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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi, Got more done today. All the ramrod pipes are in. I used cast brass pipes sold for English fowlers. They are similar to some used... -
dave_person replied to the thread My Apprentice and Her English Fowler.Hi, Maria came over today and was in full 18th century dress. She made it look good compared with the over fed middle aged reenactors...
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dave_person replied to the thread My Apprentice and Her English Fowler.Hi, Maria and I got started on the actual work on the gun today. We are waiting on the barrel but there is a lot we can do in the...
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Hi, Lots of stuff happening this winter. I have an apprentice, Maria Gray. She is a local high school senior who is greatly focused on...
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi Guys, A bit more done today. I installed the barrel lugs, inlet, and drilled them for 5/64" pins. One of the Hills rifles appears...
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dave_person replied to the thread Some questions about flintlocks.Hi, In your original post, you wrote that you wanted a gun most like what someone might carry on the frontier of MD during the late 18th...
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Ah Robby, you are kind and diplomatic. It is more than odd, it is butt ugly. dave
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi Robby, I am reluctant to post photos from any books because of copyright violations so I made a drawing of it. The shading lines...
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi, Got a lot of shaping done. It should be a nice slim elegant gun. I use chisels, a plane, pattern makers rasps, and a Japanese saw...
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi, The butt plate is on. I modified an English fowler butt plate from Janet Goehring to create a typical John Hills butt plate. I...
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dave_person replied to the thread Tap and Die Set.Hi, I would buy taper, plug, and bottoming taps in each of the following sizes: 6-32, 6-40, 8-32, 10-32, and taper and plug taps in...
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dave_person replied to the thread Underlug capture pin question.Hi Larry, I've written about doing this several times on this forum. The pin is not exposed. It is permanent if a pin or if you use a...
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dave_person replied to the thread True Craftsman, Scratch Builders and Extreme Tinkerers.....Check Out My Wood..Hi, I am building another gun from a blank at this time. The thread may help...
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dave_person replied to the thread An Early Vermont Rifle.Hi, I got the lock installed this afternoon. I am always impressed by folks like Mike Brooks who can install a lock in an hour or less...
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dave_person replied to the thread Dueling Pistols.Hi, The guy in the first video has a lot of wrong information. The vast majority of fully evolved British dueling pistols had front and...
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