Daryl --- the gun that will be used to copy from will be in exceptional shape, as good as we can get. Also, Parts will be machined a tad oversized and hand fitted.
Chuck and all, thanks for your support. The man who will be making this gun will roto-forge the bbl blanks around a stellite mandrel. On hearing my concern re. steel shot & best stell for bbl's , he suggested a manginese alloyed steel that is the very best for abbrasion resistance whaich he has worked with when making parts for the aircraft ind. Samples of a variety of these steels are to be sent off to Glenn Fewless within the next few days so that he may slow rust blue them to see who well they take to bluing.
More info to be forthcoming as I get it. Ken
