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    Rust Blue

    Thank you all. I have my PVC pipe trough made for the barrel and am getting ready to go. This forum has been a great help through the entire build. Thanks again.
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    Rust Blue

    Okay. I've finally decided to rust blue my barrel, lock, and trigger assembly. I've got my bottle of LMF and instructions printed from this forum but I need some advice. 1st question: Do I need to remove the front sight which is silver with a brass base? 2nd: I have the lock completely...
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    Roundballs

    I wanted .520 balls and Hornady didn't have them in that size. That I could find anyway.
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    Roundballs

    Thank you everyone. I thought that was how it should be done.
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    Roundballs

    Just received a batch of "Rush Creek" roundballs and they have a flat spot on them. I just want to make sure I have this right, do I load the ball with the flat spot to the muzzle?
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    Barrel in the "White"

    I know we've all been down this dusty road before but it's been awhile and I'm finally at this stage in my build. I've pretty much decided to leave my beautiful Rice barrel finished as bare metal and need advice on what to use to keep the rust at bay, especially on the bottom. Any suggestions?
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    Installing the trigger......

    Thanks Smallpatch. That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Later tonight I'm going to head to the shop, size it up, and probably start inletting. Thanks again.
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    Installing the trigger......

    I have what is probably an elementary question to most here. I'm at the point of installing the trigger and am scratching my head a little about the placement of it. I'm using a Davis double set trigger and a Siler lock. Dixon's "Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle" says to install it...
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    Muzzle Cap.........

    Cooner. As a matter of fact I live in Owasso and have been to the Davis Museum a couple of times and am going to run over there again soon. I'm thinking about taking a camera and see if they will allow pictures to be taken. It is a great resource to have so close.
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    Muzzle Cap.........

    No problem Sean. I can use all the help I can get and yours is appreciated.
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    Muzzle Cap.........

    Thank you all. I still have some time before I get to that point so I haven't decided yet. I've also debated about one with a ramrod groove or a lower profile without the groove. The lower one will require a pretty thin piece of wood under it and that worries me some. I'm also wondering...
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    Muzzle Cap.........

    I'm looking for anybody's input on going "sans" muzzle cap on and Early Lancaster Pecatonica River build. I like the look of a wood muzzle end with a swamped barrel but am concerned about durability. I intend to use this gun a lot. Plus the muzzle cap supplied doesn't fit my "C" weight Rice...
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    Info on austin&halleck rifles?

    I ended up lapping the bore of my A&H perc. mountain rifle with super fine #0000 steel wool and I haven't noticed any torn patches. I've probably put 200 balls through it to date and like it just fine. It was shooting way low and I've had to file the front sight down to just about a sliver to...
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    On the problem of Wolves

    I have an excellent book written by Rien Poortvliet titled "Journey to the Ice Age", which mentions a string of wolf killings in Holland from 1810 to 1811. The victims were all children. He states in the book, ""While we may find the idea of "wolves in the wild" rather exciting, our...
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    Best way to prevent rust on pinned barrel

    What do you do with the lock? Can it be blued with the same process?
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    Lewis & Clark Powder

    Here is part of the Feb. 1st 1806, log entry of Meriwether Lewis at Fort Clatsop. 200 years ago today......(including his mispellings). "Today we opened and examined all our ammunition, which had been secured in leaden canesters. We found twenty seven of the best rifle powder, 4 of common...
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    Swamped or Straight?

    Thank you everyone for the input. I really had decided the swamped barrel was what I wanted and you gentlemen have confirmed it. While I was at Pecatonica they showed me a few barrels, two were 42inch Green Mountains, one straight and one swamped, and a shorter swamped Getz. The Getz had...
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    Swamped or Straight?

    Okay Guys, (and Gals?), I've been purusing this forum for awhile now and finally have a question for the group. I'm going to order a kit from Pecatonica River within the next few months and am leaning towards the "Armstrong" rifle. I was at their shop last Friday looking at the...
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