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Yesterday I rebuilt the locks & triggers of my 35 year old .50 cal rifle, and my new .38 cal rifle that never really worked properly. Had to do some filing on the old, worn .50 tumbler and sear. Had to relieve some wood in the mortise of the .38 cal. I sighted in both rifles and tested them out...

Small priming horn. No brass nozzle, I hate those things. On humid or wet days they get clogged.

I took my rifle out to my backyard shooting range. Works perfectly.

I finally got the rifle fixed. The trigger mortise was not relieved deep enough. I found this out with a grease pencil. The middle of the trigger spring was touching the wood, and the entire trigger assembly was rocking like a see-saw on this high point in the wood. When the trigger was...

That's exactly what I did

There's no hole on the opposite side for that front guard pin. I don't think it was meant to go all the way through.

Go back and look at my third photo. You could see the set trigger lever in lock mortise. I got the front guard pin out. It was a pin with one end bent, not a staple. I got the trigger removed. I made the recommended set trigger adjustments, and reinstalled the trigger with the wood screw and...

No, I checked. I had never fired a muzzleloader before when I bought this rifle. It's a really beautiful rifle, but I didn't know what to look for when I bought it from a reputable builder. Subsequently I bought an old, well-used .50 cal that has become my primary rifle. It has needed a lot of...

So, I decided to remove the set trigger and see what was going on. But I am stuck. Here is the trigger on my squirrel rifle. That set screw has never really changed the poundage of the front trigger when the set trigger is used. When I use the rear set trigger, the front trigger is hard to...

Got it. I need to knock out the pin and remove the trigger.

That's the problem, turning the screw doesn't do anything.

These instructions don't work, my main spring doesn't have an adjustment screw.

So I file down the tip of the mainspring where it touches the tumbler to lower the set trigger plate so the sear can fit in the notches. I've already driven 90 minutes to have builder tweak the set trigger. He fiddled with it for an hour, but the repair didn't last very long. I don't want to...

I have a new custom squirrel rifle with a small Siler lock, and I have not been satisfied with the set trigger (brand unknown). I could just take it back to the gun builder, but I want to learn how to do this stuff myself. Adjusting the trigger set screw doesn't change the front trigger pull at...

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I used to use KY on the Latex gaskets of my scuba drysuit. Makes getting into the suit much easier. I loved going into the drug store and buying a dozen giant tubes of KY. LOL

I use 0.015" flannel, cut into 1-1/2" squares

FYI waxed linen has a tendency to mildew, so it's best and cheaper to make your own waxed linen covers to replace the yucky mildewed covers. The linen wax is a combination of beeswax and boiled linseed oil. Some recipes include a bit of paraffin wax, too. Plenty of recipes online for the...