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  1. K

    Rifling Pattern?

    Ask Mr. Burton, he makes the best custom barrels I have ever come across, his twists are standard, and he slightly chokes the last few inches and few thousands......I have seen his barrels keep inch groups at a hundred yards..... :shocked2: And for some weird reason, everyone has told me, 40...
  2. K

    Finishing a 3/4 Scale Rifle From Mid-build

    Oxpho blueing? Marc n tomtom
  3. K

    Lexington Riffle............

    Dunlops woods maple blank, Rice B weight 44" 50cal, chambers lock, assorted other parts, some modified, some made.....3 sets of tangs...4 sets of doors on the hidden hinge PB, LOTS of elbow grease, and patience...new things learned, old ways used, all in all....she's a sort-of copy of a...
  4. K

    Finishing a 3/4 Scale Rifle From Mid-build

    Sharp!!! Marc n tomtom
  5. K

    trying something totally new to me

    ALL trigger guards needs inletting just a tiny bit....and the spru can be used for the front attachment by inletting, then drill a pin hole....I think you need to get a GOOD book on flinter building, better to understand.....i.e.~as the tang bolt is supposed to be 90degrees to the tang...and...
  6. K

    polishing sandcast brass

    DAVE KECK OR CHAMBERS.......... :hatsoff: everywhere else has brass, but those folks do it right~ then you finish brass with smaller and smaller scratches.....final polish is 2000gt....in use, you'll get it dinged anyways..... marc n tomtom
  7. K

    English Rifle 62 cal

    Very nice Dave, you must have set of super sharp chisels!!!! That inlay work is super!....looks like th wood grew around it.... Marc n tomtom
  8. K

    Looking for my First Flintlock, have???

    DITTO...............marc n tomtom
  9. K

    chisel bevel

    there IS a optimum bevel....to steap and it will 'chatter' across the wood....to shallow, and she will slice into the wood......... I'm still learning the 'art' of sharpening.....for some reason, knapping flints and sharpening escapes me.......... marc n tomtom
  10. K

    wood fillers

    JUST tell everybody your brother in law borrowed it, and it's 'honest' damages.......... :haha: restoration work is a art form, it can be done, and blends in well....but you will need to do some 'net research to find out the area method, wood replacement and staining to match surround wood is...
  11. K

    Browning a barrel

    and yes...water, ammonia, baking soda, all will slow then stop the rust process.......but just wash n wipe with this stuff until it don't come off in your hands anymore. I hang my metal pieces/barrel for days after being done...wash n dry then oil. hang them back up, and forget it until after...
  12. K

    more lexington

    the german silver inlays went well, they all need the little engraving borders....i may try that later when I'm practiced~ marshal tomtom looking for backyard desperado's
  13. K

    Laws in France?

    hi tech! like the pie!!!!!!!!!!! marc n tomtom
  14. K

    Finally Done! Oct/Rnd .54 rifled Virginia LR

    Nice job on a stepped wrist rifle.....that is a hard one! Great on the inlay....another patience test!!! Please show me those rear sights....my eyes aren't as good as I once was....and peeps may be in order....I'm just not ready to cut a barrel until I see ones I like. :hmm: And yup...I see...
  15. K

    Laws in France?

    any pictures of your shooting range/club pictures? Your workshop where you build? What types of flinters do you and friends have? are you building any, and where can you get the parts at over there? marc n tomtom
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