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I cannot answer your question precisely, but I can tell you this. You can carve the gun yourself, even if you think you are all thumbs. There are some NMLRA videos on YouTube that explain how to do it. Also, Jim's videos help a lot, too. I know because I carved mine. I had never done it before...

I am simply amazed by the wide variety of things that you are making or doing. Kudos to you, sir.

Thank you, Pathfinder. It irks me that people will want answers without bothering to find things themselves, then question when they get an answer, and then 'experts' come on the scene and further criticize without providing any proof themselves, and laugh when a goodly person such as yourself...

https://www.nramuseum.org/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf

Here's the thing, I am 68, before computers, I read books, lots of books. I am no dummy and I have dealt with people who have been scammed and the scammers who scam them. I am also not going to debate back and forth about having given you free advice from my experience and a website that I found...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19565 First, flintlocks were not really readily available in the 1600's. Secondly, what does that say on the trigger guard? "Buccaneer"? The crude inletting, the Cyrillic-style 'engraving'. That is some type of proof mark on the barrel, which was...

Search engines are your friends, and this is not from the 1600's. The Doc is out now. :cool:

I'm going to concur with Rickystl. There are too many indications that it is a 'tourist' gun. The barrel in the one photo seems to have a crack in the bell. In the video, the frizzen does not open to clear the pan for spark. The 'workmanship' if you can call it that, is too substandard, even for...

I've done a few of those Townsend's recipes that Jon and Ryan make. Most all have come out pretty dang good! The Doc is out now. :cool:

Thank you, TDM.

I swear, some days my brain just does not want to register. I looked at the title here and immediately thought, "Why does he need a nipple on a flintlock?", equating, of course, muzzleloader ONLY being a flintlock. (sigh) o_O The Doc is out now. :doh:

Because I thought I was going to run out of of Permalyn Sealer during my last build, I ordered a can before they started having supply problems. Turns out I did not have to open it. Would Permalyn work on a Walnut stock? I have an order in for the new Fowler and latched on to this thread as it...

Kibler Fowler? What is that?

So far in my life, I have done a lot, seen a lot, helped where I can, etc... However, I won't venture into an area I know nothing about. (brain surgery comes to mind since some say I need a brain myself) I agree with the OP about not delving into something they did not know about. That said...

And I understand that you are not trying to be rude. Sorry, just went to YouTube for a few minutes of tornado videos. At this point it sounds like you are going to need to weld a screw to a steel rod to screw into the bullet to try to pull it out. You will need to clamp the barrel in a vice...

Pyrodex is not black powder. Okay. Remove the nipple. Turn the gun sideways to the nipple hole is facing slightly down. Tap on the barrel to try to remove as much of the Pyrodex as you can. Refill as much as you can with 3 or 4F. If it is just a few grains of 3 or 4F, you will not be...

Did you dry ball it? When you say you tried to blast it out, what do you mean, with air, with powder? The Doc is out now, but will look for your answers to diagnose your problem. :cool:

Our chief range officer, a delightful fellow who used to be so steady at shooting that we would explain that rigor mortis had set in to newbies, has developed some breath problems when black powder is used. It also bothers him to shoot now in our indoor range. Since he is our oldest and most...

Mark, that steel is still good. Just hammer out those dents and go for more. The holes will close up a bunch when you hammer them down, too. The Doc is out now. :cool:

Now if he is not happy with it, I am a lawyer, and can draw up adoption papers for you to adopt me and to give it to me. Minimum charge. :D The Doc is out now. :cool: