Metal Muzzles?

[watermanlou]

Hey all,

Has anyone made their own metal muzzle (e.g., Wong, Alexander)? I wondered if anyone has some ideas, or even better, plans on how to do this. If not, should I just try to purchase one?

As a related subject, is a metal muzzle even needed? I'm using a 60 inch, enclosed track, laminated Teak gun stock (1 3/4" High X 1 3/8" thick) with three to four bands. I've read that having the metal muzzle will prolong the life of the gun by preventing wearing and tear on the wood due to inserting the shaft.

I would appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,

Lou

 

[icarus pacific]

Don't reinvent the wheel

While I've not made my own aluminum muzzle, I've certainly used and modified Steve Alexander's very well made muzzles.

While it's debatable whether a metal muzzle is necessary for your particular setup, i.e., 3-4 bands, as the number of bands increases and the stress on the grain of the wood grows, it's a nice feeling to know that you have what is in essence a metal girdle up there keeping things together.

Wear on the wood-wise, releiving the end of the gun's track 2-3 inches will allow you to fiddle with loading the shaft without undue loss of accuracy, and speed your loading as well.

 

[watermanlou]

Reinvent! Not If I don't have to!

Hey Icarus,

Believe me, I don't want to make my own muzzle if I don't have to. However, I talked to Steve Alexander a couple of weeks ago, and he basically told me there was no way to get a muzzle from him. First they are too expensive, and second he uses them all on his guns! So, I thought second best was to make my own. If you have any leads on how I could obtain a used S.A. muzzle, I would appreciate it. I'm sure I could modify it to suit my needs.

Lou