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  1. R

    Custom rifles, considering the builder

    Ive dealt with TOW for years ,and they are a great bunch of guys. Their website is a good place for pictures and ideas of what is out there. Their writeups are of course slanted at pointing out the gun's good features and seldom comment on those that are NOT PC or HC. After all, they are...
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    RMC touchhole liner problems

    It's possible one of the=ose guns has metric threads. Most people aren't in the habit of removing the liner every time they clean. White Lightning liners are designed to be put in permanently and can be easily drilled out and replaced with new if the need ever comes. I should be so lucky to...
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    Gunbuilder's Seminar / Workshop

    Anyone on this forum going to the gunmaker's workshop held in Bowling Green, KY the first week of June? Anyone been there before?
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    T.O.W. 1803 Harpers Ferry

    I've built two 1803 rifles from TOW. Both used their parts but one had the more correct lock from The Rifle Shoppe (Parts cast from an original antique HF rifle). They are not too hard to build although I had a little trouble matching up the ramrod to the hole in the stock because the under-rib...
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    Rifling groove shape

    Most chunk guns use an oversized projectile and thin patch and have relatively shallow rifle grooves. This combination is quite different than what you would normally load for hunting or off-hand shooting. I still expect you can fill up and seal a round bottomed groove easier than square with...
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    Narrow screw slots

    Brownells makes a screw driver or interchangeable tip for almost any screw you can find on a gun. Sometimes it helps to grind or stone one of their bigger tips to an exact fit for a particular screw. They also sell several width of special screw slot files to open up or repair slightly damaged...
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    Rifling groove shape

    It seems to make sense that squishing the patch into a round bottomed rifleing groove would seal better ( or at least easier) than a square bottomed groove. ( no sharp corner to plug up) I have both and can't tell the difference. I don't know of any scientific studies, but round just sounds...
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    spring bending???

    TOW sells a booklet by Kit Ravenshear called simplified V springs. It only costs a few bucks and describes the shaping, hardening, and tempering processes. Worth the price even if only making one or two springs.
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    Drill or Solder

    I've soldered several on with Tix solder from Brownells. It melts at slightly over 200 F which seems pretty cool as far as soldering goes but it is easy to do an seems strong enough. Regular plumbers solder that is silver and tin (no lead) melts at over 400 F (I think) and also works well...
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    Enlightened two shooters about Flintlocks this morning

    There have been several studies done using high sped photography and then counting frames to see how long the ignition process takes. I think that muzzleblast article may reference these at the end. One study was trying to determine what effect granule size had on ignition speed. I believe...
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    Removing excess metal

    All those power grinders and dremmels have their place, but for building muzzleloaders a good hacksaw and a few sharp files will get the job done just as fast with more control. Most people (myself included) start out wanting to go at it with power tools but the more guns you build the more...
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    English Dragoon Flint Pistol

    Thanks, I was thinking of ordering that. Was looking to see what decoration (engraving, carving, etc.) was found on originals.
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    English Dragoon Flint Pistol

    Does anyone have a picture(s) of an English Dragoon pistol from the 1730-1760 era?
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    Building Time Length

    I tried to keep track on a couple rifles and found I could make a plain rifle from a precarved stock in about 80 working hrs. From a blank piece of wood it took about 100. Lots of unrecorded hours went into planning and thinking my way out of minor mishaps along the way, but hey that's the fun...
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    Chambers Kits

    You won't be disappointed with your Rice Barrel. L.C. Rice makes some real fine barrels. They have a good finish inside and out and everyone I know that owns one claims they shoot real fine with little or no break-in time. Chambers is pretty particular in what he offers, so his endorsement is...
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