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    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 your time (the old smiths didn't have milling machines or lathes and they accomplished it...). Accuracy is not ideal due to rifling twist, but far better than...
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    Barrel help

    I think you're correct, although I have only heard them referred to as shotgun locks.
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    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 this L&R lock:
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    Funky Flintlock

    A beautiful example of the gunmakers art. I somehow doubt practicality was the point of the exercise🤔
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    Reinforcing the wrist

    Much depends, as others have noted, on grain orientation. However, drilling from triggerguard to tang isn't going to add much strength. Consider drilling from the breech plug inlet longitudinally down the wrist
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    browning

    Phil is right on target. I often follow up a detergent/water bath with acetone. A box of neoprene surgical gloves is a small investment. Be aware of oil/grease bleeding out from the breechplug/barrel joint. Also, use a minimal amount of solution, just enough to barely dampen the surface...
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    Stock wood

    A second thumbs up for Tiger-Hunt. Another good outfit is Dunlap Woodcrafts in Virginia.
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    What would you build?

    How about a Pennsylvania half-stock rile? Or a short southern mountain rifle?
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    More powder drum issues

    If you're concerned about accuracy even a cheap drill press will be better than hand work, and may cost less than a smith/machinist. Be aware that if you increase the size of the drum, you may have to alter the lock to fit.
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    That should last a while

    Nice re-discovery...kind of like finding forgotten cash in a pocket!
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    The Tenuous Future of Living History

    It is, unfortunately, a growing trend. Case in point: for years the Friends of Wilderness Road State Park in Virginia held a period correct, impeccably researched and presented event called "Raid on Martin's Station"--I would be willing to bet not just a few of you know the event or even...
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    Annealing Brass question

    It doesn't take long for brass to work harden so anneal often. Anneal, make a small bend, and repeat. Be careful of applying too much heat, as brass/bronze will go from red hot to crumbling in a split second.
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    First time screwing up a dovetail

    Murphy's Rule for gun makers: modify the part that costs the least. In this case I would leave the barrel dovetail alone. I see three options. One, leave the shims; Two, gently peen the sight base to spread the metal to fill the dovetail; and three (the least risky) buy another sight...
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    Who can relate

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    Humpback Flints?

    Lots of ways to grind off the humps; but it is best to do it wet. You really don't want that dust in your lungs. I use a cheap Hazard Fraught tile saw I got a few years back.
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