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  1. ppb

    Hypothetically speaking...

    Paragraph 2, comment #8
  2. ppb

    Hypothetically speaking...

    Thank you! I knew they were around but failed to make any sort of connection for them to this application. I’ll need to check into that.
  3. ppb

    Hypothetically speaking...

    I don't know if the lead can take that kind of manipulation or not... I wouldn't know where to start to try to figure it out. I had re-read an article in Blackpowder Hunting ( the Spring Issue from 2000, published by International Blackpowder Hunting Association) by Ross Seyfried. In it, he...
  4. ppb

    Hypothetically speaking...

    ...can a pure lead .54 caliber ball (.530" dia.) be swaged down to .50 caliber (.490" dia.) and be safely shot in a .50 cal. flint/cap lock muzzleloader? The question relates to problems that might come up by the additional weight (@ 47 gr) of the new projectile - considering the re-sized ball...
  5. ppb

    Stripping Finish on Dixie Mountain Rifle Stock - Suggestions Please

    Here’s one way…
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    Show off your kibler rifles to help me.

    Here's one - Cherry wood stained with leather dye, finished with tung oil. some of the metal was cold blued then brushed back with 0000 steel wool, other parts were flame colored...
  7. ppb

    Need help

    "Pilot's" advice to go slow is key to your project. Please be mindful that even though the breech plug tang looks very stout it is most likely a cast part and will be weakest laterally through the bolt hole. It will have a tendency to want to kink or break at that point. Easy does it...
  8. ppb

    This old lock...

    I appreciate and value your response, Dave. Always good to read your comments. Thank you.
  9. ppb

    This old lock...

    Follow-up: Here's the lock as far as I am able to get with it. It was fun while it lasted, though. a) borrowed a tumbler from a Davis lock b) used the lock's face surface as reference to flat c) made/installed tumbler bushing to ensure hole was round and perpendicular to lock face d)...
  10. ppb

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Good looking rifle. Nice grain contrast in the stock. I know there are some Blacktails over there on that Coast Range - and some Roosevelts too... Best of luck to you. Used to make a trip to Bandon on the average of once a month when we lived in Roseburg. Tony's Crab Shack and the Wheelhouse...
  11. ppb

    First buck with Kibler Flintlock--thanks to the forum

    Well done on both accounts - fine rifle , fine buck.
  12. ppb

    Who ever discovered aqua fortis...

    Very nice!
  13. ppb

    Cutting a Breech Plug

    Try to avoid using your die. It's very hard which also means it's very brittle and the cutting edges like to break just because they can... A mis-stroke with the file could mean having to by another die. Metalshaper is offering a good approach or you could try the jam-nut method. Two nuts on...
  14. ppb

    What lube?

    With respect to Grenadier1758's comment, my offering is not a "learned opinion," but something I witnessed and it seemed to work fairly well for those that used it. They seemed to shoot time and time again without swabbing their barrels. They were using a misting coolant/lubricant, normally...
  15. ppb

    This old lock...

    Thanks for your comment! The part looks to be fairly straightforward... I've never made one before - thought I'd take a run at it myself this coming week.
  16. ppb

    Greetings from Northern Utah

    Welcome from the Parowan Valley!
  17. ppb

    This old lock...

    I imagine it could be - there are some pretty nifty welders around. The break is seriously rusted, however, and seems fairly "iffy" to me. It's also a matter of trusting these old parts.
  18. ppb

    This old lock...

    Believe me, the concerns you have mentioned have been considered. And as such, my skill-set and cognitive abilities have also been seriously weighed. This may take a while... However, I have time and a fairly good supply of bar stock. I can/will make the requisite number of mistakes, but will...
  19. ppb

    This old lock...

    Yes, it is a solid brass lock plate. One of the things I found interesting on this ol' timer is that the tumbler has a set screw that could be adjusted to limit the engagement of the sear into the full **** notch. I believe that set screw is also the reason the bridle is broken. The screw...
  20. ppb

    This old lock...

    Thank you for your comment. As you say, this little project may or may not come to fruition, but I'll take a run at it and see how far I get...
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