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    Where to get shotgun barrels?

    A lot of it depends on what you are trying to put together, Getz comes to mind as somebody who would build you a 75 caliber smooth bore if you wanted one. Lots of people start with breechloading shotgun barrels and thread the chambers, you'll probably want a longer than average thread length if...
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    HOME RECIPES FOR BROWING OR BLUEING BARREL

    Most of the older gunsmithing books have recipes for blueing and browning, if it will brown, it will blue, but some formulas are better than others. You also have to remember that alloys of steel are different today than they were in the past and some of the old recipes may not work as well, or...
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    small persons flintlock

    If I was going to do it I'd look at Schimmel style rifles, or something of the poor boy school. You could get by with minimal hardware, and make or adapt that which you needed to a slightly smaller size. Very simple rifles, lock, stock, and barrel, triggerguard, no buttplate, trigger would just...
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    Siler lock kit????

    Several years ago I got a great deal from a friend and bought 20 assorted large & small Siler lock kits and have not gone through my stock yet, all of these still need to have the tumbler turned, if they have since gone to lathe turned tumblers that would be a nice point, and would spare the...
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    Siler lock kit????

    I built a couple of Siler kits with just the drill press follwing the instructions in the Siler kits. The problem with this method is that the axels on the cast tumblers can be out of round as cast, filing them in the drill press just makes this worse, you really need to use a lathe, or, if your...
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    Siler lock kit????

    Yes one of the 7 x 12 import lathes would work for this purpose and be quite useful for other things as well. The 7" lathes are well supported with tooling, though it's a bit more expensive than what you pay for the larger, more common stuff. There are also cults of people on line that worship...
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    Siler lock kit????

    Perhaps a bit late, but you might check out Gunsmithing Tips and Projects, which is a compilation of articles from Rifle magazine. There is an excellent article written by John Bivins that takes you through the steps of building a Siler lock from a kit. I read this article years ago and it's how...
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    Shipping 1858 Remington to Shingletown, CA

    Howdy, I just sold one of the Cabelas 1858 Remington copies to a fellow in Shingletown, CA. I stated clearly that finding out local laws in the purchasers area was their responsibility and that I would require a drivers licence for proof of age. Still I'm a bit concerned, I haven't shipped the...
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    Liege damascene

    I'm drooling, but as good as those prices are there still beyond my current budget. I'm sure it's a golden opportunity for somebody though. I wonder if someone like Getz would mill out a barrel from the larger blank? It should be close enough to the raw dimensions for a tapered octagon.
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    Inlet compound stain removal suggestions

    I used to use candle soot, but you can actually build up too thick a layer in some spots. Quite awhile ago I started following John Bivins recommendations and using linseed oil on the parts. It's easy to apply a thin layer, it doesn't, like, he says, "make your inletting look like a coal mine"...
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    Must........control.......drool...........

    I would not suggest potassium permagnate for use on your Walnut stock. The purple crystals were often used back in the 1950's and 60's and I know the book you mention that suggests them. Now days there are better treatments that will give the results you desire with a lot less work. This...
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    Scopes in MN during Muzzleloader?

    I only live a stones throw from MN here in Grand Forks, ND. Unfortunately it seems to me there a quite a few close minded individuals on this thread. So you all enjoy shooting black powder in the traditional manner, I can appreciate that from the standpoint of one who ones all traditional...
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    1792 Contract Rifle

    Sorry about the late response, I've been out of town for quite awhile without internet access. Anyway, thanks for all the great responses. Alex
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    Power Engraver

    A couple years ago I bought a Ngraver kit new from Brownells. It came with the motor, foot control, hand piece, and I forget what else. I searched around on the internet and bought a powerhone with a deluxe sharpening attachment and a used engravers ball. I suppose all told I have about $600-700...
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    Lewis & Clark air gun reproduction

    I've been reading up on 1792 contract rifles and have been finding quite a bit of speculation (information) on the air gun brought on that expedition. I know it's not a flintlock (though it did have a flintlock hammer), my question is has anyone seen or thought of making a reproduction of this...
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    Thoughts on wheel lock makers

    You could always make one, I bought a book a few years ago at a gunshow that shows the process. It was part of a series where the author shows how to build flintlocks, percussions, and wheellocks. I've built the flintlock and percussion locks in the past, but have never gotten around to building...
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    1792 Contract Rifle

    After spending over a year remodeling a house I'm nearing the end and looking for a rifle project to spend the winter on. I've been looking at Tracks kit for a 1792 contract rifle and am interested. Can anyone give me some background on this rifle and also has anyone assembled this kit. I gather...
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