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  1. TNBandit

    Okay, who is hoarding the #11 caps..lol

    Got to be prepared for the Zombie apocalypse
  2. TNBandit

    Okay, who is hoarding the #11 caps..lol

    I've had good luck with small out of the way gun shops. This past weekend I bought caps and a couple cans of Goex at a small shop in a log cabin that not many people frequent.
  3. TNBandit

    Thoughts on my 1840s rifle

    I've shot my 1790s Brown Bess that I rebuilt from a Nepal gun I purchased from IMA. Granted the first shot I had it sitting in a tire and pulled the trigger with a string...
  4. TNBandit

    Where do you buy your stock blanks?

    It appears they sent you a completely different style of stock than I got when I purchased my kit about 4 years ago. I was able to get my parts to fit pretty well but it's certainly not a drop in job. Have you called them or is it too late for that because you've already done some work to the...
  5. TNBandit

    CVA Mountain rifle, turning a sow ear into a silk purse

    Well done. I've got a CVA Mountain rifle in .45 cal I bought from a friend for 100 bucks awhile back. Set trigger was in-op due to that silly wire spring being missing. That part is unavailable anywhere so I made one. It was also filthy from hanging on a wall in his antique shop forever but it...
  6. TNBandit

    1750 ca French Lock Screws help

    Possibly use a metric screw that falls between a #6 and a #8 ? If my math is correct that would be 4mm.
  7. TNBandit

    Old Muzzleloader Identification Needed

    I think it was this one but honestly if you just do a Google images search for "Goulcher locks" there are a bunch of them that show up. They were sold commercially in the 1800s and lots of builders used them. I found several with exactly the same engraving yours has so it's safe to assume those...
  8. TNBandit

    Old Stuff, What Do You Have?

    For coins other than some Roman coins I have an Elizabeth 1 Sixpence from the early 1600s. Oldest gun and it still works is a Brown Bess from the Nepal cache that dates to 1800 or so
  9. TNBandit

    Smooth Rifle

    Extremely interesting thread and once again I've learned things I wasn't aware of. Other than that annoying bit that reminded me of that old Monte Python skit where the guys goes to the argument clinic wanting to have an argument...
  10. TNBandit

    Old Muzzleloader Identification Needed

    WORL, H. — Pennsylvania, early flintlock period. WORL, H. — Unlocated. Maker of over-under barels for percussion rifles. Rifle lock, stock and furniture by D. Young. WORLEY — Wyomissing Creek, Pa. Built two gun shops on the Wyo missing about 1811. (Same as J. Worly above?) Was succeeded by John...
  11. TNBandit

    What a scam store!

    From a reviews page I found on Google Nov 22, 2021 Scammer company Scammer company. Uses Alaska address but as per Alaska Attorney General s office they don't exist. I contacted Vanilla Gift card office with all of the info from AGs office and FBI and received a full refund from Vanilla...
  12. TNBandit

    Old Muzzleloader Identification Needed

    Found this picture online. The hunting scene looks the same so it might be safe to assume this is what your hammer should look like. Track of the Wolf sells Goulcher lock parts
  13. TNBandit

    Tom's CANNON BALLS

    I remember those
  14. TNBandit

    What do I do?

    I'm not a gunsmith and I don't play one on tv. I had never even thought of attempting to build one from a kit but saw these online and thought what the hell, it's only money. So I ordered one of these 200+ year old badly neglected Nepal Brown Bess "kits" and spent countless hours watching you...
  15. TNBandit

    Restoration suggestions

    I tend to agree that it should be stabilized so it dosn't get any worse, maybe try to repair the stock, and hang it on the wall as a tribute to your Grandpa. I like it a lot myself but it's done it's job and it's time to retire. And this is a huge statement coming from me who has a tendency to...
  16. TNBandit

    Best way to safely remove rust

    For the non-believers... These antique railroad lanterns all had a light coating of surface rust on them when I bought them. This is after 2 days in a 5 gallon bucket of Molasses & water mix and a very light scrub with extra fine steel wool. Try that with electrolosis. If you left these in for...
  17. TNBandit

    Best way to safely remove rust

    Phosphoric acid. The same stuff that's in Coca Cola. In fact I would have to guess one of the "secret ingredients" in Coke is Molasses. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to discover Ketchup has Phosphoric acid in it too.
  18. TNBandit

    Best way to safely remove rust

    Molasses. Lots of antique car restoration guys swear my it. A couple grocery store jars of Molasses mixed with a 5 gallon bucket of water will work wonders on that rust. For the barrel I'd hang it in a capped off section of PVC pipe filled with the same magic solution. Leave it for a week and...
  19. TNBandit

    ID help on a 1863 Springfield

    It's all good brother. We're all here to learn from eachother. I had never heard of a patent breech until I purchased my barrel from Lodgewood a couple years ago. They didn't know who made it either but it's very well made and has an excellent bore and at the time I was more concerned with...
  20. TNBandit

    ID help on a 1863 Springfield

    Maybe this explains it better. This is what I believe you have. The barrel on my reproduction Springfield is made the same way. I believe the reason is it's easier to make a round barrel and add the breech section with the bolster later and screw them together. I don't know who made mine. There...
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