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  1. Travis186

    Lee Moulds

    Sometimes I smoke em, sometimes I don't. I like the idea of using a dry lube/graphite spray to lube the sprue plate, alignment pins and mold cavities; I will have to try this. For years I've kept a sharp #2 pencil on my casting bench and I use that to lube the sprue plate.
  2. Travis186

    Bobby Hoyt Rebore Praise/TC Renegade Range Report

    I just draw filed the warnings. Hindsight being 20/20 I shoulda done the whole rifle, TC roll stamp and all, but I didn't. I peened the roll stamps away first with a center punch. The stock was finished with several coats of permalyn sealer and then buffed back down to bare wood with...
  3. Travis186

    Bobby Hoyt Rebore Praise/TC Renegade Range Report

    Just wanted to sing some praises about Bobby Hoyt's work. I've had this TC Renegade for several years that originally started life as a 50 caliber. It never shot very well with PRB or Conical. I sent it to Bobby about a month or so ago and had him cut it to a 1:66 twist 58 cal. I'm a frugal kind...
  4. Travis186

    Kibler Fowler News - anything???

    I couldn't wait any longer and picked up my Fusil... but I I'll still probably buy one.
  5. Travis186

    Leading Question

    Tight fitting cotton patches soaked in turpentine is an old stand by. Most cleaners like JB bore past and Iosso will remove carbon, but they just polish lead fouling. Need something that will grab it.
  6. Travis186

    Two Feathers Knife

    Gun season opens here in Texas soon... I hope to get it slicing and dicing shortly there after. I haven't carried it yet as I feel it would be kinda funny carrying it and a wheel bow.
  7. Travis186

    Two Feathers Knife

    You'll have to wait until it's bloody and sitting on a fresh kill, but I'd be happy to post pics from the ad two feathers had on the forum here.
  8. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Going with the theme of the thread, I REALLY want to say 80 grit emery cloth, but just good ol' Iosso paste and a lot of elbow grease. Spent a good 3.5 hours at the range today, and shot this thing over all about 50 times. The last adjustment session didn't do much for POI, it's still about 2"...
  9. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    I'm being honest about the process and how it's going, for posterity, not assumptions. If there was no ill intent in your statement then I apologize for getting "bent" out of shape with you. Pulled out the gauge and dent removal kit and pulled the breech plug. There was something there, moved...
  10. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    I grew up around the aerospace industry and my family owned a company that manufactured helicopter masts. We straightened them very similar to how pedersoli does rifle barrels, except with a hydraulic press and dial indicators. Those barrels are out of straight from the heat treating process the...
  11. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Easy thunder, they're likely not even dents. They look like mottling in the browning under the woodline and can't be felt in the bore with a jag. Could be where the leather I put between the soft jaws of my vice rubbed the browning. The only thing that's going to look like a monkeys tail is my...
  12. Travis186

    Two Feathers Knife

    Ordered a knife from two feathers a few weeks ago. Arrived exactly as described and shown in the pictures, as sharp as a professionally made broadhead, and was packaged well. Shipping was prompt as well. I would not hesitate to do business with him again! The knife was exactly what I was looking...
  13. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Couldn't leave good enough alone, so I did a little more bending. I noticed apparently my method was putting tiny tiny dents into the bore. Either way, I think I put just enough into it this time to bring it to dead center, and hopefully down a little. If I can get to the range tomorrow, I'll...
  14. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Well I'm here to report back, that the barrel bending has been successful... somewhat. Instead of 6-1/2" right we are just now a mere 1-1/2" right, which is something I can live with. The smoothie does still shoot about 4" high, but this may not be so bad considering I put 5 shots into a nice...
  15. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Whether it's antique BPCR guns, BPCR match rifles, or flintlocks, I usually get lots of stares, strange looks, and skepticism, until I offer for them to shoot them, and then they never stop grinning. If they only knew what they were missing.
  16. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Excellent point. Looks fine to me, but time will tell. I will say, after further analyzing the front sight, it does appear to have been soldered on the barrel a little left of center, which would put POI far right. The barrel was bent as well though, and now it's actually straight after doing...
  17. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    I did try this, which obviously brought POI down but it was still right, and my already bad shoulder was none too happy. 90gr is fun and sounds cool, 120 just flat out hurt.
  18. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    No harm, no foul. See above post, I did end up bending the barrel. It was actually bent the wrong direction from the get go, so hopefully this rectified the issue. Noticeable difference now with the barrel in the stock, which as far right as it's shooting, I'd imagine the difference would be...
  19. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    First bend in place. As stated, took the barrel out and it did look like it favored right. My little vintage bench vise had too much flex so I pulled the big bulletproof hitch off my F250 and used the receiver on it to put some torque on the barrel in the desired direction. I could feel the...
  20. Travis186

    Well I got the Smoothbore, but now...

    Bambi might not care about 2" but bambi will care about 7", and a Texas grizzly (wild pig) with a small kill zone will care even more. With all that said, the barrel is out of the stock, and surprise surprise, it's bent. Probably a good thing I took it out anyway. Fuzzy rust on the underside...
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