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hello Hawkeye143, I just called the @ on the tracking provided on the receipt from mailing the tool. The message and the tracking info says it is at the USPS distribution center in Desmoine ,Iowa! It appears to have been updated today,Why it is there, I have no clue! I sent it to the address you...
I like this idea! Hangfast, happen to have any more detail on these "hangers", did you make them or purchase them somewhere? If you made them, any chance of dimensions or a pattern or if purchased, from where?
Thank you all for your responses. I will try dressing up the damaged area and using the existing liner or replace with a new hex style liner with Anti seize. When I get some time,,,,, work keeps getting in the way of my hobbies!
It does have the liner with the 1/8" hex, Thank you, I will try it first, prior to changing it. The prior owner or someone else has the surface at the entrance of the touchhole buggered up and it just looks bad. I was going to drill, tap, and install a 5/16" white lightning liner. I am now...
OK, I just took a closer look at it, and I see what you mean. You are correct there is no way the liner could extend into the bore itself. Upon realizing that, I believe I will do the restoration, then test fire with the existing or a replacement Thompson center liner if needed. Thank you for...
The only reason I was considering a white lightning liner was to try to improve ignition. I have used them with great success on other rifles, I just figured I would use one on this Thompson center hawken if possible while I was doing the rebuild on the stock and barrel finish. Maybe I will just...
Rodger that, I guess you’re right, I didn’t think about that. I don’t have to remove the breech plug to install the liner. I was just thinking about previous builds where I had the bridge plug out to ensure the liner did not protrude into the bore. But I suppose I could do that by trial and...
Has anyone ever installed a Jim chamber’s white lightning touch hole in a Thompson Center, Hawkins barrel? If so, how hard is it to remove the breech plug? I have heard it can be a real bugger on the Thompson Center, Hawkins?
I also have been looking for a .526” RB mold for almost a year. Have not had any luck. If anyone out there can help the three of us with information please do. Doing an Internet search, I found reference to a Lee mold number 90453, that was supposed to be .527” But have not located any in my...