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    British Heavy Dragoon

    Lookin good Wick !! I have a Myrtle stock blank and just bored and turned a barrel from a hunk of 4140 I had . Wasnt for sure of caliber but ended up .600 after reaming with an armory reamer.Barrel is 1.062 x .990 x 14" so I'll be off a bit for authenticity :grin: Hope you dont mind me usin...
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    Pecan For Stock

    I found a 1-3/4" x 10"x 10' nice clean plank of Hickory at a local specialty wood shop really cheap . Nice and straight without any bow in it.Figure to get 3 or 4 stocks from it for some skinny Southern style guns :grin:
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    Drill Rods?

    I just took a brad point bit , turned the shank down to 3/16" for 1/2", and then drilled a hole in the cold rolled extention rod and silver soldered together. The brad point seems to help pilot and works good. I clear chips every inch and lube with beeswax.
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    No homebrewers?

    Most definatelly , recipe please :thumbsup:
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    Molds

    Heres a bigun :shocked2: http://www.neihandtools.com/catalog/index.html All kinds of moulds here :wink:
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    building secrets?

    Leaving too much wood on making for a bulky gun.
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    51 Navy Bird Head conversion

    Looks like a right handy length .
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    51 Navy Bird Head conversion

    What length is your barrel ? Two inches ?
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    51 Navy Bird Head conversion

    Nice little shooter :thumbsup: I have a '51 earmarked for such a project . Then making a shoulder holster for it . Ive had good luck heating the brass to a cherry and quenching in cold water to anneal .Gets as pliable as fresh licorice .
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    spring tempering

    Ive had good luck after hardening to take a small can and put something non flammable under one side so oil (30 wt.)will run to the edge and just cover the spring . Then with a propane torch heat the oil up evenly until it starts burning and continue playing flame on oil to keep it burning till...
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    Flintlock repair

    Runball, I agree , it looks like it needs polished up some . Im suprised it still has casting fuzz left unpolished .
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    Flintlock repair

    Does the lock function when out of gun ?
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    Inletting Swamped barrel ?

    I think I'll stick with chisels Chris , lol !! I can see that saw making fire wood right quick and in a hurry ! I'll just take my time with chisels :grin:
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    Inletting Swamped barrel ?

    Thanks Chris , thats what I figgered but wanted to be sure . I have a pretty nicely figgered piece of walnut and didnt want to botch it having never done a swamped barrel :grin:
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    Inletting Swamped barrel ?

    Chris,how far apart do you take the measurements for the depth of channel ?
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    How to get that sticky residue off???

    Mineral spirits and a rag .
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    Installing a breech plug

    I remove the first 2 threads at face of plug down to the root depth so they dont interfere when seating against bore . I use the Loctite silver antiseize and just an ever so light coat works wonders.
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    Simple, single triggers

    Me too Roy , more leverage and makes for an easy pull :thumbsup:
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    Flax Water Bags

    Army/Navy store used to carry them before closin down for 15 bux or so ! I too remember them when we went huntin the bag hung off the side mirror and was always cool for a drink !
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    Flax Water Bags

    Heres one from a google search , spendy ! http://www.can-spec.com/canspec/products/products.php?ID=14
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