Eric Krewson

I have found that books only give you an idea of what to do but fall short on exactly what to do. I got more out of watching involved...

It works just fine for sights. When you use this stuff on a round barrel, wrap 220 sand paper around the barrel with the grit facing...

One of those was our mess hall at Ft Gordon in Jan 67, there were so many of us going through basic at the time that our real mess hall...

I have several guns with set triggers but I prefer a single trigger for hunting, even with my set triggers I normally just use the front...

You can use solder paste for adding brass, simple as can be, no skill required, the repair will be seamless if you take the time to fit...

Us bow makers call Brazilian rose wood Ipe, it is so dense that it sinks in water. It makes a good bamboo laminated bow but like was...

Those deep scope mounting holes scare, I would put in the screws to fill them in with red Loctite.

For tool ferrules, a 1/2" copper connector cut in half, like in the picture above shows, is the way to go, you will have pennies in them...

All of the stocks I stained with aqufortis darkened over time, I did extensive washing with dilute ammonia and water after blushing as...

You are right T; I think it was Jim Chambers who said he examined a pile of vintage guns and found that very few had the breech plug...

I tried a conical or two in my 12ga, I didn't have any cast so I cut apart some 12ga slug rounds and tried the rifled slugs. They shot...

You really know how to compose a picture; the best I have seen so far this year.

Don't know if you have a lathe, these carving mallets are easy to make out of any scrap wood, again very addictive. They come in handy...

Runout or off center bore, I didn't notice this until I was pretty far along on the build, Colerain replaced the barrel without question...

I think I misread your post; Is it the groove or the hole that is giving you problems? Sealing the groove is easy, any kind of finish...