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    New Preacher-style rig

    It is called the Preacher rig because a version of it was featured in "Pale Rider", worn by the character of that name.
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    New Preacher-style rig

    I finished my newest rig, a belt, holster and cylinder pouch for the 1858 Remington I had been sort of thinking about this design for a while, and wanted the beadwork as a decorative element. I am pretty happy with the cylinder pouch, which is a lot more functional than the one in Pale Rider...
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    Best way to safely remove rust

    Please find someone prepared to use electrolysis, or do it yourself. It is not an overly complicated process, and requires mostly washing soda and a power source like a battery charger. Done properly, it will completely remove the rust, and not harm the steel even a little. Here is a basic...
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    Brass Shine

    I guess I will chime in here. I have a background in military archaeology, so this is the sort of thing I think about. A military person would be expected to keep their gear in good service, which included their brass. There is plenty of evidence of this, especially from period correspondence...
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    Brazilian Hardwood Rifle Stock?

    My first rifle build was a full stock long rifle that I built with a piece of lumber that I bought in Brazil. I don't know the species, which was not an issue at the time. I bought it because it was pretty, big enough, and had very straight grain, which was important since I was not going to use...
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    Frizzen hardness question

    I really appreciate the detailed information. It is a bit difficult to try to fabricate these sorts of things only by reading books and looking at pictures, with little interaction with actual flintlocks. "671 consecutive rounds without a misfire" is awfully impressive. I suppose there is an...
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    Frizzen hardness question

    Can anyone post images of the expected wear on a normal frizzen?
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    Frizzen hardness question

    Yes, that is a valid observation. I tend to post at the end of the day when I am tired, and don't proofread consistently. I took the just hardened steel from the quench to a cold oven, and ramped the temperature up to the temp that the tables indicated would lower the hardness to R60-61. I held...
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    Smoky smell.

    I don't think you have the right ozone generator. I have used mine to take the smell out of 70 year old German leather coats, and I am hyper sensitive to nicotine. I put the object and the ozone generator into an enclosed space, like a closet, and let it run for about a week. It always works...
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    Priming horn

    I had a little piece of horn, so I made this little priming horn. Playing card for scale. All the brass was shop made, and the keeper on the cap has a little brass rotating bushing. It is very waterproof. I made this a few weeks ago, but did not get around to doing the scrimshaw monogram until...
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    Frizzen hardness question

    Thanks to everyone for the careful and detailed replies. I took some images of the frizzen today- That is after perhaps 100 firings. The lock came as a castings kit, but I cannot remember who sold it to me. However, the hardening is on me. I annealed to R60-61 on the striking surface, but I...
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    Frizzen hardness question

    I was going to say yes, it is sparking fine, but I cannot really back that up. It does fire fairly reliably, but I don't have anything to compare it to. It seems like there would be a sweet spot for hardness of the striking surface. It might even be worth differentially hardening it so that the...
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    Frizzen hardness question

    I have made and own exactly one flint lock gun- https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/hand-cannon-project.121442/page-2#post-1740020 And honestly have had very little hands on experience with flintlocks in general. Anyway, the frizzen on the hand cannon is getting pretty scraped up from...
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    range rod

    Well, I load the rifles with the brass-tipped wooden rod under the barrel. I wipe it clean before putting it back, so I don't have to worry about grit. Plus, I am mostly in the back country. And I stop and clean the bore fairly frequently. I have a fine selection of brass and stainless...
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    New Bowie

    I meant 19th. I used some examples from the Texas revolution as inspiration, with some more modern elements as well. I will edit that mistake.
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    New Bowie

    I made this one on commission. It is supposed to be in the style of a knife that might have been carried on the frontier in the early 19th century. The scrimshaw depicts the "old home place" of the family of the customer. All the shiny bits are German silver. The sheath is leather over barn...
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    Ready-made patches for sale?

    Well, I just have to ask what sort of shooting we are talking about that requires this precision. What sort of rifles, at what ranges, and what other specialized equipment is used? When I shoot BP, I shoot old-timey guns in an old-timey way. I am a pretty decent machinist, and try to make my BP...
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    Ready-made patches for sale?

    That is why I offered to do the same for the cost of a stamp.
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    Ready-made patches for sale?

    I suppose you have good reasons to want to measure your wadding to such a level of precision. I have a good machine shop, with a decent selection of very good measuring tools. If you want to PM me for the address, You can send me an envelope of samples, I would be glad to measure and mark them...
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    Rooster down at dawn.

    Perhaps someone living near you used to raise bees, but have now been displaced by suburban or urban sprawl. An important factor here is that honey bees are not native to North America. It might be helpful to mention where you live. Where I am ( I split my time between NC and Colorado) ...
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