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    History of set triggers

    I would say that "set triggers" would be correct. I figure the reason that many did not turn up early is due to the amount of work required to make a set. I am currently making an early Dickert with set triggers. I had a set of Davis set triggers in it but decided that they did not look...
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    Accuracy of .36

    I made a fullstock Ohio style rifle and used a 13/16 Green Mountain barrel, 42 inches long. I cut the crown a little deeper and polished the bore with 0000 steel wool. With 40 gr of fffg, a .020 pillow tick patch and cast .350 round ball, I can sometimes clover leaf shots off hand at 25 yards...
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    Navy Arms Mikoru

    I have an 1863 Miruko rifle however mine came from Diie Gun Woks. In my opinion, they were the best mass produced reproduction rifle ever made. The size and shape are exact. As far as shooting, once the trigger pull is adjusted, it should shoot fine. You may want to put a taller front sight...
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    Ditchburn Lock

    From looking at the picture of the JP Beck that the lock is modeled after, the lock in the picture appears to be a replacement. The lock looks too small for that rifle. It also looks like there is a wood shim around part of the bottom of the lockplate and also in front of the rounded section...
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    Need several Brown Bess barrels

    Give Ed Rayl a call. He is a barrel maker in WV. Give him the exact specs, or even send him one of the barrels to let him take the measurements and he will make you a drop in barrel. I think his tapperem round smooth bore barrels will be in the $225 range. Brian
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    .38 caliber barrel

    I am getting ready to stat my next project, an early Lancaster rifle and I am using a .38 caliber 43 inch, swamped barrel. I got the barrel from Ed Rayl. I think he is one of the few that is producing .38 calibers at this time. You may have to wait a few months but it is well worth the wait. A...
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    New Rifling

    I too would not worry at this point. One of my first rifles was a repro 1863 Springfield. I got it when I was 13. No one in my family knew anything about muzzleloaders so I did not clean it correctly for a very long time. When I did make it around to meeting people who also shot, someone put...
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    antler for scraping......

    While I am no expert at making scrapers, I believe that the deer antler would best be used as a burnisher. To do this, grind the surface smooth and polish. For my burnisher, I made a flat spot about 1 1/4 inch long and 1/2 inch wide. I also made a pointed burnisher so that I can get into the...
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    southern build questions

    The last southern mountain rifle I made, I left about 1/3 the thickness of the triggerguard exposed, then rounded it off a little, to where less than an 1/8 inch was comming out of the stock at a 90 degree angle. I also browned all metal parts except for the lock. I polished it bright. I...
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    Sights and Dovetails

    I also agree on punching the barrel on the little piece that is over the sight base. If you don't want round holes in the barrel, I would use a punch that was modified, so that it does not leave a hole. YOu could take a regular punch and grind it on the end a little, leaving the edges rounded...
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    Tuned Siler lock????

    Sounds like you just may need a fly. Check to make sure it is still in there. Or, if it is in there, it may not have been hardened propely and wore with use. I had this happen on a lock once. The sear ate the fly up over time. The main job of the fly is to not allow the sear to go into the...
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    Shooting an unfinished rifle

    It shold not hurt a thing. I have a rifle that has only 1 coat of finish on it and I have been using it for 10+ years. If the weather is going to be nice, take it out. If is snowing or raining, put a light coat of stock wax on it. -On both metal and wood and when you get home, clean it and...
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    repro M1861's

    I have an Armisport 61. In my opinion, I do not feel that any company in producing a decent copy of the .58 cal Springfields. In the wrist area there is a large humped area, behind the barrel tang and the metal to wood fit is not very good. Having said this, I still plan on buying another...
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    Pewter Nosecap

    It's not real hard at all. Remove your nose cap then get a thin piece of cardboard (like a pepsi 12 pack case) and bend it around the stock. Forming a cavity where the nosecap use to be. Get a spring clamp and pinch the two end of the cardboard together on the barrel flats. The flats that are...
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