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  1. GREENSWLDE

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    Both tubes for my own flint gun are from old b/l guns. One is12b steel,the other a 10b Damascus. Machined to 7/8"(.875") after the chambers are cut off then sleeved into a length of large dia. steel tube bored to fit and plug thread cut-7/8"x14 tpi. The extention tube had been machined to a...
  2. GREENSWLDE

    Lightening a Mainspring

    Mr.M. Burning off was and is still a common method of tempering old spring steel. I use it frequently if I dont know the origin of the steel ,but my prefered method is colour by eye,but here cleanliness is next to Godliness. Slightest hint of contamination -even a finger print will Kill the...
  3. GREENSWLDE

    Ottoman Guns

    Thanks RUDYARD>> How do I open the P/Mess ?? Regards .. Unedducated Brit
  4. GREENSWLDE

    Ottoman Guns

    Hi, Rudyard,Tried to e,mail but e Bounced. please E correct E code.O.D.
  5. GREENSWLDE

    issue with breech plug

    Air tight it may be ?? Is it Explosion tight.Time will tell.O.D.
  6. GREENSWLDE

    issue with breech plug

    As was said Bottoming Taps have a slight taper on the end thread. I have Two bottoming taps. One still has the taper. The other I have ground the last two threads Off. This gives full thread depth to the bottom of the thread in the tube. Makes bottoming out a lot easier if the plug is machined...
  7. GREENSWLDE

    What are your favorite targets?

    Dogs living in the Lap of Luxury (LOL). You seem to have so many Alien spieses from Buffs,Boar,Goats and other Imigrants and open season to boot. LOL (Lap of Luxury)
  8. GREENSWLDE

    What are your favorite targets?

    You can obviosly use M/L's in N.Z. from Rudyards previous posts.I have also have grassed a few but We suffer from MIN. MV & ME here formated by Our Bunny Huggers so it's The Other Things we have to use.. Wonder how many Red Stags were harvested with .451" Henry rifles before C/F was invented or...
  9. GREENSWLDE

    Advertised case hardening on BP revolvers

    Gas Carburizing has no relavese to colour hardening as the parts need case refining (re heating) before quenh. Before re-quensh, polish with 800/100 grit and water quensh in airated water tank,, Just as an aside I'm told old rural black-smiths would keep a tank of Entire Horse urine as a quensh...
  10. GREENSWLDE

    An English Newbie

    Thanks Tom for your Heads-up. I thought I had covered all that in brief, but my FAC covering M/L and the others goes back to 1975- and is marked ALQ. Prior to that HM allowed me to carry a No.4 while in REME 56/04 or as a Res.. Never been told I am No Longer A Res.. Tom--No offence ment as we...
  11. GREENSWLDE

    Advertised case hardening on BP revolvers

    No need for a compresor to air blast. High pressure water jet(mains pressure) from a foot or so above the quenching tank. Hanging a garden riddle just shy of the bottom of the tank saves emptying it ever time you quench. Be earth friendly SAVE WATER!! If you want a Deep case, Gas Carburizing is...
  12. GREENSWLDE

    An English Newbie

    Original Guns-Rifled or not, CAN be held without FAC.until YOU SHOOT 'EM!! --THEN FAC required.. Reprose are a Different Matter. Rifled arms and those with a tube less than 24" are considered Firearms and long smooth bores go on Shot Gun Certificate says the Home Office BUT some Forces hold...
  13. GREENSWLDE

    Chambers stock finish streaking

    Said it before & will say it again. Best oil finishes are obtained using Artist Grade Refined Linseed Oil. You just have to put in the time. Can take up to 3 months to obtain the sort of finish you find on Purdeys,Bosses H&H and other Top Flight British & European guns..There is NO easy way.. O.D.
  14. GREENSWLDE

    SM SMR Built & Shot

    Nice looking rifle on a nice piece of Proper Wood..with No artificial stain applied grain. If all you Critics can do any better lets see them. It's his build so he can do as he prefers. The inletting is better than most we see here AND the Group shows promice..Nice Job WIS..O.D.
  15. GREENSWLDE

    My German Wheellock replica

    Thank you Tom. My hair is still in abundence thankfully but no longer black. Now ARCTIC BLONDE and the fine work is only a little possible. We must have met somewhere along the WAY. LR at Bisley?? before 1997.. OLD DOG..03.34..
  16. GREENSWLDE

    Wood grade 5

    As carving on stocks barely exist on British guns our preference is for the high end figure on our stocks. Colour and tight figuring is our thing. Look thru' blanks offered by H&H , Purdey and Co.ltd.
  17. GREENSWLDE

    Gluing leather to flint

    As leaher go's, I believe The Colonel Always used "old glove leather" with a small hole at the bend to let the stone seat against the jaw screw.. O.D.
  18. GREENSWLDE

    Wood grade 5

    Once paid just shy of £300.00p for a rough hand sawn Circasion Rifle blank when there were about $4 to the £1.00. Went to stock a .461" Match rifle. O.D.
  19. GREENSWLDE

    My German Wheellock replica

    Hi, Tom. If you would like to copy my copy please PM. OLD DOG..
  20. GREENSWLDE

    Removing breech plug...barrel keeps spinning.

    My suggestion was for a Hook breach. If you have a plug direct into the tube, gut the slot tapered to match the tang. the drill a hole to match the one in the tang and fit a pin to match. This'll stop the wrench from sliding off. Use a SOFT FACE Mallet Not a hammer ..
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