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    Lock/Trigger combo

    I have not built a rifle from scratch yet although I have built up a couple of kits. I have started to rathole some parts already and tomorrow I am going to a gun show to look for more parts. In particular, I will be looking for a percussion lock and a single trigger set (Is that the right...
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    PowerBelt

    I am probably well suited to answer your question. For over twenty years I have owned and hunted deer with a TC Seneca and all that time have never been happy with the way it shot. After trying dozens of permutation of loads and bullets I finally tried the power belt bullet. It shot the best...
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    Curing wood for gun stocks

    Bill: I can't tell yet if the Seneca stock has any cast off built into it or not but I see the blank has a slight bow to it and maybe I can use that to get my cast off. Thanks, Hank
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    Curing wood for gun stocks

    Along these lines, I just obtained a piece of Cherry wood which was probably kiln dried. It was meant for home use but it looks to be enough for two half stocks for my Seneca. I have never built a rifle from "scratch" before and I noticed the piece of wood is only a few thousands of an inch...
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    Brech plug alignment

    I had a barrel built for me and the gentleman that built it screwed in the breech plug as well. It is for a TC Seneca with a hooked breech plug. It appears the plug is screwed in just a little too tight because the flats of the barrel don't line up with the flats of the breech plug. When I...
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    what determines height of cheek rest?

    This question seems to tie in closely with another post that caught my attention, the one regarding "fixed sights". The height of the cheek piece or the drop of the comb, will determine how the eye will naturally fall in line with the sights once the gun is mounted to the shoulder and the cheek...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    Bill of the 45th: I wasn't aware of the specifics of the law concerning warranties. What I do know is that the warranty states (I still have the origional papers) that it is for the "lifetime of the origional purchaser." I understand if they can't stand behind it, then they can't stand behind...
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    FIXED SIGHTS ON RIFLES

    I tried the experiment of shouldering my rifle with my eyes closed and it works. The only problem is, the sights don't line up. The front sight comes in slightly high. Now I could raise the rear sight but of course then the gun would shoot high and then I would have to raise the front sight...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    CrackStock: I love your username. No I can't think of anything you wrote that offended me. No worries. I don't know yet what I will do with the barrel. I had one built but will likely scrounge the underlug and rear sight as a minimum from the old one. I will try to glue the old stock and...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    Peashooter: Thanks for helping me vindicate my position. I was wondering if I was out on left field on this. I still think that having a "policy" as many large corportations do regarding warranty will go only so far, expecially since circumstances (factory burning down) sometimes dictate that...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    My thoughts as well. Hank
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    Sorry, the second part of that last reply was for Roundball, not stumpkiller. Hank
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    Bob 1961: I think the intent is for them to take my gun altogether in exchange for the credit. Stumpkiller, I can see Thompson's situation almost as well as I see my own. In my origional post, I stated that as far as I was concerned, given all the circumstances of all parties concerned, the...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    A good friend of mine who flies (and crashes) model aircraft a lot suggested the two part epoxy glue they use for repairing and building RC's. I know epoxy will never break down in my lifetime (I wonder if they have a lifetime warranty too?). My deal with Thompson was disappointing much...
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    Thompson Center Warranty

    In an earlier post I mentioned I found a crack in the stock of my TC Seneca. I wrote to Thompson Center and received a nice letter back explaining how part of their factory had burned down and that they couldn't replace Seneca parts. They offered to give me a credit toward another of their...
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    rice barrels........

    I too was unable to get an answer when I tried to call them so I ended up ordering a barrel from Bill Moody who did return my calls. If they really wanted your business, they would have an open phone line or some other way to allow you to contact them. Know your target. Hank
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    Rear sight location?

    I am building a "drop in" barrel for my TC Seneca and am trying to determine if their is an optimum forward vs. rearward location for the rear sight? I am planning on installing the type of adjustable rear sight which is elevated with a screw which simply pushes the rear sight up by screwing...
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    FILEING 101.1

    Jim: Thanks for the timely post. I just received a barrel that Bill Moody built for me. Super turn time. Two weeks from the time I sent him my barrel as a template to the time I got it. It needs some filing as well as another barrel I have and it been a long time since I have done anything...
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    Need an underlug

    Woody, who is Jim Chambers? Do you have a number for him please? Thanks, Hank
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    Need an underlug

    Thanks to all of you who replied to my inquiry. I have called every one of the suggested sources and none have this part available. Henry
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