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Offline Mike Yancey

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Lehigh style barn gun
« on: September 17, 2019, 07:16:21 pm »
Here's a little 3/4'' 36'' 40 caliber straight barrel that Im starting from scratch for my oldest sons Christmas present. Got the barrel inlet today and the ramrod hole and channel drilled and done today.

 



I am also building one for myself in the same style with a longer a weight swamped barrel. I had it shaped and inlet for me by Cheney Looper at Primitive Arms Co. I will post pictures of it as I go as well.


This is the one that Cheney Looper did for me.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2019, 07:19:52 pm »
I'm looking forward to seeing this progress
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2019, 04:50:52 pm »

Did some shaping in the wrist and cheek piece area today.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2019, 11:59:08 am »
Glad to see it, I've just begun a new project, also. :OK
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2019, 07:02:48 pm »


Got the breech plug in and timed on the from scratch build today. Now I can inlet the tang and pin the barrel.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2019, 09:03:17 am »


I got the tang inlet and ready for the dovetails in the barrel for the pins.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2019, 11:36:20 am »

Im building two 40's in the same style at the same time. One is a pre carve the other from scratch. This is the tang that I just inlet this morning in the pre carve rifle. I like the fit and have barrel lugs marked out and ready to dovetail in the barrel. I like the short scratch's feel right now but they will both make great rifles. There is just something about the way that the little 36'' barrel one points and balances.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2019, 08:53:40 am »


Got the lock plate in my 40.


Also did some stock work on my scratch build for my Son's Christmas rifle.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2019, 09:55:55 am »

Coming together. One of these will most likely be going to New Mexico with me in a few weeks to Mountain Lion hunt.
My left shoulder is killing me and I cant lift or pull a bow over half draw. Have an appointment with a surgeon in December to see what needs to be done.
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2019, 12:47:54 pm »
That's excellent looking work!  Hope you can get your shoulder squared away.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2019, 09:42:03 am »

Drilled and tapped for the lock bolt last night on the scratch build.

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Offline Mike Yancey

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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2019, 05:31:32 pm »
Been on the scratch build for the last two days and its starting to come together.





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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2019, 06:49:38 am »
That's coming together nicely Mike.  :OK
Hope the shoulder isn't giving you too much trouble.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2019, 11:09:53 am »
Very nice work!  Those look be very fine guns.  Get the shoulder fixed, interferes with drawing a bow, and aiming a rifle!  Good luck on the hunt!
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Lehigh style barn gun
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2019, 07:46:30 pm »
Hey, Mike!  I enjoyed your squirrel story in PA this month.  Lots of homemade bows on here, but not too many homemade guns!  :)
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