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I never thought about that aspect. Some years back for $140 you could become a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe- sort of wished I'd taken advantage of it. For the most part- a great bunch of guys and better laws IMHO. In any event maybe I'll check out some sort of long term lease on...

There used to be a pamphlet for around $8 about making springs, Kris Ravender or something like that- hopefully someone has the correct name.

Thanks- didn't know it was used.

Well, I'm told some cow horns were shaved so thin you could see through them and tell how much powder was left in the horn. My worry is if the candle heat would melt or discolor the horn.

Well, the responses were about what I expected. Listen to Wick (LRB) as he is the only one here that I know- knows his stuff. I was going to suggest brine but from your original question of being in cramped quarters and no space for a big set up- I thought I'd keep it as simple as possible. I...

It is a two step process. First, you need a high carbon steel. It needs/should be annealed to bend and form it to shape. Now heat it a dull red, The forge of bricks isn't required and if you heat to a yellow you might burn out all the carbon. Okay....so dull red(this depends on the light- if...

Some cow horns are white, has anyone ever heard of scraping them very thin and using them as break proof panels for a candle lantern?

Are there any states in the Southwest where you can have a period correct cabin? What I mean is a cabin of logs or adobe bricks with a rammed earth floor and you truck in your water and have a chemical toilet. Other than that, kerosene lamps, etc. It seems cabins or camps are a thing or the...

I think originally it was about a 50/50 mix on set versus simple triggers.

Firing a double set trigger without setting the trigger- that's the nature of the thing. I think (just a guess) that it was so designed for an emergency- point blank situation- a grizzly bear charges out of nowhere. you have to point and shoot.

Seems like we are talking about a single trigger and a single set trigger. I ran across a diary of one of the mountain men, they were attacked by NDN's and they had their rifles resting against tree trunks and accidently grab each other's rifle. One fired (regular trigger) but the other didn't...

Well, let's address the issue of set trigger and simple (single) trigger. In order to get a 2 pound pull, which is actually pretty light- you need to have the pivot pin very high. On the side plate side, the plate will usually cover the pin. The trigger itself looks sort of odd with this very...

I think the thumb button is right on, good job. The Dauphine style has an extension that puts the button farther back (see: Hand forged, vintage style friction folder knife That's not a Dauphine but it has the extension. The problem is, when closed this extension sticks out. Some knives have...

If you don't have a problem-great. If you are cleaning the bore and the patches are brown- some folks think it is rust but usually it is the aforementioned tar. Once the bore is tar free- in the future run a few patches soaked in rubbing alcohol down the bore to remove any oil before a day of...

This hasn't been mentioned (I think) so, if you study photographs of original rifles, on the single trigger you'll often see the pin on the "opposite" side of the stock just below the side plate. On some rifles the pin is so high that the side plate covers it. In order to get that high of a...

Interesting idea. Stoves have been around a long time. What IDIOT came up with a glass top stove?

I've only done a couple of rifles from a blank of wood. The hooked breech usually is such that the end of the barrel fits tight against the tang. I've done it "Backwards", the barrels I got had the hooked breech installed so I turned the barrel around and had the muzzle tight against the tang...

Just get some thin sheet metal and put that on the glass and then the cast iron on top of it. Should work okay.

Frod- I think we all got off on the wrong track. Folks build guns all the time, inlet barrels, etc. I don't comprehend what it is you are trying to do or why you feel you have to temporarily attach the hook breech? Is it a straight barrel or a swamped barrel? What are your concerns?

I used it for a sight- no problem- it will stay on.