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I used the same stain on mine! It’s beautiful. I bought the regular walnut stain also, and it looks nice but the red pops on this one. I did basically the same as you except I applied a couple normal coats of tru oil first, then several hand rubbed, then a coat of renaissance wax. I also soaked...

Nice! Something else for me to think about!

Great job Ryan! Glad to see that you completed it already! I believe you got it done faster than I did and it looks great!

My hammer was in pretty rough shape when I received the gun. If you look at the picture I supplied, when looking at it on the right side the corner was chipped already. Plus I over did it with the dremel which I rarely use. If you keep the slot the same width when you deepen it with a steady...

Thanks Ryan, I posted pictures of my finished rifle on the thread you started. Looks like yours is coming along fine also! Keep up the good work!

I built the Investarms Gemmer Hawken kit. Mine is left handed. It’s my first kit and I guess I didn’t butcher it up too bad. You can buy it built in 50 or 54 cal. And left or right hand, percussion and flint.

Best I have! The cap post I made from an old jigsaw blade. The last one shows the hammer slot I had to cut for cap post clearance. The hammer was terrible when I got the gun. The casting was rough and one corner of the slot was chipped out. I have another hammer on hand in case this one didn’t...

So Mike let me ask you something! The screws in the percussion guns are obviously soft. But to your knowledge do they have enough carbon to be hardened with a propane torch, and if so is it to be oil or water quenched? And how you doing?!

Are they really casehardened? It drilled pretty easy although I may have used a titanium coated drill. Still a coated drill doesn’t like hardened steel. Considering that the screws on these guns are not hardened it wouldn’t surprise me if the hammer isn’t hardened at all, and just a fake case...

I don’t think it will weaken the hammer and cause cracking. There is no pressure exerted on the action cover, it’s completely passive. The hammer steel is pretty rugged and not hardened at all that I could see, at least in that area. The hole is very small. And no the cap rake still keeps the...

You would do better to call him, I don’t believe he answers his emails anymore. He is swamped from what I hear.

No. Laurel Mountain works great. You can rust blue nicely with it too. It comes with simple instructions, but if you go online the instructions are much more detailed.

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Nice job Ryan! You kicked that kit out pretty quick and made it look great! Let us know how it shoots!

Nice! The cheek piece would be a bit much for me, but if it’s comfortable for you then leave it! Your butt stock looks really nice as well! What did you use for that color?

That was a great idea! It is probably a bit stiffer than mine. I just had some .010 thick brass sheet I purchased on Amazon. Not sure what size drill I used. I drilled the hole then used some of my trusty Swiss files to make a slot into the hole. Then rolled one end like a roll pin and drove...

It keeps debris out of your action, like pieces of percussion cap, which as you know can jam up the works.

I did mine too! Now I’ll just add grease when I finish everything else!

Welcome from Southwest Florida!

I got a thousand or so, and I make my own also. I won’t be selling anything anytime soon! Didn’t say I was getting out of the sport. I also occasionally make my own black powder. I also have other guns with lots and lots of ammo. Just reporting to others what I saw when I was out and about. But...