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      rchas replied to the thread checkering tools.
      Make sure you spend some time practicing on flat and rounded scraps of wood. It's a skill that takes some time to master.
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      rchas replied to the thread What Makes a "Better" Component?.
      Hard question. Have to rely on the "I know it when I see it" test. Of course, everyone's threshold for "knowing it" is a little...
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      rchas reacted to Nav's post in the thread Black powder on smokeless ranges with Like Like.
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      rchas reacted to Rebel bull's post in the thread Black powder on smokeless ranges with Like Like.
      I also am blessed with my own range out to any distance that would be even considered long for a unmentionable
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      rchas reacted to LRB's post in the thread can I flame blue lock? with Haha Haha.
      You just had a brain fart. Some of mine are legendary.
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      rchas replied to the thread Black powder on smokeless ranges.
      Many years ago, i was a member of a range outside of Raleigh, NC. I had been a member for 2-3 years and had never run into a problem...
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      rchas replied to the thread can I flame blue lock?.
      You are right, I stand corrected. I was thinking about the whole tempering process... 🫣. Nevertheless, from prior experience, 212...
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      rchas replied to the thread ADDING SOLDER TO LEAD FOR ROUND BALL CASTING.
      Adding tin bearing solder to lead will raise the hardness of the metal. For unmentionable suppository guns a hard lead bullet is...
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      rchas replied to the thread can I flame blue lock?.
      No, not at all. You would have to heat the frizzen red hot to change it's hardness.
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      rchas replied to the thread can I flame blue lock?.
      I also like the look of a blued lock. Get some Laurel Mountain Forge Browning Solution, and use their rust-bluing instructions. Easy...
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      rchas replied to the thread I have this barrel.🤔.
      I have made pistols from cut off rifle barrels. Drilling and tapping breeches can be done by hand, as long as you are careful and take...
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      rchas reacted to RLD090646's post in the thread Pretty patch box! with Love Love.
      A patch box I did some years ago. I also did the engraving.
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      rchas replied to the thread Barrel help.
      I think you're correct, although I have only heard them referred to as shotgun locks.
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      rchas replied to the thread Barrel help.
      Based on your pictures, it looks like the breech is made to fit a percussion lock with a flat bar in front of the hammer, similar to...
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      rchas replied to the thread Funky Flintlock.
      A beautiful example of the gunmakers art. I somehow doubt practicality was the point of the exercise🤔
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