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  1. TSnave

    Investarms Bridger Hawken

    Are you still here? I have two Investarms, a 45 and a 54. Excellent rifles, very happy with the quality.
  2. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    Alrighty then. The 54 has gone from this: to this: Have to see if I can get to the range this week.
  3. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Took a lock panel from this: to this: I like it better than the original.
  4. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    Whew. Squirted some dawn/water down the bore and noticed it leaked out the nipple right away. Put the air hose to it and it was just a clogged nipple/flash hole - but it sure looked like there was a ball down there! Ran a bunch of patches down the bore to get some cleaning done. Last night I...
  5. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    @Grenadier1758, now that's a darn good idea. I bet I can rig my air compressor and a rubber nozzle to emulate that. Have to swing by the gunsmith's friend (Harbor Freight) and pick up a nozzle set. In the meantime, I went out and tapped the rear sight back into a semblance of straightness -...
  6. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    Man, these things breed like rabbits. What's up with that? You can see this one needs some attention too. No wedge key, and the stock should really be refinished and detailed. I blew down the barrel when I got it unwrapped and there's an obstruction. A look down the bore with a bright...
  7. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Received a long package in the mail. The seller was kind enough to include a patched ball in the bore, so that's a plus.
  8. TSnave

    Only one gun allowed!

    I chose one that I don't own - yet. A 54 caliber flintlock.
  9. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Started polishing up the rear sight for my Spanish 50. I want it to be nice but the pits are resisting me.
  10. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Drove out the front sight on my Spanish 50 in preparation for browning. The more I look at the stock sight, the less I like it, so I'm going to be ordering a new one after I figure out what size I need to get.
  11. TSnave

    This Poor Renegade had to come home with me

    That's gonna be a sweet rifle when you get it done. Watching for sure.
  12. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Got the lock and triggers on my Spanish 50 to work in harmony!
  13. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    hmm. You mean the screw that goes in that little hole between the triggers? Yeah. That one's not out of adjustment. I'm going to have to replace the tensioning screw also, looks like. But in good news, I have been able to remediate much of the damage done by the WECSOG graduate who built...
  14. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    And since I'm not gettin' any younger, I got the 45 dry fit together this afternoon. The barrel and tang need to be browned, sights installed, and I'll probably put a coat of oil on the ramrod, but she's probably 90% complete. It's sad to say, but the quality of this rifle is so far above the...
  15. TSnave

    Just Off The Bench

    I'm so non-left handed it's not funny. But I'd try if I had a rifle like that.
  16. TSnave

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    Disassembled and cleaned the lock on a Spanish import percussion rifle. I am underwhelmed by the quality of materials and workmanship. Since this was the first muzzleloader lock I've ever worked on, that's saying something. It's giving me some problems with reassembly, but I'll get it figured...
  17. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    Well, the rifle in the picture arrived last night and I've spent some time measuring and pondering. Then I made an order to Track of the Wolf for nearly as much as I originally paid for the rifle. After looking it over, it has been christened the "Nuthin' Special". I would kind of like to...
  18. TSnave

    New .58 caliber Hawken type Rifle

    Really a very nice rifle. Thanks for sharing.
  19. TSnave

    A couple of rifles that need some love

    As a younger man I walked out of the theater after seeing "Last of the Mohicans" with stars in my eyes. I told my dad about it and that Christmas under the tree was a Cabela's Hawken in .45 caliber. I never got it put together, but that kit has followed me for 30 years. I finally dug it out...
  20. TSnave

    Montana roll call

    Grew up in Hamilton, went to college in Butte, Missoula, and Bozeman before they gave me a piece of paper to make me go away, lived in Miles City for a bit, now live near Helena and work all over the state.
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