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    Double rifle barrels?

    Possible? Absolutely. I'm of the opinion that if others can do something, most of us can too, if we just have enough time, money and tenacity. We might not ever be as good as the guys at Holland and Holland, but we can make it work. I've toyed with the idea myself, but it's a brutally labor...
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    W. M. Large barrel find and question...

    Bill Large had a pretty good rep as a barrel maker. When I was more into the Civil War, he was the go-to guy for a Springfield musket barrel if you wanted a real shooter. That was back in the late 70's, and I think I read that Bill passed on in the mid 80's. He was also a charter member of the...
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    Powder behind the lock

    I'll give you one more alternative. If you don't want to inlet the lock deeper, you have to make the lock fatter. I'd use a glob of either bedding epoxy or even soft solder on edge of the lock, then file it down to fill the gap. If you put the wider barrel back in, loosen the lock screws a...
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    Perfect in everyway

    Mr. Biggs, this obviously isn't going like you were expecting, is it? Well, take heart; I'll use your five grand to buy a Chambers early flintlock, Colerain .40cal B profile barrel (42", plain breech) Davis single set trigger, brass furniture in the Lehigh valley style, and a premium + curly...
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    Patent breech, yes or no?

    Gentlemen, I've been in to this sport for thirty odd years, and this is the first I've ever heard of a patent breech for flinters. I guess you never stop learning. Always thought they were exclusively a precussion animal. Any links to further information (I found the drawings of Nock's...
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    Help A First Time Builder

    If you're using power tools to rout the barrel channel, you're better off doing that while you still have flat and square surfaces to work with. With hand tools it doesn't make as much difference. Stay outside the lines and remember it's a lot easier to take a bit more wood off than to put some...
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    Gun Building Videos/Books

    I'll cast a vote for Buchele's "Recreating the American Longrifle", too. My beat-up copy is 35 years old and it's still my go-to reference.
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    How to taper a ramrod?

    The last one I did, I made an l-shaped support from scraps, drilled a hole slightly larger than the rod, and slipped it in with about 8" or so showing. Stick the other end in a drill, clamp the drill in your vise and clamp the jig to the bench. Turn the drill on slow, and you can evenly taper...
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    Browning question??

    Toilet bowl cleaner removes bluing (and browning) like magic, but you'll still have to sand to get an nice even color.
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    Poor boy question

    Well, until somebody more knowledgeable than I comes along, I'll offer my opinion. I don't see where the addition of a flat steel butt plate should make any difference in the style. Even in specific schools of design, there's enough variation by individual makers to account for that change...
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    Your Favorite (poll)

    My .50Cal Pennsylvania built in 1975 75gr FFg, .490RB, well-washed fabric store pillow ticking Warm soapy water, dry, light oil Gave this a lot of thought, but it's too tough to choose.
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    GPR touch holes

    Keep in mind that the larger hole you have, the more fire and pressure will squirt out of it. I've seen a badly eroded touch hole actually shove the flint diagonally in the jaws. I'd go with the smallest one that gives reliable ignition, and like silverfox said, cone the backside rather than...
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    Intro

    Greetings from Michigan, the state of unemployment. (We're No. 1!) Guess I'm a youngster here compared to some of you boys, just turned 61. Built my first rifle back in the early 70's after watching Jeremiah Johnson. (Took my first canoe trip after Deliverance too, but that's another story...)...
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