Under-Hammer ?'s

[smokepolehall]

Looking for all pic's on the sights you have used, peep/open/scope & mounts bases. Bbl. diameters, Forearm pic's to observe the attachment used, pinned / d&t for screws. I saw a nice looking peep someone posted in past several weeks looked like the Company had it for around $25. It looked old style. Sometimes i create my own head aches. This 13/16" diameter bbl. does not have thickness to pin it. So for those who know more tell me if it is ok to pin forearm on.

 

[Garbler]

Come on guys I’m hoping to get some ideas too.
Rick

 

[smokepolehall]

There are some pic's & advice over in my Kit Time Thread from some of the good members here.

 

[Shotgunblasts]

You could try barrel bands.

 

[Hanshi]

My first was this underhammer and I've been a fan ever since. Still have it but have finally put it out to pasture for a good rest which it deserves. H&A Heritage model in .45 (actually closer to a .44) and weighs only 3 oz short of 8 lbs.

 

[smokepolehall]

Ya know those Under-Hammers are just fine looking rifles !

 

[Metalshaper03]

Here are a couple of mine... all home built..

 

[box_blaster]

Hard not to love the simplicity & elegant form I say. Never had the pleasure of handling one but hope to piece one together someday. Would love to have a pacific rifle co zephyr but they're too dang pretty. They offered a "peephorn" rear sight that looks like a neat concept at least to me.

 

[smokepolehall]

Here are a couple of mine... all home built..

They be couple nice rifles you have. I have .40 cal. light bbl. with a 1:48 in it. I have 7/8" x 32" coming in a 1:24 .40 cal. I may get another bbl. to switch out, it would be a tapered bbl. with a 1" breech down to a .850". I have not fully decided yet on that or the cal.

 

[smokepolehall]

Hard not to love the simplicity & elegant form I say. Never had the pleasure of handling one but hope to piece one together someday. Would love to have a pacific rifle co zephyr but they're too dang pretty. They offered a "peephorn" rear sight that looks like a neat concept at least to me.

Marbles Sight Co. makes those full Buckhorn rear sights your mentioned as a peep-horn.

 

[Hanshi]

The barrel on my H&A is a true wonder. I ordered it with progressive rifling and the accuracy, even after all these decades, still astonishes me. The forearm is off temporarily to repair a crack in the wood. This is one of the bobcats I killed with it back in the 1960s.

 

[smokepolehall]

The barrel on my H&A is a true wonder. I ordered it with progressive rifling and the accuracy, even after all these decades, still astonishes me. The forearm is off temporarily to repair a crack in the wood. This is one of the bobcats I killed with it back in the 1960s.

I see you have a little extra trigger guard. Has a long rear sight sitting top. Looks good.

 

[exarcher]

Looking for all pic's on the sights you have used, peep/open/scope & mounts bases. Bbl. diameters, Forearm pic's to observe the attachment used, pinned / d&t for screws. I saw a nice looking peep someone posted in past several weeks looked like the Company had it for around $25. It looked old style. Sometimes i create my own head aches. This 13/16" diameter bbl. does not have thickness to pin it. So for those who know more tell me if it is ok to pin forearm on.

I was watching a "chunk gun" competition on you (tube) the other day & many used underhammer guns,, but i didn't notice any of em using the forearm at all.. The do make fine looking rifles with them on for sure though!

 

[exarcher]

Here are a couple of mine... all home built..

that double set trigger rifle is sharp? where did it come from? first one i've seen like it

 

[Metalshaper03]

EX,

that is my H&A clone that my bud Marlow and I teamed up on. He helped make the 'frame' and I did the rest. The frame is heat blued and accents the brass bands that Marlow cut/brazed into the piece. The lock, or action, is on an insert and gets rid of the cross pins that are in a true H&A gun. When at a campfire someone asked when I'd build a DS underhammer?? I was told, by an expert.." better gun builders than you.. have tried to make a double set under hammer and couldn't.. So don't feel bad"

Well, I took that as a challenge and made the one! the works fit into 3.5-3.625" of length inside the frame. Admittedly it was a vanity
project.. just to show I could actually build one.. Glad you liked it!!

Respect Always
Metalshaper/Jonathan

 

[Patched]

Here’s something I made with eBay parts last winter…45 cal.1:28 twist 6 lbs….shoots XTPs in the tan sabots atop 100grs of T7 into 3/4” @50yds.
About $200 in the whole project…

 

[MrTom]

Now this is a unique rifle and I love that wood! Good job on this piece.