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    Curse the Flat Bolt/Trigger Spring

    You could check Wollf Gunsprings : https://www.gunsprings.com/COLT/SINGLE+ACTION+ARMY+-+COWBOY+ACTIONS/cID3/mID1/dID96 "Flat-Type Springs (Stock No. 32290-32292) fits: Colt SAA, EMF, Uberti, and most clones Wire-Type Springs (Stock No. 32294-32296) fits: Colt, Uberti, an most clones"...
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    Why are Uberti pistol boxes so flimsy?

    Well, mostly inside. I've received Uberti boxes from Midway with the barrel sticking out the side.
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    Waxing rifle stocks

    The usual way is to use mineral spirits (white spirits if you are from the UK). Either fold your rag over to a fresh spot frequently, or switch to a fresh rag as you work on different areas so that you are not just redistributing the wax to a new area but are removing it. Most stores that sell...
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    Got any dumb statements by idiots?? (Muzzleloading shooting related)

    If you can hunt deer either handed are you bambidexterous ?
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    My new Merrill Flintlock Smoothbore!

    Beautiful. And your photography shows if off well !
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    Advice to new builders:

    Lots of good advice above ! My contribution is that "Sunlight is your Friend". I know it's hard, but if you can hold off on that next finishing step until after you've had a look at your project in sunlight you will often save yourself from having the choice of having to re-do something or live...
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    To bend your barrel or not that is the question?

    I worked summers in a factory in Fitchburg, MA (Their relatives could be the makers of a paste wax ?). The call of "everyone outside to unload steel" meant a flatbed semi-trailer had pulled in with a load of 20 foot 1-1/4" steel bars. Their was no fork truck or overhead lift so it was all hands...
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    FIE Baby Dragoon For Free!

    A strong, flammable solvent in a plastic tub over an electric motor. What could go wrong ?
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    New 1860 Army

    In a pinch half of a spring style wooden clothes pin makes an OK punch for wedge removal (you may have to flatten/narrow the end a bit with a file or sandpaper). I don't have enough plastic/dead blow/wooden mallets for every range box and cleaning kit so I drop a clothespin half in each of those...
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    Neighbors tree has a wasp nest in it

    One summer when I was about 13 years old I spotted a bald faced hornet nest in our hemlock trees, about 6 or 7 feet above ground. At a distance of about 15 yards I threw a rock about the size of a golf ball at the nest thinking I'd probably miss. I dead center nailed it and immediately turned...
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    My build!

    I would love to see more pictures from different angles and perhaps some closeups as this is on my bucket list.
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    Shipping Percussion Revolver?

    I had a lengthy discussion with a USPS clerk a year or so ago regarding a CVA rifle kit that I sold to a member here. At first the clerk refused to ship the rifle. I asked to see a supervisor. He looked up the relevant sections of the postal code and concluded it was OK to ship an ANTIQUE...
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    screwdriver set

    I user the Wheeler 89 piece set. It has been fine, no breakage, but I haven't encountered a screw that needs the penetrating oil/heat/impact routine since I bought the set a couple of years ago. I wish Wheeler had used some of the blank space in the box so that I'd have space for a few bits I...
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    Specific feedback on this specific anvil please.

    You could consider joining a blacksmiths group. Like the New England Blacksmiths ( New England Blacksmiths ). At every meet I've seen at least one anvil priced well below the going market rate. And you will meet a friendly group of people willing to share their knowledge. Many of them are...
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    SOLD WTS Uberti 1860 Army

    Received this from Fireman 1 and have to say that he sent a well packed package. The gun is in almost new condition with light handling marks, a flawless bore, and a bank vault lockup. I'm well pleased. Well Done Fireman 1 !
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