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Finishing a walnut stock...
Following ... ... Very interesting . I love my trade guns and the traditional finish on them was varnish , as listed many many times by the HBCo ... It dries fast and protects the wood unlike &%#@ oil finishes ... I dislike oil very much . BUT ....to find an authentic varnish , at least in my...- Rob M.
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
Hey bud ... If you have too many trade guns there , I'll certainly be a good friend and take one off yer hands ... Anything to help out a Buddy ! LOL !! :D- Rob M.
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
Very cool bud , glad ya had fun ...man ! I need to shot BAD !! Been too long . Now ....when I ain't shot in a while I REALLY got to concentrate on that front sight and the slow squeeze !! I'll start slinging them round ball to the right until I get some shots under my belt , always happens ...- Rob M.
- Post #16,063
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Rust protection.
I clean it with water , 3 dry patches , then dip one of those dry patches in motor oil , not too much ... Push it to the breach , tooth brush scrub the pan and general area , wipe dry same area ... pull oil patch out , wipe barrel length , pan and lock ...anything else iron ...Never had any rust...- Rob M.
- Post #56
- Forum: Smoothbore
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.62 smoothbore as an all around gun?
In the N.W. gun ....its a piece of wood , for testing and dry fire practice .....- Rob M.
- Post #83
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Hello from Mid-Ohio
Welcome from South eastern Ahia ! :)- Rob M.
- Post #13
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Did Pedersoli stop production of their 62 caliber Indian trade musket?
Like ... Make Caywood kits only ? No thanks ... I dont put together kits on a regular basis and I build my N.W. guns from scratch . Mr. Caywood s kit N.W. trade gun is the same price as my finished scratch built N.W. trade gun ....- Rob M.
- Post #17
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Did Pedersoli stop production of their 62 caliber Indian trade musket?
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- Post #15
- Forum: Smoothbore
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Did Pedersoli stop production of their 62 caliber Indian trade musket?
Yep ... Mr. Caywood makes a beautiful trade gun ! I bought one someone had built from a kit , they did a bad job building it ...I rebuilt it and ...I was really impressed with that trade gun .... Gorgeous and good lock and barrel ! Wish I had kept it ! LOL ....- Rob M.
- Post #13
- Forum: Smoothbore
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
Made barrel lugs from some correct sized sheet , after looking every where for the right metal and not finding it at ANY store ! ....found some scrap under the bench .... geesh ... Laid out the lug positions and R.R. pipe positions , marked barrel ....cleaned up spots on barrel ...soldered lugs...- Rob M.
- Post #16,000
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Who's got the best lube?
33 years using it ...no complaints ... always wanted to try bear grease though . Just sounds cool. :)- Rob M.
- Post #47
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
We'll see ! In the finishing stage :)- Rob M.
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Who's got the best lube?
Another vote for spit patch ... Hauk Tuah girl would be handy on the woods walk ... :)- Rob M.
- Post #43
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
Got the breech bedded in the stock , slabbed off at bottom of the stock , slabbed off the lock plate side along the barrel , chiseled in the ramrod channel , drilled R.R. hole in forearm ....gettin there ...- Rob M.
- Post #15,989
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Stuck
Lots of good advice and suggestions on here ...Ive had Jags get stuck many times ...few different reasons . That real short jag pictured here a few times , what a pain ! LOL ... I have it in the shop on my shop/ range " cleaning rod " ....its handle sticks out a foot from.my muzzle , I made that...- Rob M.
- Post #79
- Forum: Smoothbore
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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
Got the Breech bedded/ inletted ...and stock , slabbed off bottom under barrel position ...will cut R.R. channel then drill R.R. hole from there ...- Rob M.
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- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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WANTED Northwest Trade Gun/Fowler/Smoothbore Flint
Depends on barrels and barrel lengths etc. but usually ... 26" 24 ga. 1400 ... 36" -42" brl . ,20 ga. walnut stock 1700 . Scratch build not a kit ...- Rob M.
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- Forum: Firearms For Sale/Trade/Wanted