Hi John, thank you. The anvil is stamped Portsmouth Navy Yard, England, 1841.

Hello, Tienes una historia personal interesante con los Rolling Blocks. El rifle que se muestra aquí debe haber tenido buen aspecto cuando salió de fábrica. Es posible que haya pasado por muchas batallas o simplemente haya sufrido abusos. No es bonito ahora.

@@dr.durellshepard398 dr. en mi País es bastante fácil conseguir Rolling Blocks, fue la primera arma reglamentaria del Ejército, en el siglo XIX. Y posteriormente muy usadas en la revolución de 1904, por parte de los revolucionarios. El ejército ahí ya usaba el Mauser 1892 en 7mm Mauser, como arma reglamentaria.

Tried a bullet .005" larger.

Tried a bullet .005" larger.

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They are elusive and turn up in the most unsuspecting places. Thanks so much for watching and the kind comment.......Doc

Hello, and thanks for the comment. I guess this system was fine in its day compared to the flintlock which it was trying to replace, but as you say, in a few years the Joslyn would use a totally contained cartridge. Regards...Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 Agreed, I think It's honestly for me, the priming mechanism, I saw what ya did there, and was like.Wow, intensive.

BTW I've followed you well, heh, a while, I just never say much, becouse nobody wants to hear what I think. I'm O.K. with that. Keep up the good work Sir.

​@@Iowahorse Well Sir, I thank you so much for the support.

Hello Sir, and thank you for a different perspective on rook rifle history. In the U.S. where you could not get the original ammunition, many were converted to .22 LR. Best Regards...Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 A lot of the same over here also, stocks of English ammo found,but some converted . If it was one of mine ,i would have perhaps converted it to .38 Special as some of them are not that far from it ,a d easy to find components and ammo for .

@@dr.durellshepard398 the 6*70R was made as insertion barrels for shotguns or drillings, but Krieghoff also chamber it in combo gun sets and drillings also. Quite similar to some older German or English cartridges they are if one looks on it . Little gas pressures,modest speed and good working they give., And a soft bullet behaving quite nicely on top of it .

​@@MrPh30 Sounds fine to me, I love soft lead bullets and light loads, a proper fit for the antique arms I play with, not trying to break any land speed records.

They take the Nosler Ballistic Tip Hunting type 95 grain . In the 6mm at that speed it mushrooms fine . Similar a 110 Vmax in 7,62x39 in bolt can do also . With the 123 powder charge it disrupts little .

Hello Sir, I have pondered that myself, and can't make sense of it in its present configuration. I suspect it is the coarse acme thread that holds the breech plug in place, but there is no need to have it extend that far into the chamber. I further conjecture that this breech plug may have been of the system Delvigne and was removed and cut back flush to its present location. Good question. Best regards.....Doc

Hi Gp, What a nasty little weapon. Can you imagine being in a serious conflict and having a brace of them suspended on your saddle ? The primer tubes worked very well, all I made went off, only one or two needed another wack. Cap & ball has a great channel and this is a gun of his homeland, so he knows them inside and out. The guns of Louis Tiege and Henry Delvigne, the Kammer-buchse, Jagerstutzen, and kammer-louder, all the early arms of the Hapsburg's, even the schpiz-kooger !!! This gun hung on the wall for years, so it was time to experience it. Best regards....Doc

P.S. I had to crack a grin myself the moment I saw the little face emerge.

Agreed Sir, I would hate to be on the receiving end of that load. ( or a buck-n-ball )..................Doc

Hi Barry and happy 4th weekend. I did have a ball making the ammo. I also purchased small brass tubing the size of the rolled tubes, but never got around to try them yet. Best regards...Doc

Hi Dan, and thanks so much for the benevolent commentary, it is appreciated. Regards...Doc

God dag herr Loken, hope you are having a relaxing summer. That gun sat on the wall for years and it is interesting and I had never shot it. Great fun making the ammo and she was well behaved on the range. Pleased that you could join me on the adventure.....Doc

Hi Mike, Glad you came along on the shoot. Wow! the 8 bore pinfire sounds grand. Best of luck on the ammo build. One of the favorite cartridges in my collection is an 8 bore "Cement Gun" round used for cleaning out furnaces and kilns. Regards....Doc

Hi Chris, and happy 4th to you also. I started this project last November. It was time consuming but loads of fun. Regards...Doc

Hi Dave, Happy 4th. Thanks so much for the kind commentary.....Doc

Congratulation on your gun accusation, they are not real common in the states. Wouldn't it be grand to know who used it and when. ...Doc

Absolutely Sir, that priming compound is very corrosive. Thank you for commenting.

Well said, good Sir !

Thanks for commenting and let me direct you to the Mike Harrell channel ( just click on his red M in these comments ). He does a lot with pinfires.

@@dr.durellshepard398 Awesome, thanks.

Hi "Just", and a happy 4th weekend to you as well. I was hoping that one of the more seasoned Gents would pick up on the Betamax comparison. ............Doc

Hi Robert, Being that short, like a big pistol, it was a little unsettling shooting it in close proximity to ones face.

I gotta agree, 30 inches at pretty much .70 is crazy. Tho like a stocked(ish) version of the old horse pistols. Well Good Golly Miss Molly That priming tho...

Good morning Dan, and thanks so much for the kind comment, it's appreciated. Welcome to the channel............Doc

Hola Carlos. Me alegra que hayas disfrutado del vídeo del rifle de jardín. Saludos desde EE.UU.

I always wondered what individuals possessed the skills to fabricate such a work of art.

Hello Sir, and thank you for the kind critique. The pace on my channel is rather subdued. A "Mad-Minute" may take as much as an hour. Best of luck on your research. I believe it's a time period that parallels our wild west, including a gold rush. I do have a Remington Keene carbine but sad to say I have never fired it, although it is included in my mental list of semi uncommon ones to shoot. Perhaps this Fall. Best regards......Doc

Hi, It could be as much as double the cost, depending on your location, condition and availability. Best of luck on your quest.

@@dr.durellshepard398 Thank you very much for your answer.

Hi Patrick, and thanks so much for your benevolent assessment of the Rook rifle presentation. I never tire of shouldering one of these lethal little feathers.....Doc

Hi Tom, Bertram Brass or Rocky Mountain Cartridge make a lot of obsolete cases. Sometimes new old stock can be found at gun shows.

Glad you could stop by the channel for the shoot. Best regards...Doc

Yes, Sir, I do try to live in the past with the old arms, when everything was clear and easy to understand.

@@dr.durellshepard398 same here mate 👍🍻

Hi John, Are they not great little rifles ? Thanks for sharing your component specifications, Eras Gone, through Lee, makes quality molds that really fill the niches in the early bullet series. Wish we had them years ago.....Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 Yes sir, I just recently found an Eras Gone 36 Colt mold on E-Bay with the former and pattern for making paper cartridges for 1851 revolvers. That same bullet will work as cast in the Tranter. When I saw it on the auction table and it had a center-fire firing pin, I knew that I could make it shoot. I didn't think it would take 15 years.

Due to the interest in percussuon revolver conversions there are factories making 38 Long Colt ammo. Most of today's conversions use modern .358 bores so the bullets they use are .358. They often have a hollow base that will expand to give reasonable accuracy in .375 bores. The cases are the correct length though. 1.03". I bought a box at the last gun-show. They had an old box with .380 bullets but it was collectable and it was too way too much money just to shoot up for fun and cases. I hope to get to the range and give these hollow based bullets a try. If they don't shoot great then at least I will be makng cases for reloading.

​@@johnndavis7647 I ended up cutting down .38 Special cases which did work out well for my gun. "Old West" offered the .375" Heel bullets which also performed sufficiently well. I consider myself lucky to get shooting with only minimal aggravation, unlike some rim-fires I never got to work.

@@dr.durellshepard398 Somebody makes cases for some rim-fires that use 22 blanks to set off the main charge. Dixie used to sell them for the 44 rim-fire Ballard carbine round that was used in the Cival War. I am negotiating over a Ball & Williams Ballard now. It's Rim-fire of course. The carbine is not collectable. Only the action and a few small parts are useable. But I hope to buy it and find a Marlin-Ballard hammer and make something useful out of it. The fun never ends.

Hi Dean, Thankfully most Gun guys are Motorcycle guys also.

Good morning Sir, and thanks for your comments. As a resent retiree I would like to congratulate you on this new phase in your life, when you get to deep dive into projects that were on hold for years. Your H & H sounds great, they do possess superior style and balance. Best regards......Doc

Hello Ron, This was the first time I shot it. Very enjoyable to shoot and easy to load for. Thanks for your comment.

Good morning Mark, good to hear form you. Glad you could keep your appointment at my u-tube office location. It will open and close with the hammer down but it drags on the extractor. Best to half-cock it. Regards....Doc

"“Oops! I was only off be 134.8 inches.

Hi John, Yes, they are small but exceedingly well made. Many of the U.S. made small rifles were cheaply made, so it's refreshing to put your hands on a real Rook rifle. Regards....Doc

Hi Gp, Yes Sir, they understood style and function, something that's is mostly lost today with computer aided design. I think my dog joined a union or something, can't get him to do anything! I try to recreate in my mind what was going on around the property thousands of years ago. The juxtaposition, number of, and culture type of artifacts are trying to tell a story. ......Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 The Birmingham Small Arms motorcycles were a thing right up to 1970 because of their classic style. Being totally outclassed mechanically by other manufactures was their undoing. There is an attempt to resurrect an updated version of the BSA Gold Star. Gp

Well Mr. Eley, the Attorneys have been looking for you to settle that immense inheritance ! Best of luck on you training, Regards....Doc

Congratulations on your new Jeffery rook. I always really liked those side lever guns, very functional while being extra stylish. Regards.....Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 I'll post a video soon of it working now that I got it back from the gunsmith that just tightened up the folding sights.

@@mchughcb I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.

Good morning Chris, Very pleasant to shoot and easy to load for. I wish I knew the full history on that point, like who made it and when and where. !! ?? !!

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Eric, Yes, these guns are small but very well made. We have found points from several different cultures on this property, the thrill never gets old.

Hi Barry, Aren't they splendid little rifles ! Your Martini rook sounds super, (Martini anything is super). I have an old Greener .22 Martini, but she is no Rook rifle, big and heavy, but still love-able. Best regards...Doc