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Thanks Dave! This is very useful! I'm following every step!

Thanks! That what I also read I have just received that book in the mail!

Thanks Dave! This is great news. I will be following closely!

Thanks Nick. Out of curiosity how did you find the holes for the internal components with the right geometry? Did you follow the procedure that Ravenshear writes in his booklet? TRS has a gig for these locks.

Actually scrape that Dave. I received in the mail today "Pattern Dates for British Ordinance Small Arms" by Bailey that I saw you mention in one of your posts and found all of the distances I was requesting. This book seems to contain lots of great details.

Thanks Dave! Lot's of great helpful details here. I will start this process soon. Not to get ahead of me here, but just for info collection when I will reach that step, I was wondering if you had distances for lug positions on the barrel and thimbles. I did see you provided these distances in...

Thanks I will check them out!

That is my worry. I think I am going to stick with a single face towards the pan.

Thanks for all of your input. Do you have suggestions on brown bess building books that provide real practical insights?

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense. Will keep in mind when locating that facing. The question is about inletting. It seems from some pictures of the originals, that also the other side (opposite the lock) had a file facing. Again I may be wrong but if this is the case I would have to face the...

First of all, thanks to all for your comments and insights. Greatly appreciated. Ok. So I believe pictures can explain better than a thousand words so here I go. Please ignore the barrel not being clean yet at the time of these pictures. I had to remove the tape adhesive. Also you may see some...

Hi Jim thanks for your suggestion it makes a lot of sense. The reason I would have TRS harden is because they would also drill all plate holes (except for the lock bolts) in the right position as they have a gig for that. I may either attempt to find the geometry following Ravenshear’s texts or...

That is great news! I will be following you very closely!

Thanks! Yeah I will have TRS harden and temper the lock pieces and drill the plate. Then I will polish and assemble the lock. I have copper grease for the breech plug which is a high temperature anti seize lubricant. Do you have a specific product that is usually used?

Thanks Dave I will definitely check them out! Do you have videos on assembling Brown Bess?

Hi guys, I am a novice to BB and flintlocks and looking forward to build my Long Land Pattern from TRS. Besides that, I hope to find a great community of passionate people who can share their experiences! Thanks

Hello, This is my first post in these forums, and I am a novice with BB and flintlocks. I have always wanted to own a realistic reproduction and did some research. I ultimately decided to go with what I could understand being the most historically accurate kit out there which is the one from...