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    Breaking Flints

    not too far from me i am just outside laurel let me look in the shop tomorrow and see if i have a spare for you i have a lot spare parts from junkers that i pick up from people may have what you need /// may even have the whole lock just have to check does yours have the original lock t-buck
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    Breaking Flints

    hey problem where in ms are you located if not too far i may be able to help either with new or replacement part or with getting the old one back in order t-buck
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    Lead

    nappers i have been casting for years and the best way i have found to store my casting pot after a session is to leave it full of lead and let it cool down by being full it will protect the pot from rusting and when you start your next session the full pot will come up to heat quicker and put...
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    Predicting stock grain appearance?

    yep a damp rag will give you an idea of what the grain will look like but the stain that you use may hide or pull out some more details in it depends on how dark and what chemicals are in the stain also it will depend on how good the sanding is and if you need to catch a spot you may have missed...
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    good casting session

    glad to here that it is working out for yu to the better scrubbing with an old tooth brush will dislodge most of the burrs like you described that what i was meaning to say the first time i scrub all my aluminum molds before i think about casting with them and have very few problems good luck...
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    good casting session

    buttonbuck it may be that the causeof the piece of metal to be there and i am just guessing about this not sure of the exact problem you are talking about but it may have been a piece of lead hung up from cutting the spure too fast after casting --not allowing enough time between pouring and...
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    Tip Curtis Frontier Shop

    thanks i may try and run up there seems like it would be a nice way to spend a weekend t-buck
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    Tip Curtis Frontier Shop

    can some one give a location and maybe directions to tips place also does he have a web site thanks t-buck
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    Trigger Adjustment

    no problem jarhead just keep on with it and it will be fun glad to be able to help you some and i will be more than glad for your help in return if i ever need it little info on me i am retired from fed law enforcement shot on the pistol team for years also ffl holder love to teach kids to...
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    Fluxing Lead

    dry wood in stick , sawdust, or shaving form does a very good job at fluxing the lead i have been casting for years and that is all i use now to flux with i find that it keeps my casting pots cleaner and there are no extra fumes to deal with other that the ones from the molten lead also very...
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    Trigger Adjustment

    hey necchi i understand about the adjustment screw and agree with you about technique and the training to get it my first comments were more towards jarheads opening post were he stated that he was new to this and i assumed from the way he stated that it was in firearms and shooting in general...
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    Trigger Adjustment

    jarhead don't take my comments as being disrespectful to you or as putting you down in any way i do a lot of competition shooting and see a lot of people that when they first start think that a very lite trigger is the answer to their problems with shooting a good group some will listen to...
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    Trigger Adjustment

    the important part of the trigger pull is for the shooter to be consistent with the way he pulls the trigger but this is not all that makes the shot good there are many things that have to happen to make a good scoring shot and they all involve the shooter being consistent in what and how he 1...
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    stuck nipple

    here is an atta boy for all of you guys here i really want to let you know that i appreciate and thanks you for the time and effort you put in to help me on this with your ideas i do belong to another forum it is a 22 rimfire place not going to mention the name but when i asked for advice form...
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    stuck nipple

    UPDATE hey just want to thank all of you for your suggestions,ideas, and help here the nipple is now out and in the trash where it belongs process used to remove it was soaking with kroil/gentle tapping each day for a week// this morning was the day of serious attempt to remove it put the...
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    stuck nipple

    update again looking more like it is gonna take a ease out or drilling to get it out not the one that uses the 209 primers but looks a lot like it good news is i just finished my last green patch this evening and it was kinda enough to rain this evening about 8 o'clock so maybe those will come...
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    stuck nipple

    update still stuck in there allen wrench i am using is 6 inches long also tried a t-handle one did use a heat gun today still no movement back to soaking with the kroil if not out by the time i get back from a shoot on sat i will apply the torch to it and see what happens thanks t-buck
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    stuck nipple

    thanks i'll put that on my to do list tomorrow when i get in from work and the gun is not loaded now it was when i got it but the ball has been pulled and the powder scraped out and deactivated with oil thanks again for all the help you all have given t-buck
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    stuck nipple

    update an allen wrench does fit down inside the fire hole it is round on top but hex on the bottom problem is the allen wrench that fits is so small there is no way to put enough pressure on it to loosen the nipple and i use that word lightly for this thing still soaking in kroil will do that...
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    stuck nipple

    thanks i will check to see if an allen wrench will work on this one but i think the hole is round don't remember if it was made for an allen wrench will check it again though t-buck
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