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  1. J

    How many shots before a frizzen needs to be replaced?

    Depends. I have an old Robbins lock, shot quite a lot. The frizzen is dished and the edges are almost knife sharp. That one died long ago. I don't count rounds fired, so I have no idea how many rounds went through it, but it was a LOT. Case hardened frizzens sometimes have to be re-cased every...
  2. J

    First Flint bore charge not going off.

    I suspect you would be better served by ditching the wiper fluid and removing any oil with a alcohol patch, as mentioned above, or a spritz of brake cleaner down the bore, and, or shot of brake cleaner on a patch to remove all oil, especially in the chamber at the breech. Both dry very quickly...
  3. J

    Underlug hole elongation...

    IMHO, The forestock can expand or contract, lengthwise, with humidity, just as long barrels can expand and contract with temperature. Higher ambient moisture increases the potential for the forestock to swell, lengthwise, as well as in all other dimensions. Un-slotted underlugs can also put...
  4. J

    Underlug hole elongation...

    The reason for elongating the slots is not to allow for recoil of the barrel. It is to prevent damage to the forestock as the wood expands and contracts with changing ambient moisture. IMHO, the slots in the underlugs should be longer close to the muzzle, because of more potential movement of...
  5. J

    Kibler Colonial Brass Patch Box Cover

    I'm working on one now. There are several tutorials on making brass patchboxes on line and in several books. Not hard to do. I filled the dovetail on the buttpiece with a brass "plug", silver soldered into place. Check out flint rifle smith's page, for some info on domed boxes. Bill Rabe has a...
  6. J

    Lining a Hunting Pouch

    Staples work too. Remove them as the seam gets close to them. The holes will disappear when dye is applied.
  7. J

    Frizzen wear - smooth it or replace it

    Fruit pit charcoal? Kasnit? Where in the world do you get that? Yeah, I understand why you would use that, but ya gotta eat a lot of fruit to case harden much of anything. ;-)
  8. J

    Set Trigger for Woodsrunner

    Have you tried the factory trigger? The trigger on my Colonial breaks at about 1 1/2 pounds. IMHO, Kibler rifles have very nice triggers, right out of the box.
  9. J

    Paper cartridges in a rifled gun?

    I've shot paper cartridges through a flint rifle many times, with reasonable success. The powder was loaded in a separate "inner" cartridge, to prevent grease from the patch ruining the powder, and the patched ball wrapped in an outer cartridge with the inner cartridge below the ball. The...
  10. J

    Trigger Sear Arm Height

    IMHO, cut the lug off, but keep the plate. If you don't have access to the "Recreating the American Longrifle" book, there should be a couple of tutorials on the various forums with instructions on how to make a single trigger, and how to locate the pivot pin. A properly located trigger will...
  11. J

    Baseballs in a cannon

    I once attended the artillery school hosted by the Forces of Wolf and Montcalm. Sunday afternoon was live fire, but the owner of particular piece I trained on didn't get the word on live fire until the evening before, so he made a trip to the local Waly World to buy canned vegetables for projos...
  12. J

    Making a mountain man sleeping bag.

    IMHO, it's much easier to lay out a tarp, roll up in a coupla wool blankets and pull the tarp over the bed roll. If it's cold enough that your feet might get cold, bunch up the foot of the tarp and tie with rope, a belt or what have you. The open side can be tucked in, or sewn shut with a long...
  13. J

    How To Bend A Wedge Key?

    This^^^ It makes a better, more professional looking job.
  14. J

    First flintlock necessities?

    The first thing you need is Flints.
  15. J

    davis lock question

    Check to make sure the flashole is properly aligned with the center, or near center, of the pan of the lock you plan to use.
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