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    starting ball without short starter

    IF ONE ASSUMES that 18th century riflemen didn’t use short starters or loading blocks, and cut their patches at the muzzle, how did they seat the ball into position to cut the patch? Were their barrels coned so they could thumb-start the ball over the patch? Or were their ball/patch combos...
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    Save my hide?

    Last fall, I got a deer hide 90% fleshed and de-haired before winter hit. It spent the winter frozen in a tub of ice in a corner of the garage. It’s now been thawed for a couple of weeks and is starting to smell. Can this hide be saved? My plan had been to stretch and dry it this spring, then...
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    linen possible bags

    Thanks. Sounds like a good, serviceable alternative to leather for baggage. Easier to sew, too. Don
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    linen possible bags

    La Longue, Can you expand on your waterproofing formula? What is your % mix of tallow and beeswax. How does treated material change with temperature? Tacky in warm weather, and/or stiff in cold weather? Thanks, Don B
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    Chamber's York build

    Mr. Landes, Can you explain what you mean by "coning" the breech plug? Are you chamfering its leading edge to provide clearance at the touch hole? Don B
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    history of double set triggers

    When did double set triggers become common? Would they be appropriate on a 1770s York/Schroyer rifle? Don
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    Fouling Scraper with a Rounded Bottom

    I asked them (Lyman) the same question about a year ago, and I recall them telling me that the bottom of the breech cavity was shaped to a drill point. Don
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    Dickert, Bonewitz rifles on display in Minneapolis

    Scalper, There weren't any photos attached to my earlier post. The links are to the Institute's webpages. I'll organize what photos I have and post them. Don
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    40cal, B-wt barrel

    David, I'm not sure where I thought I saw a Rice B-profile 54cal. I went back to look for it and came up empty. Probably my goof. Don
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    Dickert, Bonewitz rifles on display in Minneapolis

    I recently stumbled upon an exhibit containing rifles by J Dickert and John Bonewitz at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Both rifles are dated to 1790. The Dickert carries a Drepert-inscribed lock. This is exciting (to me, at least) because opportunities to view Pa longrifles are scarce...
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    sight recommendations for GPR

    My original question asked for recommendations for primitive buckhorns, given the large number of options available. We somehow got derailed into talking about Lyman peep sights. Don
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    40cal, B-wt barrel

    I'm considering building a longrifle with a 42" 40 cal B-weight Rice barrel. It will be used for offhand shooting at targets and squirels. Do you think I'll be happy with the handling of the rifle? Or would it feel too muzzle heavy due to the small hole in the B profile barrel? The same...
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    hearing protection

    Can some of you silicone plug users be more specific about types and brands that you use? Do you use the flanged type silicone plugs, the soft moldable type, or the custom formed ones?
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    sight recommendations for GPR

    I widened the rear sight too much, so that now I have more light on either side of the front sight than I would like. There are many buckhorn and semi-buckhorn sights available in suppliers' catalogs, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations or preferences. Large or small? Full or...
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    sight recommendations for GPR

    I managed to over-file the original rear sight on my GPR, so have to find a replacement. I'd be interested to hear what rear sights you like and why. Also, do you prefer a thin or thick front blade for mixed target/hunting use? Don
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    what so great about Chambers' kits?

    Chambers' kits repeatedly come up as examples of good, high quality kits. What makes them so good? What sets them, or any other high end supplier, apart from the rabble? Is it the quality of their stock shaping? Or their castings? Or the historical accuracy of their parts? Or...? Thanks...
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    novice build along -started

    John, Tell me about the scraper. Is it the octogon model? How is it working for you? Don
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    source for rifle patterns

    Capt Jas, Can you tell me more about Houston Harrison? Can I trust his patterns to be historically correct? Don
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    source for rifle patterns

    Can you suggest sources for historically correct rifle patterns? Ideally, I’d like something based on tracings of JP Beck or George Schreyer originals. Are there sources for such patterns? If not, what process does a builder follow to mimic a particular school’s architecture? I understand...
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    Router bits

    I presume most of you using routers to inlet barrel channels are inletting staight barrels, not swamped? Anyone have experience using a router for swamped channels? I can imagine using a jig to guide a bit along a swamped profile in the top plane of the stock, but not so easily in the "depth"...
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