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Don Steele replied to the thread Maybe better patch lube option?.Pushing fouling onto the breech face or into the ignition chamber (patent breech) of a rifle is usually caused by using a jag/ wiping...
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Don Steele replied to the thread Favorite caliber to shoot.Favorite caliber to shoot..?? 40, NO question.
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Don Steele reacted to cynthialee's post in the thread Hawken Rifles, What's All The Hoopla?! with
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Hawken and Hawkenesque rifles are good shooters, handle well and fit most average size shooters. The shorter barrel (compared to a... -
you can make your own come to Kempton gun makers fair I will have gun flint demos
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Messing with the toe you can make a frizzen pop up at first contact or make full contact all the way. It's crucial that the toe work...
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Don Steele replied to the thread Flints.Excellent points. Polishing the foot of the frizzen and the face of the frizzen spring without removing metal is as far as I go on mine...
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The other key factor is how the toe of the frizzen engages the spring. Much can be done tweaking this and much can be screwed up VERY...
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Don Steele replied to the thread Flints.As prices for flints have risen so dramatically in recent years, I explored options to simply knapping off bits as needed in an effort...
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Jim Kibler has a good video of sharpening flint. 3 shots is unacceptable. i am on shot 73 with one flint in my SMR. geometry makes a...
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As they get used and shorter, I'll either double leather them or a small stick behind the flint to push the flint forward and get that...
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I drill my vents so that a pipe cleaner will work. I like a #51 which is .067 inch. #52 is .063". Numbered bits are available in most...
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It will be best to remove and replace. Vents are cheap.
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You need to get the liner out of it and either shorten it if you do not ruin it on removal, or replace it with a new one that you...
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Don Steele replied to the thread Blue balls.Blue lead roundballs are simply an indication that your metal is hotter than necessary. No harm no foul. When I started casting bullets...
