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    Barrel Browning with Laurel MTN product

    "To apply Barrel Brown, use a piece of clean cotton cloth folded into a pad about 1" square. Moisten the pad lightly with Barrel Brown and apply to the barrel, being careful to apply in a long even coat from muzzle to breech. Do not rub the surface of the barrel with Barrel Brown. Apply...
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    Looking for front sight post for H&A underhammer

    That looks like a Lyman #17 . Try Lyman disks. If those disks are the wrong size buy a Lyman sight.
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    Kibler 32 SMR

    Kibler uses historically correct sights. Since I shoot that is not my cup of tea. I always make new ones. I want them taller to prevent mirage distortion of the sight picture. I also want the front sight to be wider, more like 0.110" wide. For testing loads I use a peep sight. I prefer...
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    Sidelock hammer screw.

    The screws are probably made of 12L14. Hammer, and the other lock screws, are usually made of leaded screw stock. That steel is about one step stronger than cold peanut butter. That is because it is easy to machine and the strength required is very low. You will not find any "hammer screws" made...
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    Looking for front sight post for H&A underhammer

    More and more with stuff like this we have to make it ourselves. Parts for anything is a problem. Parts for 50 year old obscure rifles are unlikely to be found. That appears to be a round post with the back flattened at the top. I bet a piece of drill bit shank could make a usable...
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    browning

    I do not neutralize. I rinse well with plain water. I have never been able to stop after rust with ammonia or baking soda. I expect there to be about a week of after rust. I am fine with the after rust it. It evens the finish up. It will run it's course. When the part is boiled in...
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    browning

    I have had universal success with LMF on GM barrels. I draw file, then blend with maroon scotchbrite. The bore is plugged. A hanger is devised. I degrease with whatever is handy. Carb cleaner, acetone, degreaser for painting cars, dish soap, just do a good job. Wear disposable gloves...
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    Red Mapel

    All stock wood species vary in quality. The qualities vary depending on where it was grown. Each piece of wood needs to be treated like an individual. The variations are more important than the subspecies. In other words, you can have some red maple that is harder than some sugar maple.
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    Lead ammo ban in Wisconsin?

    Simply telling them that Scota@4570 says there is no evidence won't get me far. That is part of the "cheat". You can not prove a negative. You can however invent evidence to support a falsehood. What is their evidence? Evidence.... not allegations or theories. They will not likely...
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    Lead ammo ban in Wisconsin?

    There is no evidence of any health or environmental harm from lead bullets. NONE! I was working in a closely related scientific field at the time the California lead bullet ban at the time it was adopted. I followed it all very closely. The excuse was condors. The fact is that no reliable...
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    Breech plug removal. Jag and cloth stuck in barrel

    Even if you find a TC plug wrench you need a real barrel vice and V-blocks. Without a secure way to hold the barrel you will ruin the barrel when you try to unscrew the plug. For practical purposes TC and CVA plugs are not removable. Leave them alone. If you stick a patch or jag down by...
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    Woods-runner lock alignment

    Does the flint hit the frizzen centered? If so, then you are fine. You do not want it to hit the barrel or the side of the frizzen. My Kibler locks are all that way to a greater or lesser extent. I asked Jim about it and he told me it is on purpose.
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    Suggestions—> Broken Screw

    Those screws are very small. There are no such easy outs. I would try heating the broken screw enough with a soldering iron to burn the wood a little. That may loosen it enough to back it out with half a head. If that fails I'd carefully remove the rest of the head with a tiny carbide dremil...
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    Woodsrunner, Is this normal for walnut?

    The Minwax I have used had virtually no solids. I would not use it on a gunstock. There are tons of satisfactory products. I now use gloss spar varnish. I have no brand preference. Spar varnish, because it works and is easy to get. I dilute it with turpentine and add a dash of japan...
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    Making percussion caps

    I have had the Tap-o-cap since 1975. I lost the paper punch, recently I sourced a 4mm paper punch. However no roll caps were to be bought anywhere. If found an on-line source. Tintoyarcade.com. The have lots. They are real people who answer the phone and return calls. They are a bit...
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