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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    Bad phrasing on my part the only way that diesel beats magnaflux is it's hard to get a magnaflux unit into some places. If I had one I would use it, it's cleaner for one thing. Once you test a part with diesel the only way to get a clean repair weld is to dry it out with a torch, then clean it...
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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    I was strongly tempted to say the heck with all this testing and build a gun. In the end having subjected it to 400 grns and 2 pbrs and not knowing what stresses that put on the barrel, I decided to test to destruction. I am glad I did I learned alot but, knowing what I know now I would have...
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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    This morning I cleaned her up and remarked her, then run a diesel test. No visible seepage. Reinstalled the breech and loaded it with 100 grns of 3ff and short started a prb 10" down the barrel and fired it. There was no measurable change. Then I loaded it with 200 grns and fired it with a short...
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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    The tube I chose was ASTM A513 1020/1026 Mechanical grade tube 1"OD x .188 Wall x .625 ID. The profile from the breech, first 12" is 1", the next 8" taper smoothly down to .745 OD and run the remaining 28". I have cleaned up the outside of the barrel and tomorrow I am going to steel wool the...
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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    I like a tapered round barrel and it was profiled for a fowler. A shorter barrel would probably have more powder being burned in the air, a longer barrel gives more length for the powder to burn before it escapes. In theory giving it more time to impart it's energy to the ball. As it was, so...
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    DOM Tubing that being used for barrels

    I debated whether to respond or not to this loaded topic, because when I asked on open forum once the response was pretty caustic at times. To be fair some of you shared your knowledge and experience freely, thank you. But real hard numbers were for the most part hard to find. So I researched...
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    Small Smooth Rifles

    The only velocity tests were done on squirrels. First time out had some trouble with shot density till I adjusted my shot load. I really need to subject it to the tuna can test.
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    Small Smooth Rifles

    The .30 was the first gun I made from scratch and I made mistakes, some I was able to correct some not. The little fellas have been popular, and I have made five of the things so far. Here is some pics of my first one reworked, and the latest for my son up front. Using the large siler on the one...
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    Small Smooth Rifles

    Here is a .30 smoothie I made, it does a great job accurate with ball or shot
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    The last days of waiting are the worst....

    Man you is killin me. Guess waitin for Christmas is always tough, can't wait to see what the finished product looks like.
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    summer project

    Ok men here we go, first off I tried not to change the placement of any of the original, pins, screws, or bolts it kept the procedure simpler. Inletting the new lock required new lock panels they just weren't big enough to take the new lock. The lock internals fit with very little modification...
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    summer project

    I appreciate all your comments and critique men, and yes a little time away has helped me see the things I need to do differently. For those who liked it the way it was I hope you will see your advise put to good purpose in the rebuild. Right now the lock panels have been shaped and inlett but...
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    summer project

    Ok guys I am back home finally, and after much pondering have decided to do some rework. It was a tough decision for me because I believe you should hang onto your mistakes for a while, they are a benchmark of how far you have come. And whats worse is the gun functions perfectly, feels great...
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    canteen stopper

    I don't know how much access you have to local creeks in your area, but sometimes you can find a piece of old cottonwood root driftwood. It's real light, compressable, and should work well. It will whittle more like wood and perform like cork only the grain structure should make it stronger. We...
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    gourds

    Dave my son cracked his canteen around the spout two cracks my feeling was it's cracked what do we have to loose. I melted the wax lining out, and used my awl to punch holes down both sides then stitched the cracks closed. We had to use tiny pegs to stop the stitch holes then relined it with wax...
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    A Lurker Emerges, First...steps.

    Swamp Rat, I am not goin to tell you what to do I think lots of things were discovered by people who didn't know you couldn't do it that way. That being said a good book of basic instruction could save you some mistakes. I tend to fly by the seat of my pants I also have made plenty of mistakes...
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    O.K. smoothy historians, here's one for you!

    what were they shooting at
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    Sassafrass

    In the FDA experiments conducted on lab rats said rats had to be fed very large amounts before it caused problems, very large amounts of mashed potatoes will cause medical problems.
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    summer project

    That little bit of fat all over is probably why I couldn't get the weight any lower she came in at 6lb 14ozs
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    summer project

    Oh by the way the RR is a sapling cut from a privet thicket
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