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    I have never made a gun that didn't have glue and shims in the inletting gaps, I have done enough that I can make them disappear, even...
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    By the time I finish the gun I forgot where I had to fill in the gaps. Nobody seems to notice them. That means they don't exist anymore.
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Set Trigger.
    Function aside, I think the geometry on those triggers is a problem. The bottom edges of the trigger bars rest above the trigger plate...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Lock recommendations..
    Here is the Durs Egg for my current project; a left handed Southern Mountain Rifle. I also give it a bit of cosmetic work as well...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Lock recommendations..
    I would recommend building the style of gun you want; and choosing a suitable lock based on that. Building around a lock is like the...
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    I've used three L&R (Durs Egg) locks on guns. I've gotten them all to be good, fast locks. But you literally have to fuss with every...
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    Your gun doesn't really need an adjustable sight, does it? When we find a good load, we also know what the trajectory is for its...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread My blunderbuss options.
    A blunderbuss is pretty much useless. Sure, it might be fun to see the effective range of shot on tin cans. But then what are you...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Southern Mountain Rifle.
    The book Kentucky Rifles Of The Great Smokey Mountains by Randal Pierce shows 23 long guns. Of those, 6 are obviously curly maple; most...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Southern Mountain Rifle.
    Here are two of the guns I've built. The first is my personal gun; and the second went somewhere else to live and work. On both I used...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Lock Binding.
    Based I do understand double set riggers; and have made my own for five rifles I've built. can't tell for certain, but based on the...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Lock Binding.
    Test the lock while it's in the gun, while the triggers are out. You can trip the sear with a screwdriver. Then take the lock out, put...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Lock Binding.
    In addition. That squared off end of the sear spring tells met that the lock has not had proper attention given to the internal parts...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Kibler SMR All in-the-white?.
    Not a Kibler; but this is "Miss Sally"... My personal gun that I built from a blank. I didn't polish the iron; but finished it to a 220...
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    Mgbruch replied to the thread Southern Mountain Rifle.
    Unfortunately, any Southern mountain rifle kit that comes with a .50 caliber barrel is going to come with a straight barrel... which is...
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