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    Cleaning a LaPage

    Any hints on how to clean the "hole" in the breech plug face on a La Page?
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    Rifles for lefties

    Get an underhammer. Works for me.
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    building new .30

    Like your bench.
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    Hawken rifles at Cody Firearms Museum, Cody, WY

    Have done some of that.
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    Hawken rifles at Cody Firearms Museum, Cody, WY

    Thanks for the picture collection of Hawken rifles. I have a Sharon Hawken kit built by someone else. It needs to be "slimmed down". A good project for this winter. Your pictures will help. BTW I went to school in Golden and can vouch for the location of Cody's grave.
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    need help with hopkins & allen

    FYI: The Dixie Gun Works catalog General Information section (under "Ball Sizes for Reproduction Guns and Barrels" states that the land to land measurement for H&A .45 cal rifles is .443 and recommends a .435 ball. In other words, they are closer to being .44 rifles than .45. I've never measured...
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    Left hand shooter

    Same with me. Never a problem.( In the Army, shooting my M-16, I'd occasionally get hit in the forehead with a hot ejected casing. Leave a little red mark. You could always tell the lefties.)
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    Under Hammer ?

    Google a blog called "The Underhammer Society". Lots of information(and opinions).It may give you some ideas for your contemplated build.
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    Under Hammer ?

    One more tip on nipple length for an underhammer.Get them to fit flush with the inside of the bore. Too short and, as stated, may blow out, and they collect crude on cleaning. Too long and they may prevent fully seating the ball on a light load, and they'll snag your cleaning patches. I always...
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    Under Hammer ?

    If the underhammer you're building has a stock Numrich Arms or Hopkins and Allen barrel, the nipple threads are 1/4x32 not 1/4x28.
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    Left hand shooter

    Are you sure you want to be making your own black powder? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
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    Under Hammer ?

    Never used anything but #11 caps in my underhammers and never had a problem.
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    underhammer build - stock question

    Unlike a side hammer rifle, the underhammer action doesn't require the "beefy" sidepanels to strengthen it. Google "The Underhammer Society" to see some examlpes of other's underhammer projects.
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    Wedges-L to R or R to L??

    You gentleman have answered my question. It seems there is no generally accepted convention!
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    Wedges-L to R or R to L??

    Original American Longrifle, not any particular factory replica.
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    Wedges-L to R or R to L??

    I know sights are usually slid into their dovetails left to right. Is there a convention on the direction barrel wedges or pins are installed?
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    Pedersoli SxS Shotgun

    Thanks. I know what I need to do now.
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    50 cal Hawkens

    A picture might help us determine whether it's a complete Sharon kit or that a Sharon barrel was used on some other's parts collection.
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    Pedersoli SxS Shotgun

    Yes, it's color case hardened AND, yes, it will destroy it???
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    Pedersoli SxS Shotgun

    I recently acquired a used Pedersoli 12 ga percussion double barrel. Most of the furniture appears to be color case hardened. Can anyone tell me whether this is real case hardening or just "cosmetic" coloring? Reason I ask-the tang needs to be bent to better conform to the shape of the wrist. If...
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