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    WOW check out the Eng Fowler from M. Brooks!

    I can heartily second JMs post about Mike's skills as a gunbuilder. I've seen several of his guns in person and frankly he's a far better gunsmith than a photographer! The pictures simply don't do his work justice....no offense intended Mike...
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    Breech Plug

    Pulling a breech plug is no big deal. Clamp your barrel in a solid machine vise using some leather or brass to protect the barrel. I usually get the breech out easier if you clamp the barrel vertically rather than horizontally. Take an adjustable wrench and from the BOTTOM side of the barrel...
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    Carving anxiety?

    BTW, I'm with Mike... Draw out your pattern and when you think you have it right walk away for a while. Then come back and look at it again. You'll be surprised how different it looks!
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    Carving anxiety?

    You'll want to draw and stab in the lock panels, the tang carving and any of the carving on the right side of the butt stock before you continue. Your next step after stabbing in is to remove background material and you can do that with big mill files in the open areas between these three...
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    Gunsmith wanted/Recommendations??

    Tell me what style of gun you are interested in and what kind of price range and I can probably steer you in the right direction.
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    Amount of Aqua Fortis

    I think you'll need a slightly stronger acid mix. I use three to one (3 parts water to one part acid). I've seen some recipes call for 2 to 1. ALWAYS ADD ACID TO WATER. A to W... I personally don't like steel wool as its a little too reactive, plus its got oil on it. I prefer to use...
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    Crazy Aqua Fortis idea

    Nitric is readily available through any local chemical/laboratory supply house. Just look in your local yellow pages under chemical supply and look from a firm that services schools and other labs. It comes in glass 2 liter bottles (about 1/2 gallon) and costs about $40. Most places will sell...
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    oil finish

    I have used lots of different finishes on gunstocks over the years--Linspeed, Tru-oil, BLO, Permalyn, Tung Oil, Polyurethane, Jim Chambers Oil, and a few others. Of all the above I keep coming back to Tru-0il. It never seems to get gummy as others can. It can be thinned with some mineral...
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    Suggestions on a first kit

    As many have said, Chambers kits are not only the best they are probably easier to finish as well. The inletting is closer and better. The brass parts are cleaner and easier to polish. And few lockmakers do it as well as Jim Chambers. I recently started a Chambers New England fowler and it...
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    First Shooting Session 62 Cal

    First thing I'd say is before you go filing and messing around with the gun is shoot it some more. Where does it shoot at 50 yards? Play with some different powder charges and different thickness patch material. Once you are convinced you want to change where the gun points you now have...
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    finishing a barrel

    Drawfile the whole thing. You don't want to shoeshine it or put it on a lathe and use sandpaper as it will make it wavey as you look down the barrel. The round part is probably easier to drawfile than the octagon flats. just be sure to make long even strokes with the file that don't twist or...
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    Did they really???

    I'm going to say yes. First, buckshot is VERY limited in terms of effective range on deer. With a modern shotgun its a 20 yard affair--perhaps 30 if you have a really tight gun. A patched round ball effectively doubles this range on deer and maybe buys you minute of deer accuracy out to 70...
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    Colt vs Rem

    Well, the frame is NOT the weakest link on either design...its the delicate lock mechanism... And they are about the same in this regard. Lets face it...if you are so rough on a Colt revolver the frame fails...your lock work would be the first to go. A Remington top strap isn't going to save...
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    Conical bullets for .36 Navy Cap & Ball?

    Does anyone make a conical bullet for a .36 Navy Cap and ball revolver? Thanks in advance...
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    Apprentice to Journeyman Question

    Terms like Apprentice, Journeyman, Master etc are only really meaningful when there is a Guild or trade association that certifies that people holding such designations can actually do certain things at given levels. In Europe Guilds still play an important part in the training and...
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