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how to age steel parts
Keith, I will definitely be building more guns! Actually since I built the steel Virginia rifle I've built 4 more rifles! I'm getting better with each one and would love to someday build full time if I could make enough money at it :grin: every single gun I've built (except for my first) I've...- kyleschumacher
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how to age steel parts
Yes I just got a copy of Muzzleloader and read the article... Jesse definitely makes an awesome rifle!- kyleschumacher
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how to age steel parts
It is curly maple or some call it tiger maple. I did sand it down to like 320 grit and whiskered it twice then stained it with an alcohol based stain and about 8 coats of a tung oil varnish. I built it with the intention of keeping it for myself but ended up selling it... wish I hadn't...- kyleschumacher
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how to age steel parts
Ok, so here are some WAY long overdue pics of my slightly aged steel trimmed Virginia styled rifle- kyleschumacher
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Flintlock Bullet Barrel
Ha! Sorry I didn't see your last post, I would stay in the mid twenties with the twist. Ask your barrel maker he ought to know! :wink:- kyleschumacher
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Flintlock Bullet Barrel
Yeah that's tough and frustrating if accuracy is not good. I had great results with the twist rate at 1 in 28. The lands are way smaller than the grooves in my barrel. I'm no great shot by any means but I was out at a friends farm shooting and we decided to see how far we could hit with my gun...- kyleschumacher
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Flintlock Bullet Barrel
I'm curious... what's your load in that 54 when you shot the powerbelt bullets? The first rifle I built is a 54 1 in 28 twist Ed Rayl barrel 1" straight by 35" long Hawken style rifle and I've had awesome results putting deer on the ground instantly with powerbelt bullets. The ones I use are 348...- kyleschumacher
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how to age steel parts
Keith, Thanks for the info! I think Ill give it a try. The gun is a virginia style trimmed in steel. Ive built a couple rifles all trimmed in brass, a couple I browned the barrels, blued one and left a couple bright. I think they all look good but I want to try to add a little bit of aged...- kyleschumacher
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how to age steel parts
what is a good way to artificially age a steel trimmed longrifle?- kyleschumacher
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