Bill Raby is continuing his 4 bore rifle build series! On part 17 now, he’s finishing up the ramrod pipe as he moves towards completion. be on the lookout for Bill and this cannon this fall!

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Part 1 – Introduction, Parts

Part 2 – Plans, Layout, Crowning the muzzle

Part 3 – Breech Plug

Part 4 – Breech Plug

Part 4.5 – Tools

Part 5 – Barrel Chanel Preparation

Part 6 – Breech Plug

Part 7 – Breech Plug, Marking Out Barrel Channel

Part 8 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 9 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 10 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 11 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 12 – Inletting Barrel Channel, Barrel Lugs

Part 13 – Barrel Lugs

Part 14 – Entry Pipe

Part 15 – Ramrod Pipes

Part 16 – Ramrod Pipes

Part 17 – Ramrod Pipe

This project is a flintlock 4 bore English rifle. It’s an elephant gun. These were the largest hunting rifles to ever be in general use. This one will represent one that would have been made around 1840. At that time the percussion rifles were much more common, but 4 bores were made in flintlock in small numbers right up until the time cartridges became available. I will be trying to keep it as historically accurate as I can.

I am not an expert at this. I am not going to show you the right way or the best way to do this. I am just showing you how I am doing it. There are a number of books and videos out there about how to build guns. Every one of them is going to show you a different way to do things. Study all of them and decide what way is going to work best for you.