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    Converting a Lyman flintlock to a Chamber's Siler lock?

    L&R got back to me. They now produce a RPL 05LH for Lyman lefties. They quoted $185 + SH. That would be $300 CAD landed here, tax in, to Canada.
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    Converting a Lyman flintlock to a Chamber's Siler lock?

    Thank you all very much. I've been looking into tuning the Investarm lock. Also someone thought L&R might make a LH RPL Lock so I've emailed them. I'll update when they get back to me. I was hesitant to use their lock because of some negative reviews. It appears they went through a rough...
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    Converting a Lyman flintlock to a Chamber's Siler lock?

    long cruise you nailed it. It required some manipulation of printer settings but the print of the builder's lock matched Chambers specs exactly. The sear bar, pan and plate would work but the lock bolt probably won't, oh well. The bolt location goes to a cast boss on the plate right where the...
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    Converting a Lyman flintlock to a Chamber's Siler lock?

    I'm looking to research putting a Chambers Siler flintlock on a Deerstalker. Has anyone done this or researched it? I have my heart set on a Chambers LH Siler lock if it fits. The gun is a LH 54 flintlock but handedness doesn't matter for comparison. I tried Chambers but he had no experience...
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    Lefties

    I am a dedicated lefty and have decided that if the gun is important enough to me historically I'll own a RH percussion gun. By that I mean guns with the lock on the right side. My Parker Hale P61 was that important. In a humorous bent if you do a lot of searching you will encounter stories...
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    Anyone ever measure Deerstalker rifling depth?

    Thanks a bunch, Bob.
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    Anyone ever measure Deerstalker rifling depth?

    I've been away healing up but getting serious about load development for my 54 48" twist lefty flint Dstalker. I have searched but unable to find a definitive answer. I've read references to .008 and .004. My rifle is at least 15 years old. There are references Lyman once publishing this...
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    Info on repro Enfield, please?

    Artificer, do you have a link to your casting and sizing advice. Or perhaps a quick elaboration. The rifle comes with a Lee Minie mold but I don't know which one. I am setting up to cast. I will also try patched balls. However my range is set-up to 500 meters so some long range shooting is...
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    Info on repro Enfield, please?

    Thank you all very much. I bought the P61 PH first gen on the EE Fred. It ships tomorrow and I will include pictures when it arrives. Artif... one of my fondest memories was a shoot with the Artillery unit at Yakima Wash. The American equipment was outstanding compared to our Korean vintage...
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    Info on repro Enfield, please?

    Thank you both. Ongoing research supports everything you guys said. The rifle for me will be a P58 or P61 1st generation PH Enfield. I'll wait till a nice one comes up but am leaning toward the P61 now. I started out interested in the 2 band Naval pattern. The P61 now interests me because I...
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    Info on repro Enfield, please?

    Info needed on repro Enfield P58 and P61? I'm starting to shop for an Enfield P58 2 band or P61 Musketoon model. What do folks think of the Italian models including the Parker Hale versions, both new and used? Does anyone know how to tell if the PH is British built or Italian built. I've...
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    metal ramrod

    My plan is too look into using a steel tubing for the ram rod to eliminate gun mods and keep weight in check, 3/8" in my case. My Lyman Deerstalker came with an aluminum rod and I really like the sturdy nature of the metal rod.
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    Modifying an Investarm barrel?er building forum so please

    I have an Euroarms of America Mountain style rifle I bought cheap, no pitting and in sound condition. Typical Investarms half stock .45 with a 28" barrel percussion rifle bought cheap. I also have a 9" South Bend lathe that turns 36" between centers. My questions revolve around using this...
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    Stock making characteristics of paper birch?

    This wood comes from a hardwood floor mill who takes special orders. I'll check it carefully but I'v got a number of flitches to sort through. This lumber is some of the nicest wood I've seen harvested locally. It comes from the region of Rocky Mountain House, a famous trading post. However...
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    Back action lock build?

    I'm starting to research a back action build. One option is the rifle from the "Indian Gift" thread with a bolster. Maybe something like an early Remington back action or hardware rifle with a drum. does anyone supply long gun kit? Or maybe a detailed plan, drawings, either separate or in...
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    Stock making characteristics of paper birch?

    I have to agree with the idea of trade goods and resupply through distant sources. However the Forts in Western Canada were small and really HBC posts not military establishments. Also their is no large ship access to the region in question. We are just north of western Montana. I've decided...
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    Stock making characteristics of paper birch?

    That is enlightening and this post is going in a very interesting direction. I started this muzzleloading hobby in guns thinking only about the actual guns. Now the historical context is equally interesting. The Alberta history is keenly divided between pre and post railroad. The enormous...
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    Stock making characteristics of paper birch?

    I am trying to understand frontier gunsmithing. A broken stock in Fort Calgary of the North West Territories of that era had only birch as a source of hardwood suitable to fashion a replacement stock with. There was no Fedex or TOW then just wagon, carts, canoes, and river boats pre railroad...
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    Stock making characteristics of paper birch?

    I have a source of ten year old air dried paper birch milled here in Alberta. It is superb strong hard clear quarter sawn lumber at 2" as sawn, natural slab sided. What shaping and inletting characteristics can be expected. My idea does not involve carved ornamentation or prized figured wood...
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    Canadian Indian Gift rifle and back action locks?

    There is a copy of an article from another of my forums. https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1733347-Canadian-Indian-Gift-rifle-and-back-action-locks
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