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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Ha, Actually, I have lived, where I am located near Cedar Point, with my wife and four children for 39 years. Over that time only one of our children ever wanted to go there and did so. The kids grew up on a farm and maybe that was “amusement” enough. I get motion sickness! Can’t do rides of any...
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Well that’s on the other side. I’m on a farm just outside of Oberlin, in Lorain County.
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    Howdah-do?

    Hi, I didn't build a Pedersoli Howdah 20/20 (like from a kit), but I tore down my new one as soon as I got it out of its case after delivery and refinished the steel and wood to my liking. It ain't yours till you mess with it. I should have bought a kit (if one is available - I didn't look...
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    New Ohio Member - Flintlock

    Hello, I’m in Northern Ohio. I’m returning to BP shooting (target shooting on my farm) after something over 20 years and I’ll be 70 in April. I work less and can play more now. I spend much of my free time building, restoring and riding vintage motorcycles - mostly Indians 1928-1947 (but I have...
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    Please don't yell at me. It's just a question.

    The browning on my new Pedersoli Howdah 20/20 had the look of a coating and had a measurable thickness with an electronic thickness gauge, though getting a stabile reading on curved steel is impossible. Readings were 0.3-1.0 mil. I did not like the appearance so I removed it. It took some effort...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    Done. I left the steel near white for now. I stripped the stock (a tough varnish - had to soak the whole thing 24 hours in a methylene chloride stripper bath) and "oil" finished it with Watco Teak Oil (8 applications) then Tru-Oil (4 applications) sanding the wet finger-applied applications with...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    Will post pix when done. Need to let the potassium permanganate dry a couple days then let the initial penetration of linseed oil into the walnut cure for a couple weeks, then another application, and about a week after that reassembly. Don’t want to get any non-drying corrosion protection oils...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    My Pedersoli 20ga Howdah has now been completely disassembled for finishing. It’s a production item, great CNC work but just cost-conscience production finishing that needs added owner, personal loving attentions. The barrel is now glistening polished steel that can catch a glint of the sun...
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    Adding age “patina” to new stocks.

    I don’t know if this technique is known among you all as I am a new member. I was in the process of overcoming the production look of a Petersoli walnut stock on a reproduction to get rid of the satin modern spray polymer coating and start oiling the wood but also first add some “age” color...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    I know you're joking but THAT did cross my mind, or imitation ivory inlays, haha. Like a dog that messes up his bed before it lays down, it ain’t mine till I’ve messed with it. And I considered removing that plastic looking satin coating off the walnut and oiling the wood to a nice patina that...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    Thank you all. Swayed me against nickel. I can see it would be gaudy for a utility firearm type as this, lacking as it does other refinements such as bright brass, silver and a lot of engraving of a “gentleman’s” gun. Now my thinking is to strip off the unhistorical ceramic coating and see how...
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    Nickel Barrels on Pedersoli Flint Howdah

    New here. Also got my first Pedersoli -Flintlock Hunter 20ga. Not sure I like the brown barrels. Seems to be a coating. It’s hard to get an accurate electronic gauge thickness measurement but my lowest reading was 0.3 mil and most were over 1.0 mil. May be a fired ceramic. I’m toying with the...
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