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    Frizzen Pan Tempering

    I posted this same subject several years ago but never got around to addressing the issue. I have a flint lock that was handed down through four generations. The lock is marked as "Warrented" and back in the early eighties I killed several deer and hogs with it. Well back then I thought the...
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    Drilling out a nipple

    As you have been advised, do not enlarge your nipple port any larger. I build Hawken rifles and I have not had a miss fire in 30 years. The day before black powder season I take my gun, remove the stock and wrap the barrel with a cloth. Then I use my wife's tea kettle to pour scolding water down...
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    Three Meat Meatloaf

    I killed a nice 17lb. wild turkey and I ground up the meat, added ground venison and ground wild hog. Mixed it together with 5 eggs,barbeque sause,mustard,salt,pepper,chopped onions and bell pepper,italian bread crumbs,a little sugar,and a can of mushroom soup. Shaped it to the apperance of a...
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    Cleaning Files

    I'm building a Hawken rifle that has an aluminum forend cap. I used my best fine grain files to shape and cut groves in it. The problem I have is that the files are gummed up with aluminum shavings. I thought about using a rotary wire wheel to clean them but I don't want to dull the edges. I...
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    Frizzen Problems

    I have a flintlock rifle that has been in our family since they came from Scotland in the 1700's. As a kid I hunted with it killing some nice hogs and deer. When I was about 18 I had this notion that it wasn't sparking enough.So I took it to a fellow who said he could re-harden the frizzen. Well...
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    Thompson Center Barrel

    Thanks guys for the info., I cleaned it with steel wool and Liquid Wrench and got all the rust out. Inspection of the bore showed seven or eight pitts about an inch long and a one eighth inch deep, too deep to polish out.So I guess I'll call TC and try to get another barrel. This gun is not even...
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    Thompson Center Barrel

    I was just given a Thompson Center flintlock known as the "Firestorm Model". The gun had been left loaded with real black powder for about five years, needless to say the barrel is toast. Is it possible to obtain a replacement barrel? The lock and stock is in good condition.
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    Bore Grease

    What is a good bore grease to apply when storing my Hawkens for the summer?
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