Here it is. Stained and sealed straight off the pattern copier years back as a field replacement. Lots of work to do to make it both an accurate fit and decent looking....some flaws and internal cracked wood and plenty loose wood to metal fit. There's no fix other than bedding...odd on a muzzleloader but needed. So, here we go.
All the carving marks from the routers still in the wrist.
Router marks up front and no effort at all to shape and smooth the action panels.
The lock is nearly rusted firm inside....barrel breech was rusted shut but strangely, the bore appears to be decent and useable. Lets hope it all turns out well. At least the wood is a nearly blank canvas to start with, after repairs.
Way too much wood in the wrist and the tang is a sloppy loose fit....even with screws.
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But....the silver lining, its Beautiful under there!
ProBed...not as friendly to work with as Acra Gel and only one shade of brown, medium (acragel can be stained to infinite shades and has no fiberglass filler making it a much smoother application and much smoother flow...but ProBed works fine and in these times of great shortage, I'm tickled to have it...it was a 3 week wait just for this kit!)
ProBed comes with a wax based release agent. I pitch it out along with the Liquid Acragel release agent. If you want your parts to come out of the bedding later, use grease. Rig is my choice, light coat on all metal parts and screw threads. Once I started using it, parts quit stickin to the wood. Makes me very happy. And, no brush marks or gob marks in the bedding, just nice and smooth fit.
All the carving marks from the routers still in the wrist.
Router marks up front and no effort at all to shape and smooth the action panels.
The lock is nearly rusted firm inside....barrel breech was rusted shut but strangely, the bore appears to be decent and useable. Lets hope it all turns out well. At least the wood is a nearly blank canvas to start with, after repairs.
Way too much wood in the wrist and the tang is a sloppy loose fit....even with screws.
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But....the silver lining, its Beautiful under there!
ProBed...not as friendly to work with as Acra Gel and only one shade of brown, medium (acragel can be stained to infinite shades and has no fiberglass filler making it a much smoother application and much smoother flow...but ProBed works fine and in these times of great shortage, I'm tickled to have it...it was a 3 week wait just for this kit!)
ProBed comes with a wax based release agent. I pitch it out along with the Liquid Acragel release agent. If you want your parts to come out of the bedding later, use grease. Rig is my choice, light coat on all metal parts and screw threads. Once I started using it, parts quit stickin to the wood. Makes me very happy. And, no brush marks or gob marks in the bedding, just nice and smooth fit.