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    refinishing stock without removing furniture?

    Heat it is..... figured there is no shortcut.... Why using epoxy to glue the furniture in is beyond me.....
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    refinishing stock without removing furniture?

    I bought a flintlock from a friend of mine. Once it was a nice custom rifle with very nice figured wood. However heavy hunting took it's toll on the wood. Has a 3 inch lengh wise crack in the fore stock starting approx 1inch before the trigger guard towards entry timble and a lot of rub marks...
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    Heavy barrel

    find somebody with a milling machine and rotary index table ( machine shop).....
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    Rust Problem on Plains Rifle

    I use Ballistol only in all my guns, sometimes in my BP guns especially when not cleaned well, I have the same problem. However, I just use another patch with ballistol or to and problem solved..... All my guns are Rust free! Used balistol also in Alaska for 6 weeks in extreme damp condition...
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    ''poor boy'' ?

    A "Schimmel" is a gray ( white) horse in the german language.
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    45 cal smoothbore good for hunting?

    That;s what i was leaning to.... seems # 6 is the best choice
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    45 cal smoothbore good for hunting?

    Vielen Dank! I have a good feeling about the 45 ball. But what kind of shot size would you recomend for small game if you could carry just one size. I am not considering modern game laws and rules - I think in 1700 most people would have shot "sitting" game if possible ... I in fact "hunted"...
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    45 cal smoothbore good for hunting?

    Just picked up an old smoothbore flintlock approx 45 cal. I am asking myself if it would be usefull for small game with shot ? Could it also be used with a ball for deer in a pinch ( if it would be legal)
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    Enought Meat?

    I normaly cut my dovetail 0.055 ich deep - in your case I might just go 0.040 . Just cut the with a bit undersize and file of the bottom of your sight of until it has a tight fit.
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    Looking for inexpensive sleeves

    Yes, they are ! Inow however almost lean to the idea to buy damascus tubes - seems to be cheaper than sleeves and make a new set of barrels.
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    CVA Squirrel Rifle parts source

    sorry, don't have this to items.....
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    Looking for inexpensive sleeves

    Thats were I buy for modern guns - but the price.....
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    how did they make a still?

    Thanks, I start to understand the concept!!
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    CVA Squirrel Rifle parts source

    What do you need?
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    Getting Started

    I fully agree! Just bought a GPR kit as a "truck" gun. Even though when building it I was kind of disapointed of the inletting and some other things, it worked out well and it is truly a shooter! Best of all, I am not so worried about it as I would be of a more expencive one. They are great...
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    Looking for inexpensive sleeves

    I am looking for a full lenght steel tube ( with full choke) which can be used to line a shotgun barrel to make them shootable again. Mostly you go down on caliber e.g. 12 ga to 16. drill the barrel out and solder in. Restored a few high end guns this way but fixing a $ 150 gun with 800 $...
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    Looking for inexpensive sleeves

    I am looking for inexpensive sleeves in 12 and 16 ga to sleeve some double barrel shotguns. Used some european ones with great success so far but they are just to expencive @ $ 400 a piece to fix a "cheap" gun....
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    Another glass bedding question

    You are right... glasbeddding will help - however I have a NON glassbedded 6 mm BR and it shoots under 0.2 inch consistant also....
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    Another glass bedding question

    I think epoxy is a great material and I even discussed with a friend of mine who is into benchrest shooting glueing barrels and actions in - and yes , epoxy bedding and glueing works - however, I will also never forget the words of my ex - boss and mentor ( and master gun smith in Ferlach) ...
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    SIGHT SHADER

    Snake Skin ! Cut it in a 2 inch strip and fold both ends over , glue and stitch a loop on both sides and insert a 1/8 steel pin in the fold to keep skin spread - finished product 3 inch shorter then the distance of front to rear sight. Thread with sinew and attach to front and rear sight....
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