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    Trail walk postal shoot info needed

    Some time ago I read about a mail in postal shoot that was run like a trail walk with novelty targets and a bit of a story-line about a fellow who was on a traditional trek. If I remember right, the theme was a young fellow hired as a meat hunter by a fur company. The match consisted of several...
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    2/3 scale matchlock project

    Here are a few pictures of a project I'm woking on. The tapered barrel is a .30 cal rifled barrel with a breech plug installed and a touch hole drilled. I test fired it with a tiny patched lead ball and about 10 gr FFFg. The lock is a working mock up made of cardboad. The sear can be seen...
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    Thinning a 'chunky' pre-carve stock?

    I bought a TC .54 w/ a full maple stock from a Pecatonica precarve. The 'builder' did little other than stain and fit the parts. I really would like to slim it down overall. Where should I start? What tools will I need? I will also need to fit new ramrod pipes, muzzle cap and a butt plate...
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    Breechloader shotgun barrel into ML barrel?

    I'm thinking of using an old 12ga(or 20Ga)steel breechloader barrel in a matchlock build project. Does anyone have any hints on how to do this, or reasons why this may not be a good idea? Can I use a bolt for a breechplug? Need it be a grade 8 or something...? I don't have a lathe, so what...
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    Plastic shotcups

    Why do BP shooters worry about plastic shot cups leaving residue in the barrel? I've used my cartridge shotguns for years and never worried about it. I've only used plastic a few times in my ML. I used a nitro card over the powder and I don't think I had melted plastic issues. I've found a...
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    Tapered ramrods?

    I have several original percussion shotguns, two doubles and a single barrel, halfstock 'fowler'. Both the doubles have tapered ramrods, and were intended to be that way, as the ramrod pipes get progressively smaller. My question is this: The single barrel gun has had 'other' pipes soldered to...
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    Nipple differences

    Today I had the chance to rummage through a box of assorted nipples in search of one to fit a 12ga shotgun I'm working on. I found two very different styles that both fit. One has a very large, open flash channel and the other has a tiny pinhole. Can someone tell me the purpose for the...
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    removal of old rusty nipple?

    What methods are used to remove studborn nipples from antique guns? I'm guessing a little penetrating oil, some heat and an easy out??
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    Test fired my antique 10ga. today

    I received an antique double shotgun in 10 ga. this week. I spent a day repairing the stock and cleaning years of crud out of the tubes. It seemed to be in sound condition, so I decided to prove it safe to shoot. I fired the gun remotely using a tire and sandbags. I loaded 120 grains FFg and...
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    Wrist repair, what glue?

    I need to do a wrist repair on an antique shotgun. Should I use epoxy, or can I use a good cabinate maker's wood glue?
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    Patterns from my 20ga fowler

    I shot several pattern boards yesterday. I used 70 and 80 grain loads of FFg and can't see any difference in pattern size. Over the powder I use two nitro cards with a liberal amount of my 'new' lube (3 parts liquid Crisco w/ 1 part TOTW Black Powder Solvent) dribbled between. Then 1oz #7...
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    Refreshing shotgun bores

    I want to clean up a rough, rusty muzzleloader 12ga. shotgun bore on an original 1860 style fowler. How do I go about it?
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    Canola oil lube

    I had forgotten my BP solvent that I nomally use for lube in my .20 flint fowler, so I picked up some canola oil on the way to the range. I used two nitro cards with a liberal supply of oil dribbled in between. The gun stayed serviceable for about 30+ rounds of shot and bare ball loaded between...
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    Youngun's first trip to the range.

    Today, I took my girlfriend's 10 yr old son to the range. He was able to handle the light weight of the 20ga. fowler. He shot several clay birds on the ground, then took one on the wing. He also shot .62 round ball at targets later. He had never used a 'real' gun before. He also shot my .50...
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    TC Locks... new type or old?

    How can I identify the new type Thompson Center lock modification?
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    TC breech plug flint conversion?

    Has anyone removed a percussion breech plug from a TC barrel to convert it to flintlock? is it a simple R&R job? BTW- I'm still looking for a nosecap/forend cap for a TC 15/16th Hawken rifle.
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    New shooters

    I took a couple of 'non shooter' friends out this week. Neither had even seen a flintlock before. They had a blast! I put some clay birds out at an easy range for the rifle, but one fellow was still having trouble conecting. I loaded the fowler for him and let him soot one 'on the ground'. The...
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    Its made from ..... what?

    I'm always lookin fer ways to build stuff out of cast offs... Hardwoods are rare in my parts, so I salvage what I can. I have an old oak chair I squirled away a few years ago that has yeilded a few short starters and I think I will build a horn butt out of one of the oversized legs. A few days...
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    TC parts needed

    I'm looking for a TC nosecap for a hawken with 15/16th barrel. Also a TC tang in 15/16th. TOW has no nosecaps in stock. Anyone have one, or know another source?
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    Lyman GPR flint parts

    I need a frizzen spring for a Lyman GPR. Anyone know where I should look?
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