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  1. Greebe

    .36 vs .40 cal rifle?

    I am still dreaming of owning a small bore rifle. Still need to decide on caliber. Which small bore rifle do your prefer, .36 or .40, and why? Thanks, Greebe
  2. Greebe

    Swamped vs Tapered Barrels

    Swamped vs Tapered? In a .36-40 cal rifle what is your preference for barrel profile and why. Thanks, Greebe
  3. Greebe

    is a breech plug necessary?

    I could see how a cannon could perhaps be rifled since it is such a large bore, but I doubt that it could be done with a small bore.
  4. Greebe

    is a breech plug necessary?

    It would not be possible to rifle a blind hole style barrel. Barrel machines are made for through hole drilling, reaming, and rifling. I suppose you could make a smooth barrel with a blind hole but you would need a different setup which would not be worth it since there would be no pay off...
  5. Greebe

    How to harden a frizzen video

    That is from the member here named "mark3smle". While he seems to be a nice guy he is lacking in skills for gunsmithing. Seems he is trying to play himself off as a seasoned gunsmith.
  6. Greebe

    Shot new virginia rifle today.

    Very good. Thanks for sharing some photos with us. Looks like a very nice rifle. Was it one you had made or did you do the work yourself?
  7. Greebe

    Durs Egg vs Deluxe Siler

    I am planning on building an early Lancaster style rifle and I am trying to decide on a lock. I don't have the money right now for a kit so I am going to just start buying pieces here and there. The two locks I am considering are the L&R Durs Egg and the Chambers Deluxe Siler. I think they both...
  8. Greebe

    Stock polish

    I use a homemade paste wax called Gunny's Paste. It works well and is easy to apply and reapply. The thing I like about it is that it produces a nice looking finish yet is not super shinny like a varnish. Also if you get a scratch or ding you can just apply more and you will never see the mark...
  9. Greebe

    Shot new virginia rifle today.

    Looks good man. Lets see some pictures of the rifle.
  10. Greebe

    Campfire Cook Sets?

    My wife and I are going to be moving out to our land this spring and we are going to be living like hippies again. :grin: Hehe. Last time we did this we lived in a small 6x14 tent. We are going to be living a in a large homemade yurt for the first year or so and I am planning on making a...
  11. Greebe

    Proper Barrel Finish?

    I was wondering what the proper barrel finish would have been on a Hawken style rifle. I have an Investarms version and think the modern hot caustic bluing looks out of place. I have read some articles that said that the chemical browning such as Birchwood Casey Plumb Brown is not period...
  12. Greebe

    Who uses their patchboxes?

    Yeah they are nifty little lights and you can get them for .50 cents shipped each. Here is where you can get them. http://www.amazon.com/22000MCD-Flashlight-Torch-Light-Keychain/dp/B009WJR89Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1382368776&sr=8-6&keywords=keychain+light At that price you can leave them all...
  13. Greebe

    Who uses their patchboxes?

    I have one of these little LED lights: I was thinking I might put it in my patch box, but I guess not. I just checked to see if it would fit and nope, that is a no go. This little patchbox on this Hawken style rifle really is useless. I might have to get out eh router and ope it up a bit...
  14. Greebe

    cutting lead

    If you don't like chiseling it into smaller pieces you could always just make a fire on hard packed earth or bricks with the lead ingot in the middle. It will then melt and flow out into a fairly thing sheet which can be cut up with shears. Next time you melt it just skim off the dross as usual.
  15. Greebe

    panic time

    I just bought a couple yards of brown pillow ticking at walMart and it works well in my .54. I should probably go back and buy a few more yards of it though.
  16. Greebe

    Patch lubes

    Thanks for sharing. Don't know where one would get bear grease though if you don't hunt bear.
  17. Greebe

    coming lead shortage

    Nah, they are going after lead hard these days with the basis of environmental impact. A lot of places now days they do not let you hunt with it. I have even heard that they are trying to keep you from shooting it on your own property because it is a pollutant. Same reasoning as that which makes...
  18. Greebe

    Stocking lead

    I have about a thousand pound of pure lead right now. If I was casting for a .36 caliber rifle shooting a 65gr .350 roundball that is about 107 balls per pound. 107*1000 would equal 107,000 round balls that I could cast. If I figure I have a good 50 years of shooting that means that I Can...
  19. Greebe

    Home Rifle Ranges -- Lets see them!

    My wife and I are moving out to the country this coming spring. This gives me plenty of time to dream and scheme and I have been thinking about how to set up a rifle range that would be safe for others around the property. I have about 440 yards that I can shoot out to and I was hoping to get...
  20. Greebe

    Done with Lyman Guns

    I bet if you sent one of the higher ups a link to this post they would see that they are shooting themselves in the foot by treating you this way. I am convinced not to buy anything from them now. Not worth the chance for my hard earned money. I came up with some future responses from Lyman...
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