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  1. Notchy Bob

    FOR SALE WTS/WTT - Plains Rifle - .54 - WITHDRAWN

    That is a nice looking rifle. I would also be interested in knowing about the television shows in which it appeared. For what it's worth, I researched Rex Maxey, who made the barrel on this rifle. I didn't find a lot, but I discovered that Rexel Chastain "Rex" Maxey (1932 - 2007) operated a...
  2. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    That gets us back to putting a shim under the trigger plate, between the metal and the wood, to lower the trigger assembly so it won't be contacting the sear arm or bar at rest. Notchy Bob
  3. Notchy Bob

    Anyone ever seen or used this Patch Lube?

    No, I’ve never heard of it before. It sounds like good stuff, and it is unfortunate that the recipe was lost. The label on the jar is torn and partially obliterated, but it looks as if the manufacturer recommends not melting it. This is a little unusual… some manufacturers actually recommend...
  4. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    Good! I’m glad you got it working. Regarding that washer, if it’s not too thick, maybe it will help to reduce some friction. There were some rubbed areas on the inside of the lock plate caused by normal movement of the sear, and using a very thin washer as a spacer may help reduce some of the...
  5. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    If I'm interpreting that picture correctly, I'm seeing a washer being used as a shim, but that's not where it was supposed to go. The "L" shaped part that pivots on a screw is the sear. The sear has a "nose," which engages the notches in the tumbler when the hammer is cocked, and an "arm"...
  6. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    The voice of experience! Several of the fellows have suggested shimming the “trigger group,” and @Gtrubicon explains why. I would try simple remedies like this first, before doing anything irreversible. I have two CVA Mountain Rifles, a 50 and a .58. Neither had this particular problem, so I...
  7. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    Thanks for the photos. That little screw with the coil spring on it is the sear engagement screw. It’s hard for me to see exactly what’s going on, but it looks like it is backed out enough to not interfere. Hard to say for sure. I’m not seeing a clear picture of the full **** notch in the...
  8. Notchy Bob

    CVA Mountain Lock Problem

    There is a little swinging device between half-**** and full ****, mounted on the inside of the tumbler. It is really tiny. This is called the “fly” or “detent,” and is necessary for proper function of the lock with double-set triggers. It keeps the sear nose from dropping into half-**** when...
  9. Notchy Bob

    Were mzldrs and revolvers cleaned back in the day, as we do today?

    Thanks for your comments, @Rebel bull . I actually agree with you. However, my take on this is that they didn't necessarily need to clean a rifle or gun that had not been fired. The manual for the model 1855 rifle, quoted previously, advised the soldier to clean his piece after firing. There...
  10. Notchy Bob

    Interesting article from Backwoodsman 2020

    Not unrealistic at all. I think there was considerable "overlap," when both flintlock and percussion guns were in use. This quote from George Kendall's Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841 makes that clear: The weaponry carried on that expedition was clearly a mix of...
  11. Notchy Bob

    Were mzldrs and revolvers cleaned back in the day, as we do today?

    I found a few things that might be of interest. The following quotes are from George Frederick Augustus Ruxton's Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains, Vol.II. London: John Murray, 1847: At one point, Ruxton noted that he was in “…my camp, where I was very busily engaged in cleaning my...
  12. Notchy Bob

    Were mzldrs and revolvers cleaned back in the day, as we do today?

    Ned Robert’s wrote at length about cleaning guns in The Muzzle Loading Cap-Lock Rifle. I think it was he who wrote that the first order of business in setting up camp was to take care of the horses. Second, you take care of the guns. Third, you start thinking about preparing your supper...
  13. Notchy Bob

    Leather costrel

    Nice work, man! Very neatly done. “Costrel” is a new word for me. I’m guessing it’s a type of canteen? Regardless, yours looks really good. Nice even stitches and tight seams, and the parts ward well fitted together. I can appreciate fine craftsmanship even if I don’t know what the item...
  14. Notchy Bob

    Interesting article from Backwoodsman 2020

    First of all, thanks to brother @Omahkapi'si for posting this interesting article as a conversation piece. I have a couple of preliminary comments, but may post a little more after I’ve reviewed a couple of references. Not everybody wants new technology just because it’s new. My wife drives a...
  15. Notchy Bob

    Jackie Brown "Carolina Smoothbore"

    I would not doubt that a bit. I think Toulouse was at the very edge of French Louisiana on the east, and slightly above the 32nd parallel, nudging right up against British territory. I would not be at all surprised if they did some business with the English traders at Fort Okfuskee, on the...
  16. Notchy Bob

    Fusil de Chasse , new to me one

    That's a nice looking fusil! I'm looking forward to reading a range report! Notchy Bob
  17. Notchy Bob

    Jackie Brown "Carolina Smoothbore"

    I don't know why Jackie Brown elected to call his fowlers "Carolina Smoothbores." I think he might have been living in one of the Carolinas at one time, but I'm not certain of that. As for the historic Carolina trade guns, the absolute best reference I know of is Lee Burke's 18th Century...
  18. Notchy Bob

    Modified Colt

    Those don't look like a good idea, to me. I guess the one on the right would be a true muzzle-loader, but capping it might be a trick. The one on the left looks like it is intended to fire a cartridge. The only way I can see it would work is to drive out the wedge, remove the barrel assembly...
  19. Notchy Bob

    A Question for You Idaho Boys

    Holy smoke! This is great! Thank you, @shamm662 for sharing what you found. That's a grand old rifle. I did a quick preliminary check on A.W. Reid and did not turn anything up, but I will continue looking. If possible, I would be interested in the overall weight of that rifle. You might...
  20. Notchy Bob

    Jackie Brown "Carolina Smoothbore"

    @WALT53 , I don’t know how he did that. In my conversations with him in planning this gun, I believe he referred to it as his “antique finish.” I’ll say he accomplished that… this gun looks 300 years old! The photos in post #1 on this thread represent that metal finish just as it looks. It...
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