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    Possibles bag, hard or soft?

    I've had this one made out of elk for 46 years and still going strong. It's soft.
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    2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

    Yes. Ever since I started hunting down in Dorchester Co. in the late 70s I've seen them down there. They are 1/2 times bigger than a gray squirrel, have a lighter gray coat, and have whitish ear markings. They also have been protected since then. You can apply for a permit to hunt Sikas at...
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    2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

    Here's a picture of a Delmarva Fox squirrel next to a Sika hind in Dorchester Co.,MD. They are much bigger that a gray squirrel but protected by the state.
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    Getting started

    I've used 1/2",1/4", and 1/8" flat chisels. The 1/8" I ground down from a 1/4" chisel. They are basic Stanley chisels. I have a variety of gouges 3/4" down to 1/8" with Swiss Pfeil being the best quality.
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    Bore Scope Results - Interpretation?

    Have you tried JB Bore Polishing Paste and Kroil? It could polish up that bore a little and make it easier to load.
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    My unknown rifle journey

    I agree with Dude, get some inletting black or red lipstick and fit the buttplate properly. Shouldn't take more than an hour. On the front sight, I've made many with a piece of brass stock for the base, a 3 corner file with a safe side ground in, a silver quarter, and some silver solder.
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    New bench & vise; need ideas for small bench and good vise

    This is a down and dirty set up with a standard vise for gun work on a standard workbench height bench. I bought this pattern makers vise but it was too high on the workbench I had to build an attachment to the workbench to use it. I use it mainly to carve decoys but the point is it required a...
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    Shotgun stock?

    You'll need three measurements, length of pull, drop at comb, drop at heel. Take them off of a modern shotgun that fits.
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    My Trade Rifle is finally done.

    Looking good. The one I did for my son in the early 80s was put together with junk and flawed parts too.
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    New To Me Gun Question

    It should unscrew. You may have to put some Kroil on it to loosen it. Use the brass tip to ram your ball.
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    Critique my walnut stain ideas please

    Yes, get a piece of walnut and do a trial and error. I don't like the black idea though.
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    Most 'Authentic' Hawken

    Probably rust blued barrels which will turn brown over that much time.
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    Kibler stocks OK for a lefty?

    There you go. You are solving your problems by building your own custom rifle. I learned to do it so anyone can learn to assemble a rifle. There are plenty of books and videos to show them how.
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    Finally the Trade Rifle is ready to finish

    Here is your gun as pictured in the book "Into the Wilderness". It is identified only as a Henry rifle. I used it as a model when building my son a copy of it in the early 80s. As you see it has some curl to it and the patch box is engraved. I took a class from Greg Dixon on engraving and...
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    COMPRESSED AIR

    No, but I did see a guy at the range blow down the barrel after a misfire. We all packed up and left quickly after that.
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    Ithaca Hawken Rifle

    I built this one from a kit from Ithaca in 1977. It was only offered in .50 and walnut stock. Also is my receipt from Ithaca for $213 for the kit. My only problem with it is the length of pull is too long for me.
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    Horrible experience with Plum Brown

    A cheap plywood box with wet towels and a 100 watt light bulb in it will do wonders to brown or rust blue barrels and parts. Suspend the barrel on wires threaded crossways in the box.
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    Horrible experience with Plum Brown

    Are you using a humidity chamber? It makes a big difference.
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    Anybody use a Kutzall wood rasp?

    I've been using one for years but as a decoy, bird carving tool, not a gun making tool. They work well but get yourself a file carding brush to clear it as it clogs up. It will work well in tight areas where you don't need max wood removed.
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    Yet another Woodsrunner!

    I seem to remember someone once posting the correct way to remove a tight barrel from a long, skinny stock. I have held the rifle upside down by the wrist over the bench and given it a rap with my hand on the forestock. It worked better than prying from the muzzle end.
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