felt work and it's not as easy as it looks. What adhesive did you use? I have been using a fabric glue, but it well soak through the felt if I apply to much of it.
I used Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue from Wally-World, it's what the clerk who sold me the felt suggested. It goes on cold, but with the consistency of "hot glue", and I spread it evenly with a stick. It seemed to penetrate only the glue side of the felt -- I think the trick is to have an even coating of glue and don't "push too hard" on the felt, or you squeeze glue into it. Having a thin and even coat of glue on the wood helped too.

Thanks all for the kind complements too!

Later this spring, I will make another box (got this one locally, at a gun shop) for a Uberti 1862 Pocket Police, and God Willing and the creek don't rise, I will take pictures as I build it and post a tutorial of sorts.

Tight groups!

Old No7
__________________
"Freedom and the Second Amendment... One cannot exist without the other." © 2000 DTH
Old No7 is offline  
Old April 26, 2009, 11:33 PM   #10
arcticap
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 15, 2005
Location: Central Connecticut
Posts: 3,166
j-bird posted an entire pistol box making tutorial in June, 2007 titled
"My New ‘51 Navy Display Case!".
It documents how he made his 2nd "improved" pistol box, and contains many useful hints for anyone that's considering to build one.

Here it is:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...building+a+box

Last edited by arcticap; April 27, 2009 at 12:09 AM.
arcticap is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:08 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.06961 seconds with 8 queries