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    Contemplating The First Build

    I am looking for my first flintlock build as well but I don't have the money for a Jim Chambers kit and, for a first build which I may very possibly mess up, I would prefer not to put so much into the parts kit. What would you recommend in the 500 dollar range for a parts kit? I am not so...
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    Removing tape glue from wood?

    Rubbing alcohol works also for removing tape residue but whatever you use try it out in an inconspicous spot first to make sure it won't harm the finish.
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    Legal question

    I couldn't agree more. A simple question such as was originally poised should have had a simple answer but the legal landscape of making and owning firearms and what is considered a firearm has become so layered and confusing that simple answers can be hard to find.
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    Legal question

    There are some qualifications, you can't make a machine gun without paying the tax etc but generally it is true. From the ATF website: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#a6 (A6) Does the GCA prohibit anyone from making a handgun, shotgun or rifle? [Back] With certain exceptions a...
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    Legal question

    As far as the ATF goes I do not think they require a license for building a BP firearm (or even for an individual to build a cartridge firearm for PERSONAL use). However to run a business you would need all the applicable business licenses and pay the required taxes. Your local and state laws...
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    French type C fusil

    This brings up another question. Who would you say has the most correct reproduction guns?
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    Input wanted

    Just my 2cents but it doesn't look like there is any patina on the brass of the flask or the hinges on the gun box. The key looks like a modern cast key not like any of the old keys I have seen which tend to be much plainer. From the picture it looks like a more recent repro but it is hard to...
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    vinager stain............

    I made a batch up with Cider vinegar and steel wool I boiled to get any oil out. One thing I found is that the roughness of the wood had a lot to do with how dark the color got. On wood finished with 220 grit the color was almost black but the wood finished with 600 grit took several...
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    Eastern Shore Gunmakers

    I was looking at that book but the description doesn't say anything about the eastern shore of Maryland. The two places mentioned are in western maryland. I quess what I need to know is if the Eastern Shore had its own style or if it was the same as a Virginia or Emmitsburg Style.
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    Eastern Shore Gunmakers

    Does anyone have a reference that would include gunmakers of the Eastern shore of Maryland? I am trying to figure out what style rifles and fowlers would have been used by the residents from 1750 until 1812. I had an ancestor that was a cooper in the Somerset and Worcester county area.
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    Last of the Mohicans

    From a practical standpoint a sling probably wasn't very useful. When on your shoulder the barrel would probably get caught in low trees and bushes and when off your shoulder the sling would get caught on bushes. Until the explorers crossed the mountains into the flat land of the ohio valley...
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    Daniel Boone

    Yes they seem to speak english very well. I was just a little kid whan this stuff came on. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone were two of my favorites. I always wanted a gun just like Davy Crocketts. Watching some episodes today brought it back a bit but knowing what I do now some seemed a bit more...
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    Okay, I'm ready to build... Which kit?

    How period correct is the GPR?
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    Building a flintlock pistol

    Do you have a link or something so I can get a look at it?
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    Building a flintlock pistol

    I was thinging of building a prerevolution pistol. Most of the pictures I have seen have no sights and octagon to round or round tapered barrels. I wanted to make it a round barreled smoothbore but the kits I have found have octagon barrels and are already dovetailed for sights. Anyone here know...
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    Can you fix a cracked V spring?

    This particular spring has plenty of meat to it. It looks like a knife blade bent in half. It has that cross section. I was perusing my TOTW catalog and the small siler lock mainspring has close to the same dimensions even though it is much thinner. I will get one of those and try it out before...
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    Can you fix a cracked V spring?

    I have an old flintlock that isn't in too bad a shape except the mainspring is cracked. It looks like it was made from an old knife blade. I was wondering if there is any way to fix it or if the only option is to make a new spring. I would really like to keep the original.
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    Widening a Barrel CHannel

    Midway www.midwayusa.com and brownells sell scrappers but I am not sure if they sell that size.
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    No muzzleloading experience, build one anyway?

    Nothing wrong with building your first one in my opinion. When I started building guns my first was an AK-47 from a parts kit. I had to remove the receiver stub etc. and I had never owned an AK before. I still have it and it turned out great. All those kits look pretty good but, are you planning...
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    Selecting a Breach Plug

    What kind of steel is usually used in a gun barrel?
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