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  1. 87TT

    Midway

    Plus $11.99 Hazmat fee = $106.94
  2. 87TT

    Midway

    You guys forget that Grafs automatically adds in the shipping and hazmat. Even with FREE shipping, Midway is $106.95 for 4 lbs. While 4 lbs. of Grafs brand is $88.81
  3. 87TT

    Midway

    If you want "Goex" label then it is the same cost for one pound. Grafs is $19.99 but shipping is only $9.95 vs $11.52 for Midway. Grafs hazmat is $12.50 vs Midway $11.99 So it's basically a wash. Unless..................you buy more than 1 lb. Then Grafs is cheaper because the shipping stays the...
  4. 87TT

    Midway

    Grafs brand powder made by Goex= $16.59. $9.95 flat rate shipping and $12.50 hazmat vs Midway Goex $18.99. $11.52 shipping and $11.99 hazmat
  5. 87TT

    Midway

    Grafs is cheaper than Midway.
  6. 87TT

    Midway

    Just order from Graf and Sons. In stock right now and no back order.
  7. 87TT

    Midway

    Have bought from Grafs several times including a week or so ago. Always faster then they quoted and best price. Just get the Grafs brand (Goex).
  8. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    Not near as big deal with a two piece stock. The barrel lugs and tang are on separate pieces of wood that are not joined together.
  9. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    Ah, but it does. Two screws through the nose cap (under the ram rod) and stock into the barrel.
  10. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    I guess but it probably was always that opened up from the beginning. They pre drilled the underlugs at he factory and it may have had that gap all along. I doubt they checked it. (not the worst thing I've seen on them). My lugs are slotted. The nose cap screws to the barrel through the wood. So...
  11. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    Those two piece stocks have so much play in them, I don't think that's an issue. At least never has for mine.
  12. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    I have one that I got back in the 70's. It was a kit and percussion. A guy got it for Christmas and sold it to me un assembled for $50. Had it for a while and put it together. Then I met a guy that had one in flintlock but wanted percussion. So we swapped barrels and locks. Problem was, the...
  13. 87TT

    Traditions Kentucky Rifle Help

    Don't forget to elongate the nose cap screw holes or you can get a gap on the wood where it connects. They have to be counter sunk too. Just that if you move the front stock back, it affects the front of the stock too.
  14. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    The problem is the lock plate is now too thin it that area from me polishing out the gouge with a diamond stone so that now it isn't level. I sure now that the screw is the right length. With a new lock plate, I can get the parts back to the correct position and level the tumbler. Although it...
  15. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    Or as I may end up doing, buy a new lock plate that I haven't screwed up and thinned out. Right now I have a tiny drop of locktite on two or three threads for now. The issue was created by me polishing out the gouge from the fly and thinning the lock plate..
  16. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    That's what I was thinking and did. I think that what happened was when I "polished" the plate to smooth it out, it made the gap longer so the screw doesn't quite bottom out. When I cleamed it after shootring last night I put just a slight drop of locktite on the threads before I snugged it.
  17. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    I guess my only thought was maybe some locktite on the screw threads to keep it snug and not loosen up. As long as it's snug, it works as it should. I'm thinking recoil/vibration and working of the sear is loosening it. On a happy note, I love shooting this thing. I haven't shot open sights much...
  18. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    Thanks Bruce. I talked to a friend who is way more experienced with flintlocks than me. It seems the Durs Egg lock is different than what he has or has seen and that's a lot. The bridal has two screws. One of which is the sear screw and holds the bottom? of the bridal. For the fly to work with...
  19. 87TT

    L&R lock issue

    I built an SMR rifle with an L&R Durs Egg lock. This was a new thing for me as I only built a couple of cheap kits back in the 70's and then got out of the ML thing for a few years (30+). Anyway, the only flint lock I ever worked on/ handled was that old CVA. When I disassembled the L&R, I...
  20. 87TT

    Lock Finish

    I didn't read this thread until after I had already browned my lock plate and hammer. I did use cold blue on the frizzen, hammer screw and jaw screw. Interior parts I left un finished but polished and oiled. I like it even though not strickly PC. It matches the other metal parts on the SMR
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