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    "Turn" on AMC

    Well, historical perfection, or lack thereof aside... The pilot was S-L-O-W. You would expect it to be a real attention getter, suck you in, and hold you. It was dissapointing. The good news is that the subsequent epsisodes have been much better. This last week was especially good. I have...
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    CVA Kentucky pistol kit trigger needs work

    That being the case, I suspect something is hanging up on the stock under the lock. The few kits I assembled had to have additional wood removed to make the gun function. In one case you couldn't cock the hammer once the lock was installed. If adjusting the screw doesn't work, this could be the...
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    One more time, or strip and start over?

    Thanks, good info. This is a Traditions "Kentucky Long Rifle" kit that I built 20 years ago. At the time it was finished with a blued barrel and a natural colored stock with no stain, just for something different. Never did like it, so I decided to disassemble the rifle and refinish the whole...
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    One more time, or strip and start over?

    I figured you guys didn't want another thread with the word 'browning' in it... I did two coats of BC Plumb Brown. For the most part it looks really nice, but there are a few spots where it looks like the chemical dried, like an outline of an area. Should I strip and start over, do one more...
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    Springfield 1863 spotted, but....

    Saw one at my friend's shop ysterday. Looked at it just closely enough to be dangerous. I know nothing about these guns, so a few questions: I noticed that the hammer didn't seem to line up with the nipple very well, the hammer being too far out from the barrel. I see there were two versions...
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    Hawkeye?

    Wait, there was a fort in that scene?
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    River Raisin Battlefield open house, May 17

    Scheduled Events: 10:00 Grounds open to the public 10:30 Opening Colours 11:00 Archaeology Field School 11:30 Black Powder Firing Demonstration 12:00 Food Tasting & Judging for French Menu Cook-off 1:00 Drill Mini - Militia 1:30 Black Powder Firing Demonstration 3:00 Drill & Mini - Militia 3:30...
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    Hello form SE Michigan

    Thanks to all!
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    "Turn" on AMC

    Been looking forward to this. Hopefully it's as well made as their other original series.
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    Rusty bore Fix

    I'n in the process of refinishing a Traditions Kentucky Longrifle kit I built about 20 years ago. This particular gun had Pyrodex and a patched ball in it for over 15 years. Yes, I'm stupid. Once I got the ball out I washed it thoroughly with hot soapy water, then TC #13. Still a lot of rust...
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    Gun Safe Recommendations

    Good info, but before we get too worried, there are a couple of points here. Most of those things aren't safes. The term safe has been bastardized by marketers to impress the uninformed public. Most are strongboxes at best, not much different than those that were carried by the stagecoach...
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    Michigan Gunmakers of yore?

    While poking around on the Sitting Fox website, I noticed this: http://www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.com/k/K38%20Mich-I-Gun%20Halfstock/K38%20Mich%20I%20Gun%20Halfstock.htm Ok, I had no idea. So I Googled, Bing'd, and Yahood and cannot seem to find any info on historical gunmakers in MI...
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    Gun Safe Recommendations

    Thanks for the responses. I don't think I'd be comfortable with a locker or homemade cabinet. I'm considering a custom-built gun from a well-known local. If I go this route, it will be the most expensive gun I own, exceeding my Colt Gold Cup by well more than $1,000. It just wouldn't seem...
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    Bench Rest ?

    If you're a reloader, new or spent polishing media from your tumbler in one of the aforementioned bags works well.
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    TC prices

    Ok, I deserved that... :surrender:
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    TC prices

    Not so much here in SE Mich. I bought my son a TC High Plains a few weeks ago. In pristine condition with about a half tin of caps, an unopened lb. of Pyrodex, and a nipple wrench for $125.00. We went to a local gun show last weekend, and saw the following: 2 TC Hawkens, one for $200 and one...
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    Gun Safe Recommendations

    I'm in the same boat. I have two safes, a 12-gun Liberty and a 24-Gun Winchester. Neither is tall enough to house a longrifle. I really don't have the room to have a single large 36-40 safe, which it seems are where the tall safes start. What I'd like to do is pick up something about the same...
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    Hello form SE Michigan

    New member, mid 50's, long time traditional muzzleloader, although it's been years since I was heavily involved. Looking to change that.
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