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What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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How is there anything left of that squirrel after shooting it with a 10 bore?
64Springer
75 Cal.
Fore end brought to final thickness. A serious Traditions Kentuckyish diet. Height of the stock is .770 inches. Skinny!
Reworked the trigger group. Slop and flop all but eliminated.
If you hate your trigger, do this: Measure the pin hole in the trigger. Mine was .140 inches. The stock pin was in the high .130s. The high .130s ain't .140 inches.
Used a .140 drill bit for the pin. Fraction stamp removed and pin highly polished. The clamp is a little bigger than required and it clamped down on the new pin just fine. Pin slop eliminated.
Next is to measure the width of the trigger. Now put the trigger plate in a vise and gently squeeze it. Make the slot .001/.002 wider than the width of the trigger. Trigger plate slop eliminated. If you squeeze a tad too hard, polish a little off the sides of the trigger.
Next is a .060 drill bit epoxied, JB Weld-Clear Weld, to the top of the trigger. It was too tall and bumped into the sear bar. A little light grinding and it's great. Very little movement front to rear when at full ****.
Almost forgot. Check the fit of the trigger plate in the stock recess. Mine rocked front to back. Apply some inletting black to find the contact points. Remove high spots from the wood.
PS: Grease the trigger and pin prior to assembly. Use Loc-Tite 222 Purple on the clamp screw.
Reworked the trigger group. Slop and flop all but eliminated.
If you hate your trigger, do this: Measure the pin hole in the trigger. Mine was .140 inches. The stock pin was in the high .130s. The high .130s ain't .140 inches.
Used a .140 drill bit for the pin. Fraction stamp removed and pin highly polished. The clamp is a little bigger than required and it clamped down on the new pin just fine. Pin slop eliminated.
Next is to measure the width of the trigger. Now put the trigger plate in a vise and gently squeeze it. Make the slot .001/.002 wider than the width of the trigger. Trigger plate slop eliminated. If you squeeze a tad too hard, polish a little off the sides of the trigger.
Next is a .060 drill bit epoxied, JB Weld-Clear Weld, to the top of the trigger. It was too tall and bumped into the sear bar. A little light grinding and it's great. Very little movement front to rear when at full ****.
Almost forgot. Check the fit of the trigger plate in the stock recess. Mine rocked front to back. Apply some inletting black to find the contact points. Remove high spots from the wood.
PS: Grease the trigger and pin prior to assembly. Use Loc-Tite 222 Purple on the clamp screw.
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Shot my long bow, threw my knife & hawk and fired a few roundball out of my .54.
A nice, pleasant Sunday morning in the holler…
Had a little lunch & now it’s time too clean up everything….
Discovered mold on a couple of my bags..
Time for their yearly cleaning & preservative..
A nice, pleasant Sunday morning in the holler…
Had a little lunch & now it’s time too clean up everything….
Discovered mold on a couple of my bags..
Time for their yearly cleaning & preservative..
Looks like a great way to spend some quality time in the woods. That really nice rifle leaning against the tailgate even with the blanket makes me nervous though. Be careful, a lead footed knucklehead like me could find a way to knock it over!Shot my long bow, threw my knife & hawk and fired a few roundball out of my .54.
A nice, pleasant Sunday morning in the holler…
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Had a little lunch & now it’s time too clean up everything….
Discovered mold on a couple of my bags..
Time for their yearly cleaning & preservative..
bassncrap
40 Cal
Found a whole sleeve of #11 caps at my local walmart still at $5 a pack. Grabbed a couple.
Wow, the black powder gods were smiling on you. Fantastic score!
She’s been knocked over several times, dropped off my 4 wheeler while moving..
It Slid down the wall hitting the concrete floor bending the frizzen screw … so far so good..
Did I mention I turned my 4 wheeler over on its side… with the rifle in it way too short scabbard…
I’ve been lucky I guess …
That’s one way to achieve that antique patina. You are leading a charmed life!She’s been knocked over several times, dropped off my 4 wheeler while moving..
It Slid down the wall hitting the concrete floor bending the frizzen screw … so far so good..
Did I mention I turned my 4 wheeler over on its side… with the rifle in it way too short scabbard…
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I’ve been lucky I guess …
TDM
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64Springer
75 Cal.
64Springer
75 Cal.
I like it, nice job!
First range trip with the Harper's Ferry pistol. Great fun for me and entertaining amusement and eduction for other shooters and spectators.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Hope it's dryer than my territory.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Yeah, those are the law in CO with ATVs
It's currently raining. Temps dropping fast. Luckily, we're all warm, dry. Got the chairs set up in the tent and homemade chicken soup heating up.
longcruise
70 Cal.
I'd rather be there than here in the comfort of my living room.
ArmorerRoy
40 Cal
Are you deleting the brass nose cap? I have the same rifle. I’m liking the modifications.
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