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  1. M

    Hello from Montana

    Welcome. Lower Bitterroot dweller here. Cold has released its grip for now.... We sure need snow! Hope your hunt welnt well.
  2. M

    Montana roll call

    Lolo here. Someday I'll be in Stevensville... building is a slow process. Have shot since I was a kid. Place top 2 twice in the MT ML State championship as a junior back in the day on Rogers Pass. Built my own 45 cal halfstock percussion 38 years later....
  3. M

    New Member in Montana

    Welcome from Lolo, MT! I just built my first 45 cal percussion. Been shooting black powder and centerfire since the mid 1980's... but just getting back into muzzleloaders.
  4. M

    Tang Screw

    I ordered and received a proper set of triggers and the project is now complete! Thanks for all the help! Half stock 45 percussion. Patterned off an old original in the backwoods of Idaho. I used ebony for the forend, wood under-rib and am still looking for appropriate lock bolt plate to...
  5. M

    A Tale of Two Little Rifles

    Wow. Again, thanks for the links, information and continued pictures.
  6. M

    A Tale of Two Little Rifles

    Could you show us your engraving process? I have never attempted it, and this is amazing work! Perfectly tasteful and appropriate. I love it.
  7. M

    A Tale of Two Little Rifles

    Absolutely beautiful work! Wow. I am new to the forum and this thread, and having just completed my first build.... I now see how far one can take the art of this incredible skillset!
  8. M

    Hello from Montana!

    Welcome from Lolo, MT.
  9. M

    Tang Screw

    So, as it is my first build, I had it all drawn out, but no detail at the trigger/lock connection as I figured that the trigger would not work well. My pattern was from an old original half-stock, and it was not super well drawn, but good enough. My dad built a couple full stock 50-60 years...
  10. M

    Tang Screw

    I just finished the lock inlet. So, the top one is the one I have.... Lots of great info in this post for me! So, I will work on getting one like the one on the bottom of this photo! I have not inlet the triggers yet.
  11. M

    Hello from Lolo, Montana!

    I'm interested. Not that I have a lot of free time, but I do get up that way for work somewhat regular. I have friends there and used to have an office right on Highway 2 in town that I spent a week a month working on projects in the area out of.
  12. M

    Winter Project 2022

    Wow. Lots of the hard work has been done - that looks like a fun kit! I need to try that next time. Building from scratch the first time is tough!
  13. M

    Hello from Lolo, Montana!

    Bingo! Great trivia. Record for THE coldest recorded temp in the Lower 48 some years back... Beautiful in the summer!
  14. M

    Tang Screw

    Not sure on the trigger brand - I have had them for well over 25 years. The springs take up a good portion of the frame holding the triggers. I am waiting for my lock to come UPS from track of the wolf, so after inletting it, maybe life will be more clear? Maybe?
  15. M

    Tang Screw

    SDSmlf - great pictures and creative problem solving! Perfect idea for the difficulty I am having. Thank You! Regards, Matt
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