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  1. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Great pictures ! I sure miss doing rendezvous s ... Thanks for sharing them !
  2. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Working on the Carolina gun .... Thumb piece ...yesterday , then today ... Hmmm ....can't quite put my finger on it but ..... looks slightly different ... hmmmm ..... Pinned , glued , filed , engraved ...
  3. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    .... I just try not to get in a hurry .If I can accomplish something everyday and cross something off one of my lists ...I'm doin good . :) I dont know how folks can be bored ! I have SO many things to get done !!
  4. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Slow set epoxy ...
  5. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Thank , Appreciate that bud , I'm trying ... Gotta couple more things to do too then should be good for winter .... I got folks buggin the p!$$ outta me to hurry up on this gun , doesnt help ...long story and not interesting ... Hard to tell folks you can't hurry such a thing ... Ugh ....
  6. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Sanded down the stock real good , whiskered it and trying some different stains on practice piece and .... DUH ! I havent put the nose band or the thumb piece on ! So ....meh .... I found the roughed out thumb piece I cut out a bit ago and ground then filed it to shape and started inletting it...
  7. Rob M.

    Flintlock Gunsmithing

    Go to the library and check out Hershel Houses VDO ,How to build a Kentucky long rifle . Its the best . The building books were no good to me until after I had built a couple ...this VDO is great . .. Really helped me . Best of luck
  8. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Still sanding ....UGH !! Good gravy !! I need a new hobby ..... So sick of sanding ...hopefully stain it tomorrow ....well see ....
  9. Rob M.

    cheek slapper

    Yeah , put less powder in it ...
  10. Rob M.

    Repair or replace

    Smart ...thats what I do too . Makes it very strong and the trigger guard hides everything ... Ive drive pins vertical , 90 degrees to the grain , up ....this is so no recoil can separate the pieces again ...ive cut a long groove and inlaid a steel rod in there ... this all depends on the...
  11. Rob M.

    Repair or replace

    Oh ! Repair it bud ! Its not difficult ... That thing is beautiful ! Ive done it many times to guns with similar tragic stories . If your unsure how to do it or anything like that PM me ... You can call me we'll chat about it . When its fixed youll have to.point it out to folks when your...
  12. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Well thanks bud ... Thats very kind of ya to say ... Just a damn ole trade gun !! LOL ! ....but I love em ! This one sure is draggin on ...can't wait to get it finished , sure hope it turns out good and the gentleman in Texas likes it . Hopefully be staining it soon ... Gotta work that forestock...
  13. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Very little :)
  14. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Defining , rasping , thinning , sanding , straightening edges , sanding , making sides symmetrical , sanding , removing bulging spots , sanding , defining mortices , Sanding , final fitting of parts , sanding, sllooking for high spots and knocking them down even with both sides , sanding making...
  15. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Very kind of ya bud ... Been raspin , filing and sanding on her ...got a lot more ta go ...get her nice and slim , then stain and finish her ... Ever so slowly ... hopefully by this weekend she'll be hung and stained , barrel browning .... we'll see ... Few pics of some ive made ...
  16. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    :) Funner to shoot it then work on it ! LOL .... Back to work ....meh
  17. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Here ya go bud ! :) Very first shot ! .... :)
  18. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Me too bud .. This one has been draggin on .Can't wait to get it done and shootin it ... Need to shoot my NWTG a bunch ...this dry spell $ucks ! LOL ... Need to make a bunch of round ball ... Need to talk to the Amish dude too ...need lumber for some other endeavors ... and he said he was gonna...
  19. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Made ramrod pipes for the Carolina Gun laid out their positions , Inlet, drilled and pinned them in the ramrod channel ... Time to take the whole forestock from 2x4 form to " rough in " shape ...finally ! Been fighting me, esp. today.... coffee break first ... My stock duplicator is doing a...
  20. Rob M.

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    LOL !! Tryin ! Think I'll make the R.R. pipes and pin them today ....get that done I can get the stock , mortices forward , put in the rough ....if I got any of that thin brass left ...d@mn , forgot to look ....was just in town too ...meh
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