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    Thanks to Dale Hubbard

    Dale was kind enough to send me a spare barrel wedge that he had. Thank you for completing my project. Hopefully I can help someone else in the future. What a great forum!
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    Refinishing stock on CVA Mtn. Rifle

    Thank you, Hadden West! Now I get it. I'm hoping to start on it this weekend. Hopefully I can post a pic of the finished product next week.
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    Refinishing stock on CVA Mtn. Rifle

    Thanks, but I don't understand what you mean when you say "I don't pour them into a mix, I just wipe a little of each, and the rag become saturated with the right color". Do you just dip the cloth into each give it a squeeze and then you have the color you want and apply it to the stock...
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    Refinishing stock on CVA Mtn. Rifle

    Thanks, I am not a woodworker or gun builder by any stretch of the imagination. Funny thing is I was looking at minwax last night and picked out the same ones you mentioned as being possibilities and also a new one called Colonial Maple. Maybe I'm not too far off the mark. John
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    Refinishing stock on CVA Mtn. Rifle

    I acquired a CVA Mountain rifle that had seen better days. I got it because it is intact except for the barrel wedges and the barrel is marked Made in USA. The bore is fine and I have disassembled the lock and trigger set cleaned and oiled them (they had a lot of surface rust) and I am now...
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    purchased CVA flintlock mtn. rifle

    Thanks for all the replies.I will contact TOTW for flints. Can't wait try it out.
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    purchased CVA flintlock mtn. rifle

    This is my first flintlock and it came without a flint. What flint would you reccomend and where is a good place to purchase said flints? Also most flints appear to have a beveled edge, does the bevel go up or down? Thanks,john.
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    T/C Renegade

    About three weeks ago I posted here that I had just purchased a T/C Renegade stock with a 32 inch Sharon barrel for 185.00. Well, I finally got to spend some time with it today and all I can say is WOW. 50 grains of 2f powder, .490 round ball with .018 ticking put me about 2 inches under the...
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    Bought TC Renegade

    Just got lucky for once. Spent two hours last night trying to post pics. Never did figure it out. Sorry.
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    Bought TC Renegade

    We were surprised by the prices on everything also. It seems prices have jumped at least 25% in the last 6 months. Cartridge guns and ammo were out of sight. The few guys selling black powder guns and accessories were at least reasonable. This guy was selling cartridge guns as well as this one...
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    Bought TC Renegade

    Went to a local gunshow in Florida yesterday. Three or four guys with blackpowder guns for sale and I came across one guy selling a TC Renegade with a Sharon barrel in 45 cal. The gun was extremely clean outside and the bore looked great. I asked what he wanted for it and he said $200.00, and we...
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    Mowrey Nipple size

    Thanks to those who replied. The 1/4x28 info will allow me to get a tap and try to chase the threads. If not a viable solution the info from TOW is great. I never new I could get an oversize nipple so I may have to go that route. The info on this site and the willingness to share is absolutely...
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    Mowrey Nipple size

    Does anyone know the tap size to clean out the threads on a Mowrey rifle nipple? I am assuming that it is not metric however not being especially mechanically inclined I thought I would ask the experts. Thanks
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    Mark one off bucket list

    I used 65 grains of 2f Goex, .490 round ball and .018 spit lube patch. Stopped him cold.
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    Mark one off bucket list

    Thanks to everyone for the kind replies. I will not go quietly into that dark night. John
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    Mark one off bucket list

    Docs said I should have been gone 2 years ago, colon cancer, then lung cancer, now liver cancer BUT they are wrong. Yesterday decide to check one more item off my bucket list and went hog hunting with friends in Florida. Took my Lyman 50cal GPR while they took cartridge rifles. I dropped a 225...
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    Patch thickness

    Thanks everyone for your responses. I have calipers and thought about measuring the material but was concerned about the amount of pressure to put on the material. Now I see that it is relatively subjective based on a known patch thickness that provides the best accuracy. Now it is starting to...
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    Patch thickness

    I have been shooting a GPR in 50 cal. for about six months now. I read the forum religiously but understanding how to determine patch thickness is something I have not seen discussed. Everyone mentions .010 or .015 or other thicknesses but no where have I seen anyone explain how to determine...
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    Mowrey Mainspring

    Thanks for the replies. Yesterday I met a blackpowder gunsmith at our monthly shoot who looked at the gun and said the mainspring has lost its temper over the years and that he could re-temper it or easily make a new one if necessary. Hopefully within a couple of weeks it will be fixed. He is...
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    Mowrey Mainspring

    Does anyone know where I can get a Mowrey mainspring? Mine is an Olney Texas gun so apparently the lock parts at Deer Creek won't fit. I guess I need a Mowrey original or someone who reproduces them. Also where does one buy some brass shim stock. The area where the bottom tip of the mainspring...
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