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    appropriate finishes on a TN mountain

    I am getting to the point on my latest build (Tennessee Mountain) to start thinking about how I want to finish this one... On this one, I am having fun trying things I was worried about messing up on with previous builds. :hmm: How appropriate would rust bluing be? Was Aquafortis common...
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    Finished #6

    I finished my sixth build last night, wanted to share :) The basics are; Lehigh pre-carve (this was one of the first hundred from Pecatonica, my uncle had it in his safe for a long time.. It was good and dry ) Douglas 36cal 13/16 cut to 40 1/4" Large Siler Deluxe Davis 004 German Silver...
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    Parts for a Virginia / parts questions

    I am gathering parts for another build. I have a very nice cherry precarve with a Getz "D" weight 50cal barrel. After looking at whatever pictures I can find, I just cannot seem to find the right trigger guard or side plate. I found a few sources listing them as Virginia, but to me they...
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    clean up a rough bore on smoothbore

    I am putting together a Blunderbuss with a 11ga barrel. It looks like the barrel may have been machined out of a piece of stress-proof seamless tubing. The bore still has the finish of a raw piece of material. I am not exactly expecting this to be a tack driver :haha:, but I am looking...
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    accuracy with worn touch hole vs. nipple

    Technical question, perhaps someone could explain. When you get a blown out nipple, the accuracy takes a big hit, 4"+ fliers outside your group is common when this happens. But I see allot of touch holes (whether lined or not), some big enough for powder to fall out but the rifle shoots...
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    Single set trigger picture?

    Does anyone have an exploded view of a single set trigger that they can share? Thanks Bob
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    Would a stock swell after some time?

    I finally got around to shortening the length of threads powder drum on a build I finished in Sept. (stuck too far into the bore and was causing fouling issues) When removing the lock which when I put together had a great fit, not tight, but not sloppy, it took quite a bit of effort to...
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    Which water soluble oil to get?

    I have seen a few references to using water soluble as a patch lube. After looking through my MSC catalog I found quite a few different kinds. Some contain chemicals that would probably be pretty bad in a ML barrel, some also dry and get sticky would would not be good either. Does anyone...
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    Barn Gun Completed

    Completed my interpretation of a PA barn gun. I actually wanted to make it look more beat up, but when it came to that point, I couldn't do it :surrender: :rotf: Straight grain Armstrong style stock 45cal Getz 7/8" barrel Modified Siler Late Ketland Modified trigger / trigger plate home...
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    Buttstock on a poorboy

    I had some time to work on my poorboy project, so I cut out the butt of the rifle. Are there extra steps that should be taken to seal the end grain on something like this that doesnt have a buttplate?
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    Fitting powder drum

    I am chasing a bit of a fouling problem, and am starting to think it is because I left the powder drum too long into the bore. It is a 50cal 7/8" flats. Which is the better way to do this... The one on the left or the right?
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    What kind of stain/finish is this?

    As a beginner, I spend alot of time looking at pictures. I ran across this one on the Track website, and really like the color. It is a piece of Cherry. LINK TO TRACK SITE Any idea what kind of stain/finish was used on this?
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    Have a few ?? about an upcomming project.

    This will by my first project with a Swamp barrel. I have a 42" D profile Getz on the way. I am going to build it on an early Virginia style stock. It is going to be a flint, almost certain a Lg. Siler. My newbie questions are.. When shaping the foreend on a stock, do people generally...
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    Finished my 4th build

    Here is a 50cal Tennessee mountain, small Siler, 42" GM. Definitely has a few oopses but overall I am pretty happy with it.
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    How do I repair a casting defect?

    I was filing trigger guard for my TN. and broke into a hollow spot. It is fairly big, 3/16th" x 1/4" x1/16th deep It is an Iron triggerguard. I can probably cheat and do it with my mig, but I am wondering if there is a more traditional way to do this using a piece of the same iron...
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    Where to start with a 45cal 1-18twist load

    This is something pretty new to me, but I am putting together an underhammer with a GM 45cal 1-18twist barrel. My intent is for shooting at a 300yard target. Can someone offer me some insight on where to start with a decent load for this? I heard mentioned that a whitworth bullet is...
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    Any tricks for fitting a Lollypop Tang tang?

    I am looking to start on another one of my sets of parts. This one is a inletted Tennessee Mountain. I would have preferred a straight tang on it, but it was allready inletted for the lollypop. Does anyone have advice on how to fit this in the stock? Do I basically fit the tang first then...
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    Taps, what is your choice? (technical question)

    Just out of curiousity, does everyone here use just basic hardware store taps or do you generally order something specific for doing drums, touchhole liners, breach plugs? Probably overthinking this aspect,(which I often do :youcrazy: ) but I figured I would ask. It is worth or necessary to go...
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    sight selection for underhammer

    Not 100% sure which category this should fall under. I picked up parts for an underhammer project I am starting soon. It is going to have a 1-18twist GM 45cal barrel, my main intrest with this build is for a 300 yard target, however 100 yard will be comon as well. The "reciever" is alot like...
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    Old unfinished stock, how to finish?

    I got a new project from a friend, and am a bit unsure if there is anything special I need to do in this scenereo. I got a precarve lehigh stock in a grade 5 that is from what I understand to be about 26 years old. It is basically the way it came from pecatonica and was never touched, and was...
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