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No problem and not even a little bit of offense. I can handle the woodwork and carving, been doing that for 50 years, since I was a kid - the machining stuff not at all. I'll blow myself up for sure, so I'm not afraid to ask the dumb question rather that risk the dumb mistake.

Absolutely ! I don't have the equipment to do this anyway - But at the same time I'd like to know what the proper way is to do it. When I ask the "professional" how he's going to do it I want to get the answer that tells me he's going to do it the right way.

This is my first from scratch build. What is considered the minimum amount of thread ?

Picked up a .45 rifled pistol barrel and plug. The threads in the barrel end about 1/4" before the plug is fully seated. I'll have to have a machinist fix this up for me but which way should I go......... Cut the threads in the barrel deeper? Grind the plug back to match the threads in the...

Got it thank you Best packaging job ever, a porcelain teacup could have survived a nuclear blast in that box.

Same here. I'm in Monmouth county, none to found here, but I do go up to the Gap occasionally and was wondering if there was any to be found there ? Or along the banks of the Delaware river ???

Picked up this little jewelers hammer head at the flea market for a buck last weekend. Spun up a handle on the lathe. Tried a different shape, something that will fit better in my fingers while still being very short, and offer a bit more control than a straight handle.

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Any left ? If so I could really use one.

For those who are replying without reading the thread.... It's been settled - after measuring, the mold is throwing slightly oversize rounds even with pure lead (probably due to age and a bit of a warp) The old Traditions had to have had a slightly oversize bore Last I'm giving the old TC...

Thank you. Exactly what I was curious about. Round ball and patch it is.

I agree I'm thinking that over the years it's developed just enough of a warp to throw it off just enough to screw it all up. The last time I poured I did have a few more then I remember in the past that had a trace of wings at the seam (they went back in the pot). Combine that with what was...

And that's exactly what I'm going to do. Anyone have any experience shooting this Lee Minie from this gun? https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1010208130

I actually bought it new near 30 years ago Could it just be wore out ? The finish inside the mold is completely worn off

.5075 I bought it new many many years ago, only shot it out of my old Traditions Hawken, which loved it. Really wishing I had sold this gun and kept the Traditions

Top band is .510

Last time - YES IT"S PURE SOFT LEAD ! From an industrial source that used pure lead, and tested at 5 - which is pure lead.

Not on my gun it doesn't Takes an effort to get the first bands in, take the mallet to get the top one in and moving

Great ideas ! I'll start with these. I have a laboratory flat granite plate, and a small heavy flat bit of steel to roll them with. That should work really well. I have a machinist friend, I'll see if he can drill me a few holes in a block of steel and use my drill press to push them through...

Never shot before, and it's equally tight from the top to the bottom. Brutally tight at the bottom after 2 shots when the crud ring starts forming. Probably deforming the bullet because I have to hammer it so hard.