Silent joe:
Hello chaps,
I love the big hats, obviously, but hate the flat ends on the blunderbusses.
So naturally I decided to do something about it and I’m looking for some opinions, I’ve drilled out the end using a large counter sinking drill bit to give it a nice conical lead into the gun barrel.
Let me know what you reckon! :hat off
Enjoysrandom:
Looks really good, I have been thinking about doing it to them too.
Just adds a nice touch I think.
Herby:
Correct. The one and only way to do it. The flat ends always looked stupid.
Admiral:
Couldn’t agree more. Every CD collector should aspire to this. Gosh, the drilled-out barrel add such menace to the gun. :cheers
Was there any special way or equipment used to achieve this? Any shortcuts for us drilling away by hand with overly large drill bits would be much appreciated.
Silent joe:
I’m lucky that I have this available for use at work. It’s a pillar drill with a small vice (cloth to stop things from getting damaged), I drilled out the majority of the barrel with a regular drill bit that was thin enough to fit down the length of the barrel. This also gave me a pilot hole for the larger drill bit. 
I suppose any large drill bit with sufficient taper to it would do the job just as well. The metal is so ridiculously soft that it shaves away from the model almost like sharpening a pencil. Just do yourself a pilot hole or mark it witha knife so your drill doesn’t go mental.
Slavemaster Hod:
Nice results. When I get to my Blunderbusses I might have to give this a try. I’ll see what I can do with a Dremel.
Abecedar:
Well done. I wish I was not snowed under with other jobs because they do deserve it
Carcearion:
That looks exellent, brings some much deserved finness to the old gunmen (gundwarf?). Very crafty :cheers
Grimbold Blackhammer:
Well done!
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Admiral:
Good idea with the cloth. Noted!
Say…
How about taking blunderbuss drill-orders from CDO members against payment? I’ve no idea how much time it would take etc, but for people without access to pillar drills such a service would be worth investing in for their blunders. 
Silent joe:
So, today I had a couple of hours free at work so I sat down and attempted the other 36 blunderbusses.
Turns out the consistency of the metal varies wildly from drill bit gliding through like butter, to - drill bit getting snagged and ripping the end of the blunderbuss off. Luckily this only happened twice, one was unrecoverable and thrown in the bin the other I think I can repair.
After almost having an anxiety attack from how stressful it was I decided to just do it by hand, takes a little longer but the results are much the same, still a pilot hole down the middle with a pin drill, this is your barrel, then for the flared part just use a larger bit, all drill bits seem to be tapered at 45° so any large one will suffice, and just start turning away with your own hands.
This ensures no blunderbusses need see the bottom of the bin. And it stopped me from having a stroke.
Rip blunderbuss, gone but not forgotten
AtomTaylor:
Really adds to the look, good call. 
Tertius:
Pull that wrecked Blundebuss out of the bin and sculpt a new barrel end for it?
Abecedar:
Pull that wrecked Blunderbuss out of the bin and sculpt a new barrel end for it?definitely. Hats and bitz are always handy. Could even make a casualty out of him
Tertius
Willmark:
That’s a pretty cool, yet simple conversion. Great use of tools.
