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    What to do with a 1826 Harpers Ferry ???????

    This stuff has been falling out of the sky at me recently....... A friend wanted a part for his Hot Rod that I had recently,... It came with another car and it was worth only a couple bucks..... So on a recent trip to Detroit I dropped it off to him.... He's not a gun guy but I see a couple...
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    Boy's Rifles or "Rug Rat" Rifles lets see you have

    That is outstanding !.... Any more details or pictures ?...... Has anybody ever thought about doing a build thread on one of these ?
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    Boy's Rifles or "Rug Rat" Rifles lets see you have

    Great stuff guys,.... please keep them coming !
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    New flintlock movie Comming

    I personally beleive the movie The Patriot should be made required viewing in all U.S.schools. Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-BQi0JjY2w And here is the entire movie... Link
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    How are you guys inletting barrel channles ?

    Hi Guys,... Many years ago I would cheat and use a Router and a jig to inlet the bottom flat and both wall flats for an octagon barrel,... Then use a few different chisels to relieve the 45 degree angle between them. I'm not sure how you guys do it, or how to preform the truly traditional...
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    Boy's Rifles or "Rug Rat" Rifles lets see you have

    Wow !,.... What a fortunate young Man !
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    Boy's Rifles or "Rug Rat" Rifles lets see you have

    I was thinking it would be fun to see them all on the same thread with pictures and stories.
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    Boy's Rifles or "Rug Rat" Rifles lets see you have

    Alright guys, I know I'm a newbie, and I don't mean to wear out my welcome,... But I am pretty enthused about Muzzle Loaders again... Grin So,.... If my threads are becoming a pain in the neck, Just let me know and I will trim them back. I have been interested in building or cutting down a...
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    Newby from Northern Michigan

    To all you guys that asked,... I am originally from the Detroit suburbs,.... But moved my family to the West Branch area 14 years ago..... Honored to meet ya'll
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    Lookie What I got !!!!

    I was going to wait until spring to try the old girl out,... But my sons are bugging me to take it out next weekend and burn some powder..... I guess we will see what the weather looks like. :grin:
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    How good are the Lyman perc GPR .54 rifles?

    I am not sure if this was "tongue-in-cheek",... But I have two T/C Hawken's in .50,&.54, I like the fit, balance, feel of the Llyman GPR much more,.. And in my particular experience, My old GPR was far more accurate.... Of course it could have just been the "loose nut behind the trigger" :grin...
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    Lookie What I got !!!!

    Haha,.... Well I would tell you, that you could bid on it at my auction when I assume room temperature... But one of my sons seen it today and got that goofy smile on his face when he shouldered it,.... This old girl pulls up and balances so sweet... I have no doubt this rifle will stay in the...
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    How good are the Lyman perc GPR .54 rifles?

    I had one about 13 years ago,... loved the look and feel,.. And the rifle was a really good shooter. and quite accurate.... I had no intentions of ever letting it go, but my father-in-law made his desire to have it very well known... He is a great Father-in-law,... and a very good friend...
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    Where to find FIE 1861 Musketoon parts ?????

    Still looking for a coil sprung tumbler,... Anybody have a picture of one from another manufacture ?
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    Lookie What I got !!!!

    Not wanting to hi-jack my own thread, but this is the very last Muzzle Loader I built,... It started with some J&S Hawken's parts I bought at the old OGCA show in Columbus (reported by the seller to be original Hawken parts, but I always doubted it. They are however original something)Under the...
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    Lookie What I got !!!!

    Thanks everybody for your kind remarks....I use to build ML's in the 70's, I started with one kit,.. got dissected with it, and went on to build them from parts from there on. Then got into building custom sporter rifles based on Mauser actions after that,.... The Muzzle Loaders were far more...
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    Lookie What I got !!!!

    Well it all started out with meeting my friend at the local Bakery this morning,... He's a car buddy. So were sitting drinking a coffee and having a doughnut when in comes another friend that goes to our Church. I was telling my one friend about how I was going to fix the tumbler on the FIE I...
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    Where to find FIE 1861 Musketoon parts ?????

    Does anybody have any other ideas before I weld this up to add material so I can work it down and reshape it ??? Or a junk lock with a good tumbler ? :grin:
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    Where to find FIE 1861 Musketoon parts ?????

    Thanks for the tips guy's but they all turned out to be dry wells..... (If it works)... these are pictures of the ol' Musketoon after I took it apart and cleaned it up.... this thing was a really big mess. Also pictures of the tumbler held together with a flat magnet for line up. I have...
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    Where to find FIE 1861 Musketoon parts ?????

    Alright guys,... Here's the deal, I stopped by an old "gun buddies" house on my way back from Detroit last weekend,... We were talking Guns and before I left, I noticed a .58 Cal. reproduction 1861 Enfield Musketoon leaning against the wall next to his bench with the hammer all the way back...
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