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    Dixon Gunmakers Fair - expectations?

    The Lehigh Valley has some very historic sites. Main Street Bethlehem, Pa has many historical buildings that pre-date the Revolutionary War. You can have a drink at the Sun Inn (1758) where Washington, Franklin, Adams and many others stayed. Visit the Moravian Book Shop oldest book store in the...
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    Browning a barrel

    If your using baking soda, purchase a new box instead of stealing it from the kitchen.
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    In letting black substitute

    I have heard that some builders use dry erase board markers. I have never tried them, but I can see how they would work as the ink does not dry quickly.
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    TVM kit

    It sounds like you don't have a builders reference book. I would recommend that before you start to pick one up and read it through. They will answer a lot of your questions like how to install the nose cap. I have both Chuck Dixons "The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle" and Peter...
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    Brass pins correct?

    All of the originals rifles I have seen have steel pins.
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    Hand planer

    The older Stanley planes are easy to find. I have picked up good ones at auctions, flea markets, and yard sales. My two most used ones for gun building are a No. 4 smoothing and a No. 9 1/2 block plane.
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    Finishing a Smoothbore in the White

    Dixons Muzzleloader Shop, 9952 Kunkles Mill Rd, Kempton PA 19529. Is probably the largest muzzleloader shop in the northeast. Every year in July they host a Gunmakers fair the 2016 fair will be July 29,30 & 31. The fair features seminars on gunbuilding and other topics. There are are suppliers...
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    questions on what to do on bad original build

    I'd cut the barrel off in front of the drum. Fit a new plug and a new drum.
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    favorite go to tools

    I agree in some areas a mechanical pencils is a good tool that doesn't get alot of mention. I keep two on my workbech along with an assortment of regular pencils.
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    favorite go to tools

    A pencil, handy for drawing and redrawing reference and layout lines. Marking that high or low spot when shaping. Writing down measurements or even the odd note to oneself on the stock.
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    Wall hanger or shooter?

    I agree with Birddog, plug the bore, plug the touch hole and hang it on the wall.
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    Finally finished

    Fred, Beautiful work!
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    Help with tools for Jim Chambers Class

    I know the Ace and Tru-Value Hardware stores in my area carry number drill bits. Tractor Supply carries small bottles of cutting oil, the hardware stores may have it too.
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    Breech plug fitting

    Standard breech plug thread sizes are 9/16-18, 5/8-18 & 3/4-16.
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    Who does good carving

    The style of rifle you are going to build will dictate they style of carving. Since you mentioned Allan Martin I'm going to guess your thinking about a Lehigh style rifle. Lehigh rifles use a lot of incised carving, incised caving is accomplished in several ways. Some builders use a v tool, some...
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    Annealing O1

    In stead of trying to drill the hole to the correct size all at once start smaller. Drill say a 1/16" hole first the increase the drill size, finish with the size you want. This way the amount of material you are removing is decreased, use lots of cutting oil and clear the chips often.
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    Top Quality Swamped Barrel

    I know a gentleman who was a very avid shooter until his health took a turn. His off hand rifle was built in the 70's with a 12L14 barrel. He had put over 10,000 rounds through the barrel. The only result of all these rounds was the rifling was getting shallow and the bore was slick from the...
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    CVA Frontier project continues

    No, never used that product. I would wonder how it would hold up to the handling, heat other things a gun barrel is subject to. I use LMF (Laurel Mt. Forge) Cold Browning solution. It is very easy to use and results in a tough finish.
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    Sight Plane Alignment Problem

    galamb's idea of reindexind the barrel is an option to consider. He is righ it was done in the past, even the barrel on the Marshall Rifle shows signs of having been reindexed.
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    Rifle Balance

    I moved the balance point back on my off hand rifle using a method similar to what galamb posted. I took a 2 x 4 and drilled some large holes going almost through. I poured lead in the holes making slugs. I placed the slugs into holes in the stock under the butt plate. I managed to move the...
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