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  • waksupi
    So very much has been said about Dawn detergent. It turns up in many shooters' methods. Dawn is a dish detergent. It has no magical...
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    waksupi reacted to Daryl Crawford's post in the thread What is the best book? with Like Like.
    Appreciate that. After taking the lock apart, my inexperienced eyes noted no problems. Surfaces that touch are polished and the lock has...
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    This is the type trigger to use. It should be pinned as high, and as far forward as possible in the front top corner.
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    Keep in mind, even the best locks take some effort to set off when out of the gun.
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    waksupi reacted to Grenadier1758's post in the thread What is the best book? with Like Like.
    @Daryl Crawford, you say it is hard to release the sear when the lock is removed from the stock. Have you checked for binding in the...
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    The problem is, it doesn't go high enough to gain the full mechanical advantage. A properly hung trigger will gain over a quarter inch...
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    You don't want one someone else pinned to a plate. You remove the pin holding the trigger to the plate, insert a full trigger blank...
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    waksupi replied to the thread Color Case Hardening Services.
    I've always had good luck with Doug Turnbull. Turn around time wasn't bad, and reasonably priced. He is a proven man for doing great...
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    Making the trigger right will change the leverage point to the amount that I'll bet your lock problem doesn't amount to much. If the...
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    waksupi reacted to oldwoodchas.'s post in the thread What is the best book? with Like Like.
    About 40 yrs. ago , I quit using single triggers mounted on trigger plates. There seemed to be too many positioning variables to get...
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    waksupi replied to the thread What is the best book?.
    I can see your trigger is mounted to the trigger plate, and is the biggest part of the problem you are dealing with. Get a proper single...
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    waksupi replied to the thread Osage Orange for ramrods?.
    I was under that impression, too. However, I made a tomahawk handle from split osage. First strike on the top of the handle split it end...
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    waksupi reacted to The Crisco Kid's post in the thread Ugly Stained Stock with Like Like.
    There have been a lot of original guns ruined by "restoration".
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