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    Minimum Barrel Thickness?

    I have a 15/16 octagon barrel in .54 Caliber and I am wondering if I can recontour it to Octagon-to-round. This would leave about .150"+/- wall thickness in the round section which seems like enough but I don't know if I've ever seen one available. It is for a flintlock pistol so it would not be...
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    Halfstock Flintlock?

    Thanks for all the replies. Were there ever Hawken style halfstocks with a flintlock?
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    Halfstock Flintlock?

    I'm interested in building a very compact flintlock for deer hunting in thick brush. Are there any short-barreled, halfstock flintlock rifles that are at least historically possible?
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    Salvaged Stock Blanks

    I recently received a walnut stock block which is contaminated with what appears to be oil. It is a high quality peice of wood and if possible I'd like to salvage it. Is there a process or chemical which would draw the oil out of the stock? I'm not sure how deep the saturation goed into the wood.
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    Homemade Breechplug

    Its not just the original rifles. I measured several new breechplugs and the quality of the threads is marginal at best. The new plug is finished and fitted and took less time than any on the other options which I considered bandaid fixes. I threaded and fit the plug to the barrel in the round...
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    Homemade Breechplug

    Thanks Captchee, It tough to get answers on this type of question. I think for a lot of people its outside their comfort zone.
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    Homemade Breechplug

    Does anyone ever build the breechplug from scratch or is this something that definately should be purchased. I am trying to match a breechplug which turned out to be defective. This was noticed after inletting for the tang. I have been unable to find a plug with a flared tang which is wide...
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    Stock strength after inletting question

    I just finished inletting a L& R Classic lock into a longrifle stock which had been inletted for a straight 1" 54 cal barrel. The lock is tight to the barrel, square and only the minimum of wood was removed. As I finished, I saw that the relief for the mainspring has only left a paper thin piece...
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    Browning A Barrel and Parts Help

    Does anyone know what the humidity percentage should be for the best results. It seems that for the price of building a box to hold humidity you could buy a humidfier at Lowes or Home Depot and adjust the humidity for an entire room to exactly what you wanted.
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    T/C halfstock flinter cal. .54

    Bluejacket, The Kittery Trading Post has several used flintlock Hawkens and Renegades starting at $170. Check their website under used guns.
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    Wall hangers?

    Just an FYI, the gun storage requirements in Mass were changed. They added an exemption for what they considered primitive weapons and reproductions and no trigger locks are required. They also removed all licensing requirements for purchasing/possessing muzzleloaders.
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    Alternative to vent liner?

    I recently made a small cutting tool with a flexible shank with which I can cone the flashhole from the inside of the barrel by threading it thru the 1/16" hole from the inside and attaching a handheld grinder to the outside. I tried to mimic the cross-section of the commercial vent liners. I...
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    Breech plug material.

    Thanks I also have Starrett No.498 low carbon steel. It appears to be very similar to 1018 properties and appears to be better quality than standard 1018 round bar.
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    Breech plug material.

    Thanks, Is there any advantage to placing a concave depression in the breech face. I've heard this gives increased velocities because it is more of a "shaped charge". If it offers no benefit I think the flat breech face would be easier to maintain.
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    Breech plug material.

    All, My first post and I'm very impressed with the amount of technical info shared here. I have recently been given a partially assembled kit which I am attempting to finish. One problem is a very poor inletting job on the breechplug tang. I have access to a machine shop and would like to...
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