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  1. J

    Small caliber muzzleloading pistol build

    You can also go with an under hammer or mule ear and screw the nipple into the barrel at a right angle.
  2. J

    Big Bang project

    I believe they are gain twist. Each barrel may have a different twist.
  3. J

    62 Cal Pistol Build

    Your breach plug threads may be metric.
  4. J

    62 Cal Pistol Build

    You could line the barrel and have the breach seated against the liner. Problem is you would end up with a smaller bore but it would be safe to shoot. It's a shame Dixie would sell things that are not up to par but this has gone on for a long time. I have received many things from Dixie, some...
  5. J

    Pistol Barrel Issue

    welding Damascus barrel today welding American made DOM tube will not have a visible seam, pipe will. The welding process is as strong as the rest of the tube and is sometimes used in hydraulic applications.
  6. J

    Opening the Cylinders ?

    If you are working on a gun with a thread in barrel you can make a dummy barrel to guide the reamer. This also makes sure the cylinder bore is lined up with the barrel.
  7. J

    Opening the Cylinders ?

    This is a common practice. You can get a reamer here. Next you will need a fixture to hold the cylinder and a good drill press. I use a rotary table on the mill with a fixture to hold the cylinder
  8. J

    Copper coated steel bullet stuck - suggestions?

    It would cost less to install a new barrel and be better. It would have taken a lot of force to get a BMG bullet started in a 50 cal muzzle loader.
  9. J

    barrel making stuff

    M.D., The "nack that you talk about I have always thought of as a God given talent. There are some people that seem to come by things very easy while others struggle. I can make a rifling machine from scratch with no plans but I can't play the guitar like my wife can. Different people have...
  10. J

    Rifled Liner Added To SxS

    T.J.'s makes a few muzzle loader liners in 45 cal and 50 cal. The 45 is 5/8" OD and the 50s are 11/16". He also makes air gun barrels. He sent me a sample of a 58 cal. barrel but I think the rifling would be a little shallow for patched round ball.(859-635-5560)
  11. J

    Barrel liners

    T.J.'s has a couple liners for muzzle loaders, a 45 and two 50's. He also makes barrels for the air gun people.
  12. J

    20 mm barrel

    I made a 72 caliber hand gun many years back. With the big wad cutters I was using it looked like someone use a 3/4" gasket punch on the target. The hollow base wad cutters were about 700 grain and for target shooting I used 15 grains of powder. It was a fun gun to shoot but my brother-in-law...
  13. J

    20 mm barrel

    It turned out 1.2" across the flats for 12" and then tapered round, 38" overall length. very hard, has not been draw filed yet because I don't have that much energy. It had the chamber cut off when I got it.
  14. J

    Breech Plug Length

    I have always tried for the same depth as the diameter, 1/2" diameter + 1/2" long. On the barrels I make for another company that makes underhammers the length of a 3/4" diameter plug is 1.5" long and the nipple is threaded into the plug through a counter sunk barrel.
  15. J

    20 mm barrel

    I have one that I made part octagon for a rifle, have not done any more to it.
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