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  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Well, I’m a Maynard Owner Now!.
    Thank you for your service, I wish you well on your deployment. Nice rifle btw.
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    Gtrubicon reacted to Smokey Plainsman's post in the thread Well, I’m a Maynard Owner Now! with Like Like.
    Hey guys :) I’ve wanted a Civil War Maynard carbine for many many years now. Well, the right one seems to have crossed my path...
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    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    Wow that’s a lot of sparks!
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    Thank you for putting so much effort into your response. This will be very helpful.
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    Any tricks to measure the force needed to open the frizzen? Would you use a file or Emory cloth for this?
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon reacted to French Colonial's post in the thread WANTED Forged winkler pieces! with Like Like.
    Itsjweaver has seen these already but I thought I would post them for the rest of you, very early Winklers bought at Manskers station...
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    I did polish the internals when I built the gun, the action of the lock is very smooth. The frizzen does seem that it takes more force...
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    The lock is an L&R Durs Egg.
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon reacted to Grenadier1758's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    I think you are getting to the crux of the flint issue. The composition of the flint plays a part in flint life, but so does the...
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    Gtrubicon reacted to Don Steele's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    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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    Gtrubicon reacted to Commodore Swab's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    Why has nobody asked about the lock? There are different flints that work better in certain locks. If the springs or frizzen friction...
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    Gtrubicon reacted to Nazgul58's post in the thread Flints with Like Like.
    I too have a tile saw. The diamond blade cuts flint/agate easily. Bought some agate and cut some to try. They work, got 20 shots from...
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    I will look this video up, thanks for the reference.
  • Gtrubicon
    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Flints.
    I’m a contractor, I have 4 different tile saws with Diamond blades, I’m gonna set one up and see what I can do with these flints on a...
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    Gtrubicon replied to the thread Reinforcing the wrist.
    Im interested to see what the guys with more experience than me have to say bout this.
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