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    Cap Jamming

    Look up duelist1954 on this forum. He does instructional videos on these firearms. In fact he just posted one addressing your issues today. You'll find it in Gunbuilder's section of the forum.
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    Looking for a period correct smoothbore - help!

    don't quote me on this, but a few years ago at Colonial Williamsburg Gunshop, I heard the gunsmith say there were 70 man hours of work in each rifle. Correct me if I'm wrong. I doubt they were working on one gun at a time. they also said guns were built on order. guns usually weren't built on...
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    poor boy /barn gun lock???

    if 'barn gun' is not historically accurate, where does the term 'shimmel' fit in? I see them used interchangeably.
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    More Reliability!

    just curious, what kinda gun you shooting?
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    politeness

    I for one could not agree with you more. There tends to be a little too much bashing going on here at times. And it takes away from the feeling of community I come here for. We're supposed to be adults, not snobby grade schoolers. I'm glad someone was mature enough to bring this up.
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    Old cast iron forge... what do I need to look for?

    you could go onto the ABANA website where you can learn to makeyour tools as well as improvise railroad track for anvils.they have tutorials as well. make the sparks fly
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    Old cast iron forge... what do I need to look for?

    you may want to google anvilfire. it's a blacksmith website, I think they have a link on shopping for older forges. if its a centaur it, it might be a good buy
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    rifles and fowlers

    so I take it, the only real difference is the shape of the butt? A fowler's butt is quicker to shoulder, while a rifle butt is steadier for actual aiming due to it's more concave shape? Aside from barrel weight and rear sights of course.
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    rifles and fowlers

    I'm aware of those components. but I've heard that a smoothbore with rifle architecture is not good for upland game, fowling in the purer sense of the word. is it the drop of the comb, lop, shape of the wrist?
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    rifles and fowlers

    This may seem like a dumb question but what exactly is the difference in stock shape between rifles and fowlers? to my untrained eyes they don't seem that much different. What am I missing?
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    Southern Mtn build, in the white.

    Out of curiosity Paul, older guns tended to have shorter lop's. Would this be to move the COG back to help balance those long barrels? Moving the weight of the lock, trigger guard and some of the barrel back an inch or two. Just wondering.
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    Williamsburg gun shop closed?

    That would be a real tragedy as those were some of the nicest gents I've ever met. I was there a few months back and they were very polite as well as knowledgeable. They answered all my questions(and there were plenty)in pleasant form. It would be a shame to lose them. Billy
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    Reaming a brass barrel?

    Try toad hall http://www.iowatelecom.net/~toadhall/index.htm They explain the process, you just have to build a reamer to suit you.
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    My new Muzzleloader (pictures)

    Is it the light or is the rib made of wood? Maybe brass?
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    Cast Iron barrel

    If it's a gun barrel I doubt it's cast iron. Cast iron does not lend itself to gun barrels. It can't be forged like wrought or mild steel. If you want to try it proof it first. IMHO, if it's old it's probably wrought iron. Billy
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    Making oilcloth

    I'm of the opinion that if you oil it first, it won't soak up the pigment. If it repels water it probably repels everything else. Just my humble opinion. Billy
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    My Latest

    How is that spalted maple to work with? I got a piece on evilbay. Also have a green mountain barrel. Now you got the wheels spinning up here.
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    Sitting fox Jager kit

    Nice, I hope you have as much fun building yours as I did. Billy
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    Sitting fox Jager kit

    Gee, it took all of two weeks for my barn gun. Billy
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    flatting horn scales

    You may want to take a smooth plane and clamp it upside down in a vice. Be very careful or better yet use some sort of push stick. Plane irons can take off skin too. Billy
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