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    CVA Hawken With Primitive Sights...

    Hi, don't know if this will help any but I have been having trouble because of type 2 diabetes affecting my vision. Not continually but more than not. It gets so bad at times I can't even read the large letter guide writing on a TV 10 feet away. So I've taken to painting the wide front blade...
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    Bore question for you folks...

    Well, every barrel is different, but it sounds like a rifled bore in pretty fair condition to me. You must have a fine piece there, enjoy! beat wishes, ray
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    soften leather

    I bow to your experience, I have messed with leather since 1977 or so, took some college classes and worked with the products from the Tandy outfit, and just passed on what the so called people that supposed to know tell me about their products. I do a little tooling, dyeing, and a bit of...
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    sewing beads on buckskins or suede

    WOW! Thank you guys so much!! I have old fumbling hands and week eyes, but I do have determination, so I may ruin several pieces of leather before I get it right, but get it right I will, if I live long enough, thanks again, ray
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    turtle shell

    I don't know about your state but in mine it's highly illegal to do anything with turtles or the shells, I am talking about the tortoise kind. Some snapping turtles are ok some protected. So you might want to check with your state conservation commission, just to be safe, best wishes, ray I...
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    soften leather

    for an more even stain on leather use a water stain, an oil stain will be somewhat mottled, which is desired with natural leather sometimes. oil will soften the leather up too, but just oil the top side not the underside, and perhaps the dryer without heat and 3 or 4 shoes might do it if you can...
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    How do I make a corn cob pipe?

    Hi, just dig it out drill a hole put in a stem, fill and light, it will build up a hard surface if you don't scrape too deep, or buy one at the only corncob pipe factory left in the world,url below, best wishes, ray http://www.corncobpipe.com/
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    sewing beads on buckskins or suede

    does any one here know how to sew beads to buckskins or suede, I've been trying and just haven't found the skill. Can I sew the bead patterns to a stiff cloth, maybe double sided iron on? or something like that. and then sew and glue that to the leather? I haven't been able to find any free...
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    left handed flintlock

    That might be a good way to go. If you buy from a pawn broker, gun shop, selling used guns, etc, However, I feel alot of these guns are there because someone couldn't sight them in. I mean a newbe to the BP world that has no knowledge or experience with muzzleloader guns and simply get...
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    An abused CVA

    I recently bought a barrel from deer creek also, 54 hawken, was $80 plus shipping 92 all together, a white barrel, but they don't keep them protected, just rolled up in styrofoam with no oil, they are starting to pit, I guess deer creek don;t want to go through them and protect them, its a...
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    Inking A horn

    you can buy stoveblack at anyplace that you can buy mortar mix, and any other mortar color you want too. I suggest you don't use it in the house. It would be a mistake. best wishes, ray
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    Alcohol in your bore?

    Hi, I use naptha, I came across a 55 gal. barrel of it years ago and trust me it lasts a while. Auto plants use it as a paint thinner, its sold as lighter fluid too. its bipolar so it dissolves the oil or mixes with water as needed like alcohol. I use it for cleaning my guns also, then oil or...
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    An abused CVA

    CVA has quit making and selling all sidelock percussion and flintlocks, they are an inline only company since 2004 I believe. They sold most of their traditional parts and still sell out what they have left in lots instead of a customer that needs something. I recently talked to them on the...
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    Walker

    Hi, mine simply blew the latch pieces apart and destroyed them, so I ordered the new style latch parts for the new drgoons and hand filed the grooves and drilled the spring hole and converted it to the new latch. Although not original to the #1 it is functional and looks better than a rubber...
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    Do you know why the early Butt plates

    Thanks, Well that certainly makes alot of sense now that you say it, but I wouldn't have thought of it. I' don't own one with a butt plate like that or perhaps I might have stumbled upon it in use? I know the young fellas today are taught a whole new way of shouldering an m-16 than I was. New...
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    Do you know why the early Butt plates

    I haven't used a forum where you respond to each response before. Do you guys usually just respond to each response, or the whole thread in general? I didn't see a button for response to the thread just each individual? Sorry, I'll learn??? best wishes, ray
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    Do you know why the early Butt plates

    were shaped into such sharp and pointed and dangerous configurations? Some of the old butt plate shapes don't even look like they would fit a mans shoulder, more like a double headed spear type shoulder piece. I have never researched this question but have often wondered what would possess...
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