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    Another option for a Bedford stock blank?

    The comb area seams very low flowing into the small wrist area. I wonder what the differences are between the early and late models of Bedford rifles. I am thinking of building it with maybe a .40 or .45 cal. barrel, but maybe a .50 in a 7/8 barrel. These ussualy had strait barrels correct?
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    Another option for a Bedford stock blank?

    I picked up a beutiful piece of figured maple that was cut for a bedford county rifle. I wanted to use it for a early Allentown-bethlehem county rifel but i think the comb is to low at the wrist and teh butplate area is short. I also was thinking of using a nice octagon to round barell in .45...
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    Burnished metal authentic?

    I have been wondering if anyone has ever came across a list of colonial gunsmith tools and if so was burnishing tools included? My thinking is that they didn't have power to pollish the barrels or the brass ussualy. But the jewelers and silversmiths of the time did use metal burnishing tools to...
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    Trade or mountain man shows in the north west (Wa.,Or.)

    last year i went to a great trade fair up north of Seattle and i was wondering if it is still going to be held this year. And if there are any other great shows in the northwest as well. I have lost the dates to these shows last year and so i may already be to late! Thanks for any help.
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    How to recurve entry thimble?

    I have a not so small problem with a rifle i am working on. Originaly i thought i had enough radius to the thumb part of the entry thimle. But after doing the final shaping i find the radius is to big or flat resulting in a almost square side profile. i am using a 3/4" barrel that leaves me...
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    Best way to burnish brass PC

    Has anyone tried or seen the result of using a burnishing tool on the actual barrel? I ask because i read somewhere that some original guns have such a smooth finnish to the metal and a even patena that the auther sugested that the surface appeared to be burnished! I have tried this on some...
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    Drill size for wood screws?

    I think i might just try some of their scews, and i noticed they stock small cut nails that might come in handy!
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    Drill size for wood screws?

    I thank you for your coments. I didnt even realize that there was tapered drills made for wood screws, so that will be a next purchase. I have also been drilling slightly under the minor diamater of the threads thinking this might compress the wood fibers slightly to help make a tighter fit...
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    Best way to burnish brass PC

    I guess some of the wavyness might deminnish with some wear from use? Some of the closeup pictures of early originall guns do show some tool marks on the inside of the triger bow and the exposed areas do apear to have a smoother finish but maybe this comes with use?
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    Drill size for wood screws?

    I know this is a dumb newbe queation but if i measure the small diamater of the wood screw threads. And i am refering to the minor diamater or the bottom of the threads , do i drill the hole to size or approxamatly 2/3 of this dia. I am asking this because i am having some problems with the...
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    Best way to burnish brass PC

    I am trying to be reasonably authentic and also learn to build correctly and my burnishing ends up with a wavy surface normally. I start with files to shape roughly, then use small jewlers files to achieve the disired detail and smooth finnish. And then i have been polishing with a couple...
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    22.cal flintlock

    Several years back i seen a small .22 callaber that used a barrell intended to replace a stevens favorite made into a cap lock. If i remember correctly the builder used a .22 cal air rifle pellet and used a .22 long rifle case as a powder measure. Believe he used a heavy skirted bellet out of...
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    Fitting round barrel to pan

    Great! I was a little conserned because mating a radius would be a pain. Thanks all for responding to my silly question, i just wasn't shure.
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    Fitting round barrel to pan

    I am thinking of making an early flint lock pistol with a tapered round barrel and maybe a early malitia musket or fowler. The problem i am having is that i know some muskets like the brown bess actully radiused the pan to fit the barrel. If i were to do this i dont think a regular screw in vent...
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