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    Victoria Tx area ?

    Howdy Bill! I live in the Hill Country and have a second home in the Victoria area. I would like to talk to you about BP shooting and perhaps we could go to a range when I get back to Victoria. Please PM me so we can get phone numbers. Thanks, Jim
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    Pecatonica NW Trade Gun Build Help

    I built a Pecatonica NW Trade Gun last Summer. IMHO that kit is a pretty tough project for a first timer.There are very talented craftsmen on this forum who build absolutely BEAUTIFUL guns. I’m not one of them but I enjoyed this build and I ended up with a nice looking and very serviceable gun...
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    SOLD Southern mountain Rifle. Sale is pending.

    I’m definitely interested in your rifle. PM to follow
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    FOR SALE Miroku Flintlock

    I don’t know anything about Miroku locks except that I have one on a Dixie TMR that I just bought. My lock is well used and I understand that replacement parts are hard to find. My lock plate is entirely different than yours but that frizzen just might ...... Does anyone here know anything more...
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    What do I have here?

    Ian, I concur with you and the previous post’s opinion. It does look like a mix of new and old parts. The toe plate, patch box, star and thimbles look very much like the same ones I ordered from Dixie Gun Works for my first build in the mid 70’s. The buttplate is really crooked or perhaps it was...
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    Barrel Inlet

    If you’re inletting a straight octagon barrel, you can do most of it on your table saw. If you have you have ever heard “ measure twice, cut once” it definitely applies here. Just try it on a piece of a 2x4 cut to the same width as the thickness of your plank. Make a test cut on the 2x4 each...
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