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That grey/green color means you haven't heated it enough. Practice on some scraps to see how much heat you need to get that nice amber color. Get it heated properly, then decide if you need another coat.

It's a hobby you can enjoy from day 1, grow into it, learn to make cool stuff, and enjoy it even more.

I put a LPVO and IR designator on my Colt. Took a bit to figure out where to put the touch switches. Adding a silencer next week, it's getting threads tapped as we speak.

If you order online, you won't know what you're getting until you measure the thickness. Maybe you'll get 0.018", maybe you won't. Blue pillow ticking isn't always blue pillow ticking. You have to inspect the weave and measure the thickness. October Country sells 0.018" fabric strips but you'll...

If they can drag you along for a long enough time, your credit card consumer protection will expire.

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I have both Lee and Lyman molds, and the Lyman molds are superior in every way except for the longer length of the sprue of the Lyman mold. In the Lyman molds the round cavity is set deeper into the steel block, with a resulting longer sprue. But this is easy to remedy. Remove the sprue cutter...

Not all the same. Take calipers to the store and measure the thickness. When you do measure, but sure to clamp down on the fabric with some force to get an accurate measurement of the thickness. Thoroughly wash your fabric in hot water to remove the stiffening agent from the fabric. Dry on the...

Thanks I modified my Lyman mold so the sprue is much shorter. And after casting a couple thousand balls, I figured out that I have to run the lead and mold A LOT hotter. I found if everything is so hot that the lead in the sprue stays molten for a few seconds after a pour then I get consistently...

French flints seem to last a lot longer than the English flints

What ever you do, make sure your bore is oiled well when you put it away

I spoke with him a couple weeks ago. He's backed about about 4 months.

I used a nifty tool that holds the chisel at a fixed angle while you sharpen them. https://www.woodsmith.com/article/10-precision-honing-guides/

Won't go into half cock. I assume it worked before but not now. Likely problems include: Problem: Sear is in contact with the set trigger lever arm in the uncocked position. Test: Try pulling the set trigger first to lower the set trigger lever arm out of the way. Then try going to half cock...

I think the wood swells with atmospheric changes

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I made a little 4F priming horn with a turned wood stopper. The problem is that the throat diameter of the horn is so small that I keep breaking off the stem of the stopper. And the broken stem gets stuck in the horn. I have tried turning the stopper from Maple, Oak, Cherry, Ash, and Hickory...

How much do these weigh?

I went shooting today, after scrubbing the bore with valve grinding paste and steel wool. I can load with a thicker patch, and now I can get 5 to 10 shots without having to swab. This is the 300-yard shooting range in my backyard. 50 yard stance.

I've been shooting it for a year. It fouls easily and that makes it difficult to ram a ball home. I have just been swabbing every shot or every other shot. That keeps it manageable. Tried a thicker patch (0.018" versus 0.015"), but then it's a serious chore to ram the ball down. I only do...