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    Good days work

    I build because I enjoy the journey, the link to the past, and I learn from it. I am not at the point yet where I think I can charge for my work because it doesn't yet meet my perceived standards for "professional" work. However, I have built a gun for a friend simply for the price of the...
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    I just read that Beretta owns Uberti

    CC, The reason people are doubting what you say, or are confused is that you make an assertion, or a suggestion, or implication, and then refuse or fail to back it up. This is the classic tactic of a snake oil salesman. If you make a statement saying “you wouldn’t believe what’s going...
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    Just ordered a Uberti Walker

    Wasn’t that a converted Dragoon, not a walker? Norm.
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    Brass for sideplate, cast or sheet?

    +1 to what Dave said. He knows what he is doing. I recently made a side plate out of 1/8th sheet brass. I was copying an original from photos. I made the plate first, then realized that I had better get the holes right. Fortunately, I did. I realized then, that it would be better to cut...
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    Pre Rev re do.

    I am not familiar with the kit that you built that gun from, but I would bet a six pack that there is a lot more you can do to make it look right than just square the bottom and trim the fore-end. If you could post more pictures of the rifle, we might be able to suggest more fixes while you...
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    Cast pewter nose cap

    To avoid scorching the stock, test the pewter with a toothpick before you pour it. If you can hold a toothpick in the melted pewter for a couple seconds without burning it, you are good to go. The toothpick will turn a little bit brown, that's okay. Dark, scorched/burned toothpick is not good...
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    New Gun Monday

    Dave's right. The Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle is outstanding. The kit is great to build, the architecture is very good (and wonderfully slim), the lock is fast, and they shoot very well. While Mountain rifles are not my favorite style of gun, my Kibler SMR is so nice to shoot that I cannot...
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    The talent, do you have it? Find out?

    That is exactly right, and what I failed to express well in my first post a few days ago. I started this adventure with nearly zero woodworking skills, and zero metalworking skills, but a strong desire to learn. Through practice and healthy self criticism, my skills are developing, but still...
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    The talent, do you have it? Find out?

    This post makes me angry. I will attempt to restrain myself. It is essentially advice to give up before you start if you are at all worried about the process or your abilities. Wrong answer. We do not succeed if we do not try. We can learn. We may not end up as Mozart, but we can learn and...
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    Colt 1860 2nd Gen problem?

    Might not be the nipples' fault. I assume you removed the cylinder to install them. You might have driven the wedge pin in too far when you put the barrel back on. This can cause a fit that is too tight and the front of the cylinder to drag on the rear of the barrel. Look to see if you have a...
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    Pecatonica

    I've never built from a Pecatonica pre carve, but I have seen several of them built by others, so please take this for what it is worth. Every one that I have seen seems to have massively over sized edges around the lock mortise. That is a solvable problem if you recognize it, but many don't...
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    My current build, Isaac Haines .54

    Nitsud, Yup, it's tough to get time to build! I bought this kit almost 4 years ago. Didn't start it till about a year ago. It is a pre-carve from Jim Chamber's Flintlocks. The pre-made inlets on the kit were nice and clean, and of course, slightly undersize. The pre-inlets make it easier in...
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    My current build, Isaac Haines .54

    It's been a while since I've posted rifle progress and thought I would show some progress and invite critiques. The rifle is a Chamber's Isaac Haines in .54 cal. Patchbox is copied from one of Haines' rifles in RCA. I'm currently drawing molding lines on the fore-stock and butt-stock in...
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    Reproduction Naval varient of a French 1720 Cavalry Pistol

    That's a lot of work, kudos to you for doing it!! One thing about the belt hook (note that I know absolutely nothing of these pistols...), seems like if you put it where you are planning, the weight distribution of the pistol on the belt will be all wrong. A significant portion of the weight...
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    Enablers!

    You can sand and inlet a new piece in less than an hour? I wanna go watch you work!
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