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    What's wrong with my layout?

    I don’t think it’s too thick. I agree with the lock tail placement suggestions.
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    Horrible experience with Plum Brown

    5 coats seems like a lot. Uneven heating will cause blotches. Barrels need to be uniformly filed or sanded fresh before anpplying and obsessively degreased. I never use steel wool for this unless it’s a soap pad. That’s one of my favorite degreasing tools.
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    Spring making

    Nice. 1095 is a little high octane for me but it came out great.
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    cutting and crowning a barrel

    Back in the day we cut them off with a hacksaw, cleaned up the muzzle with a file, crowned the bore with a burr then sandpaper.
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    WANTED Tapered and Seamed Ramrod Tip

    Check your PMs
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    WANTED Tapered and Seamed Ramrod Tip

    I’ve made a dozen or so.
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    anyone having trouble getting on A.L.R.??

    A lot of work has been done to restore security after a hack. It’s ongoing.
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    J goodoien barrel

    My buds are cheapskates like me. $300 with the breech would be a win for you.
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    ALR WEB Site Access

    The owner is working on it. Got hacked.
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    anyone having trouble getting on A.L.R.??

    It’s being worked on.
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    W M Large marked bbl

    A used gun with a Bill Large barrel captures some interest among the really old guys. I’d rather have a new Rice than a used Bill Large. The stamping on the barrel won’t insure great accuracy in a used gun. “Collectible” is a broad term. Does it add $100 over a no-name barrel? Probably. Over a...
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    Broken frizzen, is this a common thing?

    Rare. Bad tempering job.
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    anyone having trouble getting on A.L.R.??

    Try https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php. Then make it a bookmark or favorite once successful.
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    Asking for help with a Rifle Shoppe Baker Rifle: groups at 50 yards have become dreadful.

    If patches are shredded, there are a few causes that need to be explored. First, they can be shredded by a very tight combo of patch and ball that is hard to start. For this, polish the crown or use a less tight combo. Next, a bore can get rough in a hurry. Polish that bore with 4-0 steel wool...
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    New Member from Missouri

    If you’re in range of the St. Louis area, check out the Gemmer ML club in Pacific.
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    18 Guage double rifle.

    Looks like it could shoot a round ball well. I’d start with 80 grains and go up from there; 100 grains tops because of recoil for me.
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    Original Lancaster smooth rifle/buck and ball gun

    This was a flintlock originally. Nice plain gun and handles nicely too.
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    Seasoning wood.

    Mill green, seal ends, stack and sticker.
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    Newbie Looking for Advice on Failed Ignition of Main Charge

    If the ball is fully seated, when you insert a vent pick, you can feel the crunchy packed powder charge. If never flintlocks you’d do well to find an experienced shooter to accompany you to the range. Much better than forum guesses about what’s the issue(s).
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    info on Caywood flintlocks

    This thread is from 2009
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