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    Flintlock Pistol Holster?

    Not much historical evidence of flint pistol's holsters, most carried in sash or saddles. I've found f/l pistols more safety/hassle than worth to carry afield. Nifty idea but not practical. FWIW, I'd carry a f/l pistol in my haversack or large hunting pouch, loaded with powder & ball, unprimed...
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    Uberti Santa Fe Hawken, Mainspring Busted

    If you find a reasonable replacement, buy three! If you need to modify the replacement and do it wrong, you still have two spares. The original broke so the replacement is also likely to break. Replace the replacement, now you've got just one remaining. And if you need to make another, you've...
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    Permalyn

    Great product but as others say, shelf life after opening is short .... maybe three or four weeks. I've tried re-sealing an opened can cap extra tight, then in a zip lock freezer bag, and cling wrap around the threads and opening of the spout, then screwing on the cap extra tight, and all at the...
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    Self defence carry?

    Get a permit to carry, forget about nostalgia from 1840. I live in MN, I have a Permit to Carry. I own and shoot BP pistols and Cap\Ball revolvers. I want, for my personal protection, the most reliable, effective pistol I can acquire. I want a pistol designed and built within the last few...
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    Really disappointed in TOW customer service...

    to Spikebuck: TotW 'return it" is a reasonable answer. Your suggestion to fix/price adjust is renegotiating the sale price. Did the flaw show in any of the pics when purchased? Sometimes you strike a deal, then on close inspection you find something you don't like and, at least to you, was not...
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    Shotgun Original Or Repro

    Yep, I have a O/U Beretta, worked OK after I switched nipples to musket caps, cleaned the long route to the lower chamber w/brake cleaning fluid to rid the oil from cleaning. Wood is undistinguished, dings up in the field just like fancy maple, only cheaper. Not PC, or HC, but serves me well...
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    Cleaning Antique Tools

    Okie Hog (above) references the most effective method of removing rust from steel & iron. Keep in mind this method removes rust/iron oxide, but will leave a pit, the depth depends on the severity of the rust. I don't know of an effective rust removal method that will not leave pits. If the rust...
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    1803 Harpers Ferry Euroarms Vent?

    Why do you need a new "vent" liner? I have a Euroarms HF flinter pistol. As purchased, it did not have a touch hole liner ("vent"). I don't know if the rifle version had a factory-installed touch hole liner. I installed one. So I think you can assume a previous owner did this too. Many...
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    L&R RPL with Deerslayer - inconsistent triger pull

    I have a GPR (percussion) with a RPL lock & Davis triggers. I had considerable wood to remove in the lock recess to go from the Lyman coil spring to the flat spring and slightly longer sear arm and tumbler bridal. Your symptoms of a hard trigger seem similar to lock internals, expecially the...
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    Lee pot problem

    I have a SAECO bottom pour pot that has given fine results for 20+ years. I flux often (Brownell's and Midway both sell flux especially tailored to bullet casting), stir the molten lead, and skim off the dross. I wonder if too little fluxing, or using sawdust, candles, etc may not be very...
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    Measuring pistol barrel length

    What is the conventional method of measuring the barrel length of a: Single shot: length from muzzle to face of breech plug, or length of barrel from muzzle to breech end? C&B revolver: barrel length from forcing cone to muzzle, or bottom of cylinder to muzzle. Or maybe there is no...
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    Strange marking on butt of revolver.

    Indeed it does look like the muzzle of a SxS, but it could be a side view of a Hollywood movie camera with the two film cans/reels in profile on a base. Adds a little bit to the film prop idea.
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    C&B repro grips vs originals

    FWIW, I've found some sites for collector's firearms of originals that show profiles and views of butt (mainly to show S/N). Repro grip differences are subtle. Comparing my Pietta Navy 1851 to images of originals, it appears the Pietta has a slightly greater flare at the grip, and slightly more...
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    sonic cleaning

    Ultra Sonic cleaners? Several watchmaker/clockmakers I know won't use US cleaning on springs, claiming it changes the metal, making it brittle and prone to fracture. This is anecdotal evidence at best, so at least know some folks don't US clean springs (or parts with springs, like hands &...
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    C&B repro grips vs originals

    Several comments here and elsewhere note that modern repro grips, both Colt and Remington, are larger/bigger/bulkier than originals. How dimensionally do the repro grips differ? I've never had a chance to handle an original Colt/Remington so I have no comparison. Given the grip contours are...
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