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    V-notch or square

    Just got a new gun from TVM and am contemplating the same issue - how can I improve the sight so I can see well enough to shoot tolerably well...at age 73. V-notch or square? This exchange has been extremely useful to me. Thanks to all.
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    Cutting a blank

    Many thanks to all who came up with suggestions. I bought a Japanese pull saw today and it is a REALLY big improvement over what I was using. I will start to put things together to build a frame saw or keep an eye out for one. Like probably everyone else, I used to see them all the time at...
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    Cutting a blank

    I am determined to make a gun with just hand tools.I have the profile laid out and I have begun to cut a maple blank with a hand saw.My God that wood is hard. Does anyone have any tips for any easier way of cutting a maple blank by hand, short of much effort and muscle? Will a rip saw make any...
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    crooked knife

    I have seen and purchased a few real ones used by Indians or trappers and all the ones I saw were just wrapped in a piece of old cloth or leather.
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    crooked knife

    I have seen and purchased few real ones used by Indians or trappers and all the ones I saw were juts wrapped in a piece of old cloth or leather.
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    Planning the rifle on paper/plywood

    Many many thanks to George F, Schimmelsmith,Tallbear, Davey and Fatdutchman for all the good ideas. I am so glad I asked now and not later.This forum is invaluable.I will keep you posted on my progress. One question - I thought about a Plexiglass cutout instead of wood but everytime I cut...
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    Planning the rifle on paper/plywood

    I heven't seen much on the forum on planning the rifle. I took the plunge (for which I will no doubt kick my own butt repeatedly over the next year) and bought the parts and a blank of curly maple- not a kit. I have abouit seven black powder rifles now and my main reason was to see if I could...
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    Books

    Try "Black Powder Gunsmithing" by Ralph T. Walker , DBI Books Inc, North Field, Illinois and "Hobby Gunsmithing",also by Walker and also by Digest Books Inc at the same address. I found a lot of useful stuff in them if you sift through.They are large format paper covers.
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    Tap Drills are Strange

    JIm This was very helpful for someone like me who has never used taps but now has to. Thanks.
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    Guns of British Fur Traders ca 1780-1818

    As far as the Hudson bay Company or Northwest Company goes I expect some of the Chief Factors and Chief Traders may have had their own firearms, but the majority of the people they employed as traders were from the Orkney Islands or Scotland and most were poor as churchmice. They were successful...
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    Kit Question

    I asked much the same question about three weeks ago and got about 17 really thoughtful and useful replies. I am new and I don't know if and how you can retreive the older posts. But if you can and if someone on the forum can tell you how to retrieve messages that are no longer listed , you...
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    Picking nits - sights

    How traditionally "correct" is it to have a square notch in the rear sight and a square post for the front? This may be picking nits, but I am getting to the stage where my eyes need all the help I can get and I find I can shoot a bit better with this than with the traditinal "v" or rounded...
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    barrel life

    Many thanks to all who wrote in response to my question. The consensus seems to be that with modern steel, I will probably be shot out before the barrel is and I will take comfort in that. However,since several people questioned the credibility of the source of the statement,I did want to...
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    barrel life

    I read several places that a black powder barrel usually only lasts about 1000 shots, then the acuracy starts to decline. I am building a .45 long rifle for target shooting and was wondering if this is indeed gospel? (Seems logicaL) And if it is, are there some brands or types of barrels that...
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    New member

    I am a new member from north of the "medicine line" - British Columbia. I am mainly interested in the Indian Wars but have become enamoured of the American long rifle and am in the first stages of ordering and building one. In this regard,I have already received invaluable advice from forum members.
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    building a muzzleloader

    Thanks again to all who wrote - and everyone obviously took considerable time and thought to do so - about building a first rifle. The majority of opinion seems to be that I would be well advised to start first from a kit and that is the way I will go. Thanks to all those who suggested...
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    building a muzzleloader

    Many thanks to the people who responded to my question about how to start. You all provided some excellent advice and I will ponder it.As I expected , there is no pat answer but I gather that I have to take stock (no pun intended) of my strengths and weaknesses as a wood and metal worker and...
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    building a muzzleloader

    I am totally new to the forum but I have owned and shot a lot of muzzleloading guns. I read all the comments in this section and I appreciate the advice. But I am still not sure if I want to get a totally inletted kit and start from there or take the deep plunge and try to do it right with just...
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