ASSRA Forum › General › Rifle Photos › Aston 1876
(Moderator Group: Moderator)
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›
Page Index Toggle Pages: [1]  Send TopicPrint
Hot Topic (More than 10 Replies) Aston 1876 (Read 8249 times)
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Aston 1876
Apr 5th, 2018 at 10:15pm
Print Post  
Here is one you dont see every day A friend loaned it to me to be copied it has some use and abuse but a very rare and I think cool design, almost every thing pivots on the one 1/4 inch screw. the lever,extractor the hammer and by way of the lever the breechblock. It is in 577-450 patented by John Aston Instructor at Hythe School of musketry.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #1 - Apr 5th, 2018 at 10:17pm
Print Post  
pic
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #2 - Apr 5th, 2018 at 10:18pm
Print Post  
pic3
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #3 - Apr 5th, 2018 at 10:21pm
Print Post  
pics
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #4 - Apr 5th, 2018 at 10:22pm
Print Post  
picss
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #5 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 12:12am
Print Post  
full lenght
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #6 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 12:12am
Print Post  
more
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #7 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 12:13am
Print Post  
again
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
craigd
Frequent Elocutionist
*****
Offline



Posts: 2045
Location: midwest
Joined: Feb 22nd, 2009
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #8 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 1:02am
Print Post  
Very interesting action, great set of pictures. Thanks for taking the time to share them, along with the other projects you show. Just curious, do you use a 3D scanner to measure up and record the parts? Anyway, thanks again.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Chuckster
Frequent Elocutionist
*****
Offline



Posts: 2223
Location: Colorado
Joined: May 15th, 2008
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #9 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 10:23am
Print Post  
Thanks, Rodney. Different action and an interesting approach.
Machining that lever would keep you out of the bars and pool-halls for a while.
Chuck
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Bill Lawrence
Frequent Elocutionist
*****
Offline



Posts: 1037
Joined: Mar 17th, 2014
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #10 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 5:48pm
Print Post  
A very sleek and sexy action.  At the same time, I was taught that secure engagement required at least three threads, a criterion the literally pivotal 1/4" screw seems to barely meet.  Were someone going to reproduce the action, I'd strongly recommend adding a locking screw to that pivot.

Bill Lawrence
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #11 - Apr 6th, 2018 at 9:20pm
Print Post  
Yes having to machine one of the levers would show you the difference between a good machinist and a great one. Although I believe they started from a forging then chiseled as you can still see inside marks , then machined and filed to shape. when I made the molds I made the sidewalls 1/16 inch thicker so should help on the screw depth. It is a fairly light action also has a Large receiver but hollowed out a lot. No do not use a 3D scanner that would be awesome.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Chuckster
Frequent Elocutionist
*****
Offline



Posts: 2223
Location: Colorado
Joined: May 15th, 2008
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #12 - Apr 7th, 2018 at 11:27am
Print Post  
Your comment about chisel work is interesting.
There is a cut on a Brochardt and a couple on a Farrow that can only be properly made with a chisel or EDM.
A chisel was the standard way to cut key-ways at the time and chipping was an important part of apprentice training.
Another lost skill like buggy whip making except for engravers and some die sinkers.
Chuck
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
moodyholler
Oldtimer
*****
Offline



Posts: 694
Location: Blue Ridge
Joined: Oct 11th, 2005
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #13 - Oct 5th, 2020 at 1:15pm
Print Post  
Just got my Aston parts and trying to decide on a caliber. What do you think about 297-230 Morris long? Any opinions? Barrel? Reamer? Stock preference? Loads? Pressures? Scope choice? Inquiring minds need to know!
  
Back to top
YIMAIM  
IP Logged
 
oneatatime
Frequent Elocutionist
*****
Online



Posts: 3846
Location: Rocky Mountains
Joined: Oct 30th, 2011
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #14 - Oct 5th, 2020 at 3:03pm
Print Post  
Jolly good, Old Chap!
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
rodneys
Oldtimer
*****
Online



Posts: 670
Location: Central Oklahoma
Joined: Mar 2nd, 2015
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #15 - Oct 5th, 2020 at 7:50pm
Print Post  
James, I have a reamer and Buffalo arms has the brass. It is a 22 caliber by the way. That would be quite the over kill such a large action for such a small cartridge , lol.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
moodyholler
Oldtimer
*****
Offline



Posts: 694
Location: Blue Ridge
Joined: Oct 11th, 2005
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #16 - Oct 6th, 2020 at 3:37pm
Print Post  
Decisions, decisions! I like 14 flea too, 380 necked to 14 cal. My friend had a rook in that one time. 12 grain bullets. It would be massive fun! An elephant of a beast at the range. Rodney's, what is the hoop strength? Would we be stretching it? Later moodymustafha
  
Back to top
YIMAIM  
IP Logged
 
CharleHunter
Senior Forum Member
****
Offline



Posts: 361
Joined: Feb 8th, 2019
Re: Aston 1876
Reply #17 - Oct 7th, 2020 at 2:07am
Print Post  
moodyholler wrote on Oct 5th, 2020 at 1:15pm:
Just got my Aston parts and trying to decide on a caliber. What do you think about 297-230 Morris long? Any opinions? Barrel? Reamer? Stock preference? Loads? Pressures? Scope choice? Inquiring minds need to know!


I think you should run the 297/230 Short to help tame the recoil  Grin
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: [1] 
Send TopicPrint
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›
 
  « Board Index ‹ Board Top  

ASSRA Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.6.12!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2024. All Rights Reserved.

Valid RSS Valid XHTML Valid CSS Powered by Perl Source Forge

Page completed in 0.9354 seconds.