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    Need help finding a Knifesmith

    Thank You
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    Need help finding a Knifesmith

    I meant to say that I was look for contact information for Ken Hamilton, sorry about that.
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    Need help finding a Knifesmith

    Thank you Mr. Ellerbe, I have seen the great work you do, and hope that you are doing well. I’ve tried looking up contact information and have not found anything. I can truly understand the backlog you have, fixing a home from a flood and my six month old son deciding to have a bet of health...
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    Need help finding a Knifesmith

    Ok, this is going to be my frist custom knife. I have never gone about looking for a smith before, and would like your help. I would like a french style knife from the early 18th century, roughly 1730-1750 range. I want it to be HC/PC and a working knife (no wall hanger). I would like something...
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    Jug choked or full choked barrels for fowler

    Love the rifle :thumbsup:, hope to one day have one haft as nice.
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    Jug choked or full choked barrels for fowler

    Roundball, Thanks, this give me an idea of what I can and cannot do. I have a lease in Mississippi where the longest shot on anything is around 40-60 yards. I have been handgun hunting it for years, but been wanting to get back into blackpowder for years. Just add another gun to the list to...
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    To vent or not to vent: is it safe?

    I’ve been reading the post here on the site, and the also the builder site such as Caywood gunbuilders, Sitting Fox, TVM, etc”¦ While reading Caywood’s site, I read this As I’m a first time builder, to say this scares me a little would be an understatement. So is it safe to use a vent or...
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    Jug choked or full choked barrels for fowler

    Here is a question, is there a minimum barrel length that one can add a chock to? I was thinking about a canoe gun, but if it does not pattern, where can I go from there?
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    Trying to get started

    This is all a major help to me, Thank you all :grin:
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    Trying to get started

    I have a box of those waiting to go. :)
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    Trying to get started

    Ok, I’m getting ready to jump in. I’ve got two quotes on kits from Sitting Fox and T.V.M (Tennessee Valley Muzzleloaders), and have chosen the T.V.M. I would like to know what I will need to finish the kit. This will be only my first, for I still have the North Star West Officer’s musket I need...
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    Free gun kit, well sort of

    Here are some pictures of the major problems with the stock
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    Free gun kit, well sort of

    A friend gave me a North Star West Officer’s musket. So it is a free gun. The problem is the stock. It is a very poorly inlayed stock, looks like some tried to do the work with a dull pocket knife. I will get some pictures up as soon as I can, but I’m asking, should I just order a new stock. I...
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    Tools needed for a home shop

    I work on modern guns, I build small and large scale models, and I also would like to be able to breech barrels. I know most come breeched, but I would like to be able to save parts of the barrels I shorten. As for the hand tools, I do not have any right now, and would like to know the ones I...
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    Tools needed for a home shop

    I’m getting ready to build a small shop so that I can work on rifle builds and other things. I was hoping to talk with ya’ll about some of the tools and machines needed. I’m thinking about getting a 3-1 lath, drill, and mill combo, and I need all of the wood working tools for stocks. Can ya’ll...
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    Interested in hearing .25 Cal input

    I was thinking (I know, my wife says that's always trouble) What about using steel tubing (for strength) inside a brass tube for a ram rod. The brass tube to cut out sparks and protect the rifling? A .25 sounds like a hoot to shoot for squirrel and rabbits out to may be 30-40 yards away with...
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    Traditions Crockett Kit

    use this link, http://www.possibleshop.com/rifle-kit.html. near the bottom of the page.
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    ok, where do I start?

    It has been a while sense I've been on, but I have been reading to post to catch up. I've got some books on order, and now I what to know where to start. I would like a .32 caliber kit to build, but I've never done this before. I thought I wanted a Sitting Fox Kit, but after reading the...
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    Take Down Flinter

    What about adding a buttstock to this: Link It is a Bounty Flintlock Model from Davide Pedersoli & C.
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    Need help finding a stock

    Can anyone help me find a stock for a 70's Dixie Gun works Hawkens. If no a factory stock does anyone know of any good replacement stocks?
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