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In UK there is a material known as "grain filler" sold by wood finish suppliers such as Rustin. It comes in various shades and is basically a thick suspension in a drying base such as BLO. Do you not have an equivalent in the US?

Actually the opposite is true.. Pure lead and tin has a higher melting point than the alloy! As you mix the two metals together, the melting point drops from 327C for pure lead to 183C for a 61.9:38.1 lead - tin alloy. This is called the Eutectic alloy! (see I did not sleep through all my...

Just be aware that if you contemplate metal casting in iron or steel then it is a whole step up from casting in brass or bronze.. 1. The temperatures are MUCH higher and the risks involved in the casting process are an order of magnitude greater.. molten iron will go through most clothing and...

Fine.. I won't!

I think I have one of these converted to breech loading using the Milbank Amsler system. It is in .41 Swiss, the same as the Vetterli. Will I get crucified (again!) if I post photos..?

I would never leave a machined edge rough unless there was a very good reason to do so.. (and I can't think of one off hand..) I would not however leave a coned or chamfered edge on the inside of an ML revolver cylinder unless this was a feature of the design. I would leave the inside edge...

Something seriously wrong with that fly..! It is either wrongly fitted or has been incompetently replaced. The rear end of the fly should lift the face of the sear over the half cock bent on firing, not catch on it! That is what the fly is for! The sear should only engage in the half cock bent...

On what basis are you accusing me of unprofessional gunsmithing?

... yes, I have machined barrel parts many times thank you for asking! The final condition of the edge I leave will depend on the situation, and in some situations will, I assure you, be left sharp. That said, I would not consider any of these strategies appropriate to cure excess loading...

Good Man!

Sounds to me like a lead problem.. you need to use the purest lead you can find as this is the softest. Be very wary of using range scrap as most breech loading lead bullets are alloy with added tin. With a muzzle loading revolver, you are looking for a rim of lead being shaved off as the ball...

Regimental pistols were mostly Birmingham made.. The centres for Dagmaking were Doune in Stirlingshire and Edinburgh and the Port of Leith. My son recently went to Doune and what little of the pistol industry has gone completely, probably in the post Dunblane reaction to pistols in Scotland

A Belt sander or linisher will give a better finish than a grindstone. Also, I use welder's soapstone chalk (looks like marble) to load up files.. much cleaner than board chalk.

That is why I suggest you get in touch with the firearms department in the Police force where the gun is at the moment. Look up the website for the police force in the area and they should have the contact information. They will hold the current record of where the firearm is and will need to...

No worries with you "slinging the bat"... used to it! The world has certainly changed since the 60s.. Chicken Street is not a welcoming place any more, although I did bring back a Snider and a Lebel from Kandahar market a decade or so ago! Not sure any western folk are safe anywhere east of...

Can't say I do.. I am on the east coast, but I do know most of the current shooters in the wild west... Geoff Tanner passed a few years back, but his lad still runs the mould business.. I have a fair number of his moulds. Weller & Dufty are also long gone, but I think Holts took over their...

53 years

A lot of English percussion locks had a platinum plug fitted below the nipple. The usual reason given was that they were designed to blow out if there was an overpressure.. some had a slot and others didn't.. I was never that convinced.. apart from anything else, why would you design a lock to...

Regrettably removing the nipple does not qualify as "deactivated" in UK these days! That would require an appointment with Mr Angle Grinder and Miss TIG followed by a trip to the Proof house

OK.. Provided it is smoothbore and the barrel is longer than 24" it is still classed as a shotgun under UK law. You would need your shotgun ticket to possess one in UK. That said, the people to ask would be the Police Firearms unit in the area where the gun is currently held. They may be...