How to find barrel maker custom build blackpowder

[fredqc]

Hi,

i want to know the barrel maker of the custom build blackpowder rifle i have and tried to disassemble the rifle to get a look, but i cant find how to do it... I am not used to this kind of rifle:



I removed 2 screws at the trigger guard



the side screw:



and not sure what to do next...


Thanks

 

[vagrantviking]

The small silvery pins below the barrel would need to come out.
The chance of buggering the wood is high so you really don't want to try without very good reason. It's not too likely to have much info anyway as the barrel was likely finished by whoever made the gun and would have put any markings in plain sight.

 

[mooncoon]

the custom muzzle loader builders that I know use barrels from one of several reputable barrel makers, all of which are in the US. I have bought 2 or 3 custom barrels and none had the maker's name stamped on them. I have also bought one or two barrels which came from a gun made by a custom builder and they had the builder's name on it. The short answer is that you are unlikely to find the barrel maker's name on the bottom of the barrel and may or may not find the builder's name there. Ultimately what is important is how well does your gun shoot?

cheers mooncoon

 

[fredqc]

thanks for the info. My friend want to sell this rifle and a potential buyer wanted to know the maker of the barrel. I dont think i will risk damaging the stock...

 

[mooncoon]

thanks for the info. My friend want to sell this rifle and a potential buyer wanted to know the maker of the barrel. I dont think i will risk damaging the stock...

What is worth knowing is the twist rate of the rifling. A gun intended for shooting only patched round ball should have a slow twist rate; say around 1:68 as opposed to the more common comprise twists of 1:48 inches. The slow twist barrel is much more forgiving in terms of the most accurate load while the 1:48 twist barrels tend to be a bit fussy and accuracy drops off markedly if the charge is above or below its favorite charge. It has also been my experience that the most accurate load also is quite different with different granulations of powder and it is not a case of most accurate velocity because for me at least, the most accurate load using 3F was much slower than the most accurate load of 2F

cheers mooncoon

 

[Ol' Flinter]

The small pin that passes through the fore end beneath the barrel holds it in the stock, along with the tang bolt. You also must remove the ramrod and the crossbolt that holds the lock in place as they otherwise can interfere with removal of the barrel. Even though the rifle may be a "Custom-made" gun, if the barrel is from a commercial maker then it will definitely be stamped with the name and rifling twist rate and likely that will be found on the bottom barrel flat at the breech. That little retaining pin should slide out quite easily if nudged with a slightly undersize pin punch.