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  1. Phil Coffins

    Loft find looking for help to identify pistol.

    Looks like a modern replica from here. It has all the stamping on the barrel like you find only on modern guns.
  2. Phil Coffins

    Flintlock Traditions kentucky pistol mods.

    Here’s some ideas for you.
  3. Phil Coffins

    Balance point

    Plus it has a wider breech so the whole shape of the rifle benefits.
  4. Phil Coffins

    Balance point

    Swamped or at least tapered, shorter barrel would not look good. Until you handle a rifle with a swamped barrel you may not realize how much better they feel.
  5. Phil Coffins

    Cutting Maxi Balls Out Of Lube Pan?

    Good idea.
  6. Phil Coffins

    Flintlock Traditions kentucky pistol mods.

    Start with the lock panels. Look at an original and the differences are huge!
  7. Phil Coffins

    NIB Garret Sharps Carbine

    The primer system on Sharps is the Lawrence patent as the Maynard system uses a tape style.
  8. Phil Coffins

    Ballistol-based lube?

    Any water soluble oil may soften fouling for extended shooting but the obvious issue is water goes right threw it so it’s a poor choice for rust protection. A simple test for protection is put a drop of water on the product you want to use. If it beads up, good , if it mixes not good.
  9. Phil Coffins

    Ballistol-based lube?

    Odd how much the inexperienced shooter of muzzle loaders can find problems that some have never run into. My limited experience has not shown that this sport is that difficult. Start with a clean oil free barrel and breech, load your normal proven load then hunt. My midwestern hunts often lasted...
  10. Phil Coffins

    Camp chair

    An easy to make chair with a minimum of material and tools yet is quite comfortable. One two by twelve board about ten foot long, a large drill and a saw is the basic needs. Cut the board about in half then cut one to form the seat about fourteen inches long with the tail about five inches wide...
  11. Phil Coffins

    Paper patch groove depth vs bullet weight

    Sharps rifles that used paper patch bullets had .001” - .0015” depth of rifling and when a paper patch bullet was used they were smaller than bore size to insure loading ease. Dr. Mann’s book documents that metal jacketed bullets obturated. A pure lead bullet is as heavy as you can get, adding...
  12. Phil Coffins

    Bear leather

    Just felt a bear hide and it’s as I remembered, not very thick. I would think it best suited to light use if tanned hair off. It feels rather coarse but limber. Here’s a picture of a thin spot on this old hide, the bear not mine. IMG_0670 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
  13. Phil Coffins

    CCI and RWS Caps

    Scheels has CCI and Remington caps, #10 and #11 in stock. Sportsman’s Warehouse has CCIs .
  14. Phil Coffins

    Lyman sights?

    Generally modify the minor part. Then it also depends on your capabilities, for me cutting a dovetail is easy. Be sure to check the depth you will need before any work starts.
  15. Phil Coffins

    Unplugging patent breech? Loaded rifle…

    The flash channel on a flintlock is generally shorter then a cap lock.
  16. Phil Coffins

    Unplugging patent breech? Loaded rifle…

    Did you pop caps on the unloaded rifle before pouring powder? If not there’s the problem, priming under the nipple is a common way to try to fix it.
  17. Phil Coffins

    what is the correct projectile size for a .36 cal colt 1851?

    Your revolver will need .375” to .380” ball (I don’t have a good grasp on metric) and using a cloth patch will not work.
  18. Phil Coffins

    Blueing a pistol barrell

    Was that rust blued or hot salts?
  19. Phil Coffins

    Help with a derringer

    Mid to early 1800s when cartridges came out better designs took over but I bet they were carried longer. Might be easier to make a barrel key then find the right one. You might try GENTLY to turn the barrel with a coin. Don’t try to hard!
  20. Phil Coffins

    WANTED Lyman Great Plains pistol breech

    I need a breech for a Great Plains pistol, I’d be interested in the part or a pistol to part out. Price dependent on what you offer. The breech alone $50 if nice. IMG_0527 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
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