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    width of stock blank

    Yep, the logistics of this will be fun. There's a lumber company in the small town where I live that may be able to do the milling for me for a fee. Getting it there would of course be the challenge. I think that's what friends with trailers, bribed with their favorite beverage could be good...
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    width of stock blank

    Don't know yet. Since posting this, our house went up for sale, giving me a few other projects for immediate attention! Still haven't caught the neighbor at home, either, unfortunately... Based on your question, I'll assume that different types of maple present different considerations...
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    width of stock blank

    My neighbor a few houses down has a maple tree that was just split by weather and a large portion of the trunk broke clean off. The chunk went clear down to ground level and is a good 40+" in diameter at its narrowest point. On taking a closer look at it while walking the pooch (it's right...
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    Conical bullet for hunting and target.

    I have a TC hawken with a percussion lock and it loves the Hornady Great Plains conicals (385gr) backed by 90gr of FFF. That combo give me about 1.5" groups at 75yds if I do my job as a competent shooter (that's a big 'if!') :grin: . I dug one of those out of the dirtpile I shoot into on my...
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    Stock blank dimensions

    Thanks!
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    Stock blank dimensions

    I've come into a supply of cherry wood since my father took a tree down on his property. I'll be cutting the blanks from full logs and I am in need of some wisdom from you gunbuilding Jedis out there. The projects I would like to create blanks for are as follows: Late Lancaster/Dickert...
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