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  1. Gooddaytoya!

    Found identification markings.

    This is that problematic 62 caliber rifle with a faulty lock and a weird front end of the barrel, etc etc. But I was sanding the breech plug last night, and out came distinct engravings. This is what they look like: crossed swords, making four triangles, top, bottom, left, and right. In the top...
  2. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    It never was a smooth bore. It has very nice rifling from the breach almost to the other end. Since it's a 36-in barrel, I could have shortened the barrel to get rid of that narrow smooth section, but the second gunmith told me he could get this rifle working. It is not the turkey rifle that...
  3. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    I'm looking for help to post my pictures to the muzzleloading forum. The Verizon store guys will probably help me. More accurately, I said the gun will fire normally with a pull on the main trigger if I don't first **** the set trigger. Since I cleaned the lock and lubricated it there is no more...
  4. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    I'm currently trying to find someone who can show me how to move pictures to the muzzleloader discussion group. Very frustrating. The Verizon store might help me.
  5. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    Have you read my answers to the questions the other posters asked me in this topic? Have you read my comments in each post I made to this topic? The only information you are wondering about that hasn't been addressed is the relationship between the locations of the triggers and the lock, which...
  6. Gooddaytoya!

    Space between the barrel and the stock.

    I should have said "for me" the release agents I will use are PVA plus wax.
  7. Gooddaytoya!

    Space between the barrel and the stock.

    Release agent is PVA with polished carnauba wax over it. It's worked for me in the past with big FRP layups over molds. When finished, warm water removes the PVA and ammonia removes the wax.
  8. Gooddaytoya!

    Space between the barrel and the stock.

    Never mind guys, I found a boatload of discussions from the past on this forum discussing this very issue. We don't need to rehash all that again. I have to admit that I'm drawn to exotic projects.
  9. Gooddaytoya!

    Space between the barrel and the stock.

    I suspect that bad fit might break the stock.
  10. Gooddaytoya!

    Space between the barrel and the stock.

    I've been reading about bedding barrels of high-powered rifles. From what I've read, it seems you want contact between the barrel and the stock, especially near the beech. So of course I got to thinking, took my barrel off and sighted down the stock where the bottom of the barrel nests. Sure...
  11. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    To Artificer, I have to say that in almost every post I've made to you guys on this forum, I have admitted that I never did know the make and model of this rifle I have. There's absolutely no clue anywhere on the rifle. I've examined it carefully with a magnifying glass looking for whatever...
  12. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

  13. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    Great pic!! except I have a percussion lock. That flintlock looks very similar. One problem though, I still don't see what a sear actually is or what it looks like.
  14. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    Sorry to have to ask, but what is a trigger bar? I think walkingeagle's suggestion to use lipstick to locate where parts rub together is an excellent idea. I was going to try to find carbon paper to do the same thing, but it may not even exist anymore, and since the wood in the mortise is very...
  15. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    I never learned all the rifle parts terms. Please tell me what a sear is, and what the bridal is. I see a rotating cylinder inside the lock, which has detents (I assume), like lines going across it, that pass by as I pull back the hammer while I hold the lock in my hands. If the main spring is...
  16. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    That is, lock "plate".
  17. Gooddaytoya!

    Lock malfunctioning.

    It has a set trigger and a firing trigger. When I **** the hammer, it won't hold. I can feel it slip past the set trigger position and it stops at some kind of "half cocked" position. When this happens, if I pull hard on the firing trigger the hammer snaps down. I've actually shot it that way a...
  18. Gooddaytoya!

    Powder drum question

    If a shim can actually fit under your drum, this might help you: Lee valley.com shim stock sampler item no. 27K0750. It has semi-hard brass strips in .001, .015, .002, .003, .005, and .010. six inches long and 2 inches wide each (I think). Worth a look. I'm ordering this kit to shim out my...
  19. Gooddaytoya!

    Powder drum question

    Never red Locktite! To remove the drum, it would need to be heated to 600°! I've been through that bummer myself. If the drum has wide enough shoulders, a shim could work. In the past I've used blue loctite for this sort of problem, and it works until you bump the nipple hard enough to rotate...
  20. Gooddaytoya!

    Graff and Sons Black Powder

    Well then, why do people even buy black powder substitutes? I remember reading 30 years ago that black powder causes serious fouling, and that the substitutes were cleaner to shoot. So I believed it. Also it was said that real black powder detonates as opposed to ignites, so theoretically you...
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