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  1. M

    1st Flintlock

    I have a GPR flintlock in .54, and it's a good first flintlock. The gun shoots great. Only thing I've had to do is drill out the touch hole a little bit, and file down the front sight.
  2. M

    Aligning stock pins

    If you could post a couple of photos it would help. I was drilling for 1/16" pins in a barrel with underlugs. I've never seen one pinned directly through the barrel with no lugs. :hmm:
  3. M

    Aligning stock pins

    There really aren't any shortcuts, and it's not that bad really. Just measure twice, cut once, and you'll be fine. I did all of mine on my Lancaster build with a hand drill eyeballing it. Got my wife to get down to eye level and make sure I was square that direction, while I looked down from...
  4. M

    Aligning stock pins

    Measure, mark, measure, mark, measure again, then measure some more. Basically, you want to put marks on the sides of the barrel where the hole is, transfer those marks onto the stock as vertical lines. Then, measure the distance from the top of the barrel to the hole in the lug, put the...
  5. M

    Most comfortable stock in your opinion

    This. :thumbsup:
  6. M

    Most comfortable stock in your opinion

    Another vote for the early Lancaster here. :thumbsup:
  7. M

    Barrel in the White

    Polishing. I've seen an original gun over 200 years old with a shiny clean barrel with no rust. It has obviously been well maintained over the years. Keep it polished and lightly oiled and it will never rust. :hatsoff:
  8. M

    Rustic Arms Builder

    I remember folks complaining about this particular builder back in the mid 2000's. I'm actually surprised he's still getting orders. I'd be willing to bet an archive search of this forum would turn up some pretty old threads very similar to this one.
  9. M

    Do I need to take the lock off to clean it on a Lyman GPR FL?

    That video doesn't apply to a factory GPR flintlock. The lock uses a coil mainspring. I've never tried to take mine apart... if you simply scrub it with a toothbrush and some cleaning solvent, then oil it, it will be fine. You definitely do need to take it out and clean it after every outing...
  10. M

    What can be done to refit a smoothed out barrel?

    I would do some very fine sanding to try to reduce the roughness as much as I could without really creating much of a gap... maybe use like some 400 grit. Get it as smooth as you can, then start browning it with LMF. Card between coats with denim. You'll probably still have some aging... but it...
  11. M

    Hey this stuff really works!!

    I wiped my stuff down really well with some household ammonia. Works really well to neutralize it. Then, I heated the stuff up with my propane torch to ensure all of the moisture was out of the metal, and to open up the pores in the metal as much as possible, then slathered it on with a good...
  12. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Thank you very much folks! :hatsoff:
  13. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Oh definitely not! I'm already thinking about the next one... :youcrazy: :grin:
  14. M

    .82 dragoon

    Beautiful! Really nice job! :thumbsup:
  15. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Thank you Fred! I've admired your work for years... you've been an inspiration. :hatsoff: Thank you War Hawk, I could not agree more. She's a wonderful child, I couldn't be more proud. :grin: I managed to capture a few cool pics from a video I took of her first firing.
  16. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Yeah... I have another ramrod that I will not stripe, so that I have one of each. I know striping them is controversial... but I like them whether they're PC or not. :wink: Yes, she loves shooting, and is recently interested in black powder after I let her shoot my flintlock pistol a couple of...
  17. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    LOL! Well... in all fairness, many of those years were spent propped up in a corner of the room collecting dust. :redface:
  18. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Yes, I did all of the carving. It's a bit rough compared to others who have more experience... I probably should have spent more time smoothing out background transitions. A lot of the roughness I didn't notice until after I had stained and began oiling the stock though. :idunno: Live and...
  19. M

    Recently Finished Early Lancaster

    Pics of the Early Lancaster rifle I just finished. This is my first real build. I actually bought the stuff about 7 years ago, got it to the "in the white" stage, then stopped. :idunno: Recently got tired of seeing it sitting there unfinished and decided to remedy that problem. Your...
  20. M

    Kit opinions TOW vs TVM

    This. :hatsoff:
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