Ugly Muley (prototypes are ugly)

Here is my first mule hammered pistol. Kind of ugly but then it's only a prototype. It does pop a cap readily. The hammer spring is nice and strong. It has a temporary barrel and short nipple.  Trigger has a return spring to hold the pistol cocked.  No sights, no trigger guard.

Nice curly Maple grip, partly shaped, not finished. No springs yet.

Hammer cocked.

Hammer before any shaping, just a block of steel.

Small notch in hammer was to be for a coil spring mechanism.

Hammer with pull thong and ugly spring.  Grip will have a lanyard ring for the half-cock block.

So it's just an ugly spring that works on a partly shaped hammer.  If you have better ideas for a hammer spring, leave me a comment.  Half-cock block shown here.

Close up of the lock mechanism.

New hammer spring 0.32 inch thick, 0.5 inch wide, brass (7.62x54R) flash cup added to hammer, hammer simplified a bit, barrel bored to smooth 0.34 0.35 caliber for Hornady .33 inch diameter 00-buck pellets.

Top view.

Hammer down.

Rough workmanship, ugh.

Range Report, 12-12-2014, .33 RB (Hornady 00-buck), 15gr 777 FFFg, Camo-Patch, 11 yards, no sights.

Now with adjustable rear peep sight.

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Lined up in order, by receiver fronts, almost.

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IdeZilla

Comments Welcomed.