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So it begins, the Tn. bear pistol

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Eric Krewson:
The seller misplaced the breechplug for the barrel, he said he would ship it to me as soon as he found it but was really tied up with farming right now. I have to repair the forge a friend gave me so I can make the trigger guard and ramrod pipes.

Like I said, this is going to be a long-drawn-out project.

Eric Krewson:
While still gathering "stuff", I am working on making an anvil out of a piece of railroad track that someone cut a crude anvil out of with an acetylene torch. After watching the YouTube videos on the subject, I decided I would like a more refined anvil in my shop than of the rusty object I bought for $5.

This piece of track was well worn with the train wheels rolling the edges over like a mushroom. The first order of business is to square it up, this is going to take a while.



One side done;

Eric Krewson:
The winter doldrums and hunting season is over, time to get back in the shop.

The breech plug was misplaced by the seller, I bought a new one and decided to change things up so I bought one with a lollipop tang for a TN rifle to use. I have to be different.

The first order of business is to time the plug, it has to bottom out in the breech and have the tang line up with the top flat of the barrel at the same time. This involves filing off the end of the breech plug little by little until the fit is right.

The plug is a little long;



The threaded breech depth;



I used a 5/8 18 nut as a filing guide to keep things straight. I was told if I split the nut I could close down on it in a vise and it would hold my breech plug securely for filing, nope, the nut is too thick to compress.

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