Pinging Alphawolf45

[JCHannum]

I didn't want to hijack Harold's thread on his fine build, but want to welcome you here. I am sure many here would be interested in seeing some of your builds. Several of us are familiar with your work from other boards, but others possibly have not seen it.

Even the mouse trap.

[Alphawolf45]

JCHannum
Metalsworking is my hobby. I'm not really the tool and diemaker I play on the internet and not too far into the gunsmithing hobby either. I've built 18 guns over the last 5 years.. Still considerable new stuff to learn..I've gotten better at it, I do much better than when I first started..But too, I only invest a couple hundred dollars at most into each gun project. I believe I could do significantly better build if I could put 6K into a single build as Harold did...Hehhehhehh That would be something...................I'm retired /disabled/ too lazy to work , am on a fixed budget..Am feeling highly fortunate to have a shop and machines and the time and money to stay busy at it.
. What could I show you?

[JCHannum]

JCHannum. What could I show you?

You can show us any of your scratchbuilt guns, the Marlin 1892, the Stevens 44-1/2's ( I think you did more than one), the 1/2 scale Highwalls and any of the others of the 18 you have built.

If you could pass along a few build tips as well, it would help some others in seeing alternate approaches to a machining problem. In particular your method of machining an action in halves and welding it together.

Sometimes the professional is hidebound by tradition while the skilled amateur, not knowing it can't be done blazes a new trail.

[Jim Shaper]

+1

I'd love to see more home built guns.

[Kibby]

Sometimes the professional is hidebound by tradition while the skilled amateur, not knowing it can't be done blazes a new trail.

That's profound. I do believe I have material for a new sig! :)

[deltaenterprizes]

Sometimes the professional is hidebound by tradition while the skilled amateur, not knowing it can't be done blazes a new trail.

This is mostly caused by the handicap of a college education in modern society where you are not taught how to think but what to think. This is seen in Asian cultures, "follow the master" mentality and was a big problem in their engineering. We are suffering from it today.