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    Tool list

    Thanks for the advice so far, and please keep it coming. I've got and read most of the books named but I'm sure there are others out there that can and should use this advice. When I started there was no internet to ask for help from so the more mistakes we can help others avoid the better...
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    Tool list

    I built a few rifles a couple of years ago and in a bit I should have time to get back into it. I still have the basic tools I was using before and I've seen a tool list on ALR. I was wondering what everyone here would call a required tool list for a serious though non-professional builder...
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    Got my new flintlock turkey gun!

    The bag those cookies are in aren't PC. I'll have to take them from you.
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    Track's full stock Hawken

    Nope. Both are steel mounted.
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    Track's full stock Hawken

    I'm looking making Track's full stock Hawken and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with one. I see two kits to choose from. One with barrels up to 42", the other with barrels up to 36". The kit up to 42" still offers 36" barrels but is about $100 more that the other kit. Is there a...
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    Bad movies

    I took the girlfriend to see The Hobbit the other night and sat through all the previews for upcoming movies. There is a lot of manure coming out right now. Most of what's in theaters doesn't have much acting and relies on special effects. If all you want is eye candy you'll be happy but...
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    Identify a barrel maker's mark

    Ok, so it sounds like I can tell the owner that it is shootable and not just a wall hanger. Since it was propping up a garage door when he bought it he already knows it's not worth much. There are no other marks on it so it's not something Woody threw together. It really looks like things...
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    Identify a barrel maker's mark

    I picked up a blunderbuss to fix from a guy yesterday. It's not real well made and I don't think I can make it pretty. About the best I can do without a complete re-build is make it functional. I'm being more critical than I should be. It was built back in the late 1960's-very early 1970's...
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    Installing brass spout in horn

    So we're all agreed. Cheating is the way to go. What's for the help. I'll epoxy them in from now on. Mike
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    Installing brass spout in horn

    I've successfully made a couple of horns but I've been wondering whats the correct way to install a brass spout. In the past I've drilled a hole a little smaller than the spout then heated the spout and kind of melted it into place. Is there a better, safer way to install a brass spout...
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    Burning in tiger stripes

    Thanks for all the input. My co-worker must have seen the same History Channel show that Birddog's questioner saw. Like I said, everything he's (and I've) found about burning in stripes was, "I heard someone say they knew a guy that..." I think some ram rods had a swirl burnt into them to...
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    Burning in tiger stripes

    A co-worker told me he's found that it was fairly common to burn stripes in stocks to make them appear like curly maple. A quick internet search leads me to a lot of hear-say but no real proof that original builders burn in stripes with any sort of regularity. To me it seems like a lot of...
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    Flash hole

    The touch hole should be right in front of the breech plug. And you're right, it needs to be located before you put the lock on. If you're just getting started I'd suggest buying a copy of a good reference book. That and surf the tutorials here. You're going to get much better information...
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    Questiong about a Chambers kit

    Thanks for the input. Guess I'll make a Lancaster fit waht I want.
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    Questiong about a Chambers kit

    I'm thinking about getting another Jim Chambers kit. The last two I bought were great. I couldn't think of anything bad to say about them if I wanted to. The one I want now is the Mark Silver Virgina Rifle. Most of my other rifles are .50 cal. and I'd like to stick with that caliber. Does...
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    How'd you get your start in gun building?

    I'm kind of like Black Hand, I like nice guns but I can't afford them. I had a bit of time on my hands a few years ago so I thought I'd occupy myself and build something I liked. That was one ungly rifle, but I learned a lot from it. Now I'm having trouble not building. I get half way...
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    Hog hunting

    This may have been covered before but I was curious. I have a .50 cal flint that I shoot and hunt with. I've never been hog or boar hunting and I've heard their shoulder plate is like armor. Would my .50 cal ball be able to punch through that?
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    Build A Blunderbuss

    I'm looking at building a blunderbuss, too. I put an order for a barrel with Stonewall Creek about 2 weeks ago. They have barrels coming in in about 2 months from what they tell me. Before I put my order in with them I was talking to the folks over at TVM and they said I could send them the...
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    lafayette, indiana area reinacting?

    There's Feast of the Hunter's Moon every fall just outside of town, but I believe that's more F&I.
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    First attempt (scared)

    Your first rifle is the correct name for it. You'll make a few mistakes but you'll learn a lot. And once you build one you won't be able to stop from building another. Take your time. Get Chambers' video and read a few "how to" books as you go. All the knowledge will make the next couple of...
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