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  1. J

    Just ordered my Walker

    well i will type quietly this morning till you have yer coffee, but i hear you bud, i would like nothing more than to move to the commonwealth of PA. but Wifey isn't ready to go just yet, so for now this is home. i guess you know the way it is with that.
  2. J

    Just ordered my Walker

    Ya, I thought that also being a Suffolk resident outside of NYC, but was told differently by an FFL so I called SCPD license office and was told I had to receive it through an FFL only because it is a fire able pistol.
  3. J

    Just ordered my Walker

    I had to order it from a local gun store, I cannot buy direct here in NY because of the laws so if I bought it from say The Possibles Shop I would have to have them send the gun to an FFL in NY and then pay the FFL delivery fees in addition to the price of the gun or just buy it from the FFL and...
  4. J

    Just recieved Crokett 32cal kit

    I just blued my 61 Navy pistol with Perma blue cold blue and it wasn't to bad. I used Acetone then 0000 steel wool the Acetone again (no fingers on the metal now) the first coat was a little blotchy but the I rinsed in cold water dry steel wool acetone for about 5 times all in one afternoon when...
  5. J

    Just ordered my Walker

    I just ordered my Walker and was told about 90 days before delivery. I'm glad I'll be busy with Christmas so the time might go quicker, may-be. In the mean time I have to stock up on all the goodies I'll need before delivery. Cause when I get it I'll need to put it on my licenses before I can...
  6. J

    what grease do you use?

    I am just starting shooting C&B revolvers and I am very confused. I have single shot my 36 cal. revolver with 20gr BP a greased wad and a 36 cal round ball, no grease. But from what I am reading I need grease so, What grease do you use over the top of the ball?
  7. J

    220 Grit Better?

    and when your all done with the browning warm up the barrel good and apply paste wax, let it cool on then buff off. makes a nice smooth even look.
  8. J

    To wax or not to wax?

    I used True oil to finish mine, but after each coat dried I used 0000 steel wool to dull the finish and the reapplied the True oil and I built up 6 coats until I got the look I wanted. Good luck
  9. J

    Finished my first build

    After sanding down to 400 grit and raising the grain 3 times I applied Aquis-Forte for 30 minutes the using a heat gun heated the wood until it turned brown. Using a 50/50 combination of boiled linseed oil and turpentine I applied a liberal coat. I let it dry for 4 days and then 0000steel wool...
  10. J

    My second horn

    great accomplishment on that 2nd horn, no telling what great horns you will make in the future. Your friend must be very pleased to have received a horn like that as a gift and I hope he wears it proudly.
  11. J

    Finished my first build

    This is a Pennsylvania Mountain Rifle semi custom kit from Cabin Creek. (Cabincreek.net) it is a 50 caliber with a swamped 38" rifled barrel. I hope to have it at the range in two weeks because I cannot get the powder where I live in New York so I have to travel to PA to get it next week. Brad...
  12. J

    Help with browning

    Your are correct, the linseed oil has been drying for three days and was all lumpy and gooey I had to 0000 steel wool the lumps and the lint off and then re-oil the barrel and parts I have it all drying now and will look for more missed lumps tomorrow and steel wool them off and oil again. To...
  13. J

    Help with browning

    I used LMF on my barrel and lock parts and on the typed instructions it says after a baking soda wash and dry to use boiled linseed oil on the parts and I did, now I noticed after two days of drying that I have lint stuck all over the place and it looks bad. Not the brown just the lint. Do you...
  14. J

    1861 CVA Navy Pistol?

    okay thanks for the info and I now have a starting point. You guys are always a great help.
  15. J

    1861 CVA Navy Pistol?

    so to be clear then, #11 caps pinched are correct not the #10 caps.
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