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    Christmas came early!!

    Rifle by Mike Gahagan. .58cal. O/R barrel.. After Isaac Berlin.
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    Bend the sear bar up?

    Silers(the Dale Johnson lock is a modified Siler) are made that way. You won't file anything off that hard metal, but since there is plenty of metal, a little judicious grinding will help you clearance. For a bit of background. Dale took a Siler lock and sawed the plate almost in half...
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    Jerry Kirklin Rifle

    The Schreit rifle is the oldest known rifle with a year on it. 1761. It is RCA #18.
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    Jerry Kirklin Rifle

    That is Kirklin's version of the Schreit rifle. I have Dennis Mulford's version of the same rifle.
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    Unclogging a Lee bottom pour

    I drilled the spout a little larger and let it drip. Then I put a Lee ingot mold under the spout to catch the drips. I use a pair of needle nose pliers to put the drips back in the pot as they build up. I can only pour about 100 balls before my wrist starts hurting. Lee says to drain the pot...
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    Safe or naw

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    Cracked stock in front of lock

    That looks like a curly maple break. The break follows the waves in the curls. It could be that the wood shrunk, and the lock put pressure on the wood. Lot to be said for a loose inletting job or a good bevel on the sides of the metal. Titebond III and a good clamp job will hold it quite...
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    ALR forum now sexy

    It seems to happen to me once in a while. Then it goes away.
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    Help With front Sight Height

    I agree with Stubshaft. I have also soldered a higher blade to a low back sight. T/C stocks are cut straight for a high scope mount.
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    “Dry ball”

    Order a steel rod and some of those tapered pullers from Track of the Wolf. They have deeper, tapered threads and a centering bushing to get a better grip. Sooner or later you will pull the end off of a wooden rod.
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    Kibler stocks OK for a lefty?

    Jim K. is selling all he can make right now. It wouldn’t make good business sense to change his program to satisfy a few LH folks. As suggested above he could charge extra for a special LH order. Then people would complain they were being overcharged. Anyway, I doubt he will ever miss their...
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    Kibler stocks OK for a lefty?

    I had a Woodsrunner, and it shot fine lefthanded. Not enough castoff to be noticeable. I prefer RH rifles.
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    DIY touch hole plug for cleaning

    Once I broke a toothpick off trying to prime. I don’t prime til I’m ready to shoot. It was in too tight and I was wiggling it. I just shoved the broken end into the powder with my pick and primed. Then I shot the deer at about 30 yds. You can get away with a lot of movement in a ground blind.
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    Larger Flash Hole

    Plug the hole with one of those little interdental brushes. It will let the air out and keep the powder in.
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    DIY touch hole plug for cleaning

    Nice gadget. I usually just put some grease on the toothpick to seal it better..
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    Larger Flash Hole

    Get a numbered drill set. You can go up to a .0630 or .0670 first. I have had good luck with the .0630. Just a little larger but it helps. Also make sure the breech isn’t caked with fouling.
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    Gap in patchbox

    Don’t worry about it. No patchbox is waterproof. There has to be a gap so the lid will slide.
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    cheek slapper

    Stand up and comfortably aim the rifle with your eyes closed. When you open your eyes you should be looking down the barrel. If not the rifle doesn’t fit.
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    Do you think that modern ML firearms have any investment value?

    As I have said before: “Use them and don’t worry about a scratch. “. After you are gone your kids will sell them for 50 cents on the dollar to buy a bass boat or something anyway.
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    Do you think that modern ML firearms have any investment value?

    After watching the auctions I am seeing lower prices on the custom rifles. Unless they are 20yrs. old, none sell for the builder's original price. Even the big name builder's rifles don't bring big money. Maybe in 20yrs. inflation will make you some money, but that isn't a real profit. The...
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