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  1. Old Sparky

    Trying to decide

    I was looking at the carbine
  2. Old Sparky

    Trying to decide

    I would be hunting squirrels maybe a turkey and definitely deer
  3. Old Sparky

    Trying to decide

    So I have decided I'm going to get my first smoothbore. I really really like the long land Brown bess carbine. I love the fact that it is 12 gauge and I will use a lot of shot in it. But I also wanted to be of hunting accuracy with a ball out to 50 yards at least. I like the idea of the large...
  4. Old Sparky

    It appears that…..

    I did it one time in 40 Years of shooting. It was a revolver so no big deal
  5. Old Sparky

    It appears that…..

    Harsh lol
  6. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    No I really met the cleaning Jag and oily patch combo was actually a good seal. Very little blow by anyway.
  7. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    this is what I came up with.
  8. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

  9. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    Hooray success I got it out. I took a piece of long quarter inch round stock sharpened to the end on the grinder and then I put a Fuller all around the end so it would be like an arrowhead heated it up with my torch smooshed it down into the barrel and held constant pressure until it stopped...
  10. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    Actually it was making a perfect seal the problem was that 120 lb of air wasn't budging it
  11. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    Here is my craziest idea. They quit manufacturing a map gas unfortunately cherish what you have left. You don't think that would affect some sort of heat treatment of the barrel? I guess that last resort is a last resort I must admit I hadn't thought of melting it. Wait that's it I just thought...
  12. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    I definitely regret it now LOL.
  13. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    That's a pretty good idea
  14. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    I was trying to come up with something like that I was thinking maybe some plastic tubing
  15. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    I had thought of something like that but it's really jammed in there pretty good there's a lot of resistance I do believe I used the wrong size Jag and it's very tight
  16. Old Sparky

    Pure frustration

    So I have this older pedersoli Flintlock it was made in the late 1960s. It's a 32 Caliber Kentucky squirrel rifle. I broke off a cleaning Jag down in the bore. After some thought I finally decided on dribbling some fine black powder in through the touch hole and try to shoot it out. First try...
  17. Old Sparky

    Does anyone recognize this lock? I need a new mainspring

    Well here is my first homemade mainspring. It may not be pretty but it's functional.
  18. Old Sparky

    Does anyone recognize this lock? I need a new mainspring

    Thanks for the suggestion. I have a lead pot so that will work out perfectly
  19. Old Sparky

    Does anyone recognize this lock? I need a new mainspring

    Well I couldn't find one anywhere. Looks like I'm going to make one. It will be a good skill to have. I already ordered some 1/8 in thick 1075. I am looking forward to the experience
  20. Old Sparky

    Does anyone recognize this lock? I need a new mainspring

    Thanks everyone for the help.
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