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  • Don Steele
    Don Steele reacted to Commodore Swab's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    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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    Don Steele reacted to deerstalkert's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    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...
  • Don Steele
    Don Steele reacted to david_1's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    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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    Don Steele reacted to Larry Pletcher's post in the thread Touch Hole Cleaning with Like Like.
    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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    Don Steele reacted to waksupi's post in the thread Touch hole liner conundrum with Like Like.
    It will be best to remove and replace. Vents are cheap.
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    Don Steele reacted to French Colonial's post in the thread Touch hole liner conundrum with Like Like.
    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...
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    Don Steele reacted to CaptainVane's post in the thread Blue balls with Like Like.
    When you blow the brains out of that poor sweet little deer, drinking from a cold brook, do you really think he’s gonna care what color...
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    Don Steele reacted to Phil Coffins's post in the thread Carburetor cleaner with Like Like.
    That mixture can remove the color of case hardening and cleans as well as straight water. I tryed it back in the 70s with some other...
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    Don Steele reacted to SDSmlf's post in the thread Carburetor cleaner with Like Like.
    Carburetor cleaner is good for softening and stripping the finish off your gun’s stock.
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    Don Steele reacted to bpd303's post in the thread Round Ball Tumbling With Graphite with Like Like.
    I had a couple of molds that left more sprue than I was willing to accept. Took the sprue plate off and used a flat whetstone to mill...
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    Don Steele reacted to 2 shots's post in the thread Round Ball Tumbling With Graphite with Like Like.
    imagine what these balls would do with a silk patch... :ghostly:
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    Don Steele replied to the thread Barrel shopping.
    If you ever find that you want the “ feel” of a heavier barrel for that stability folks talk about you can always slide a length of...
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    Don Steele reacted to flatcreek's post in the thread Barrel shopping with Like Like.
    Building a Tenn mt. with A weight 50 cal Rice, that's about as light as you can get in a 42" barrel. Got it together enough so I can...
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