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    L & R Durs Egg Flinter Question

    I just received my parts for a 45 caliber North Carolina rifle from Pectonica River... as usual the CM3 maple stock is outstanding. I ordered an L & R Durs Egg flinter for the build. PR said there was a long wait on Chambers Ketland locks, so I thought I would try the Durs Egg. I disassembled...
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    Finally - 20 gauge fowler - finished

    Here it is. My 3rd build from a precarve... made it from a Pecatonica maple fowler precarve with just the barrel channel cut and rr drilled, Octagon to round .20 gauge barrel, Chambers round faced lock, iron mounted. I don't know if its kosher but the stock came with this unsightly bump at the...
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    Ferric Nitrate Crystals

    I just purchased some ferric nitrate crystals to stain a maple stock... can someone walk me through the procedure, including the mix? Mix the crystals with water or alcohol? Thanks.
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    Fowler trigger guard advice

    I would appreciate any thoughts... I'm working on finishing an english fowler on a maple stock from Pecatonica. I'm presently working on fitting the trigger guard. It is similar to this one...
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    Sling Length

    I'm getting close to finishing up my PR TN Mt rifle and I plan to make a sling out of upholstery webbing (2.5" webbing, doubled over with the open edge sewn shut). I have one sling swivel mounted through a stud on the toe plate and the other through an underlug just a bit forward of the middle...
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    Using Kasenit to Harden Screws

    Ok, I'm having a hulluva time trying to harden some unplated steel screws for my buttplate I got from TOTW. I heated the screws using my propane torch to red/orange, dipped them in Kasenit, reheated to red/orange, and then quenched them in water per the directions. The head slots still wipe...
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    Dovetailing Rear Sight - Any Safety Issues?

    Simple question... I have a 38" 7/8" octagon GM .50 barrel I'm working on. I want to have the longest sight picture possible. Is there any safety issue with dovetailing the rear sight just forward of the breech? If there is a concern, any good rules of thumb for the minumum distance away from...
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    Cutting slots in forestock for keys

    Anyone have a surefire method of cutting slots in the forestock for barrel keys? I'm about ready to start cutting for keys on my Tn Mt walnut stock and recall that my drill and cutout with a chisel method I used on my pistol build was less than ideal. Any thoughts will be appreciated.
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    Suggestions on Sling Mounting

    Working on finishing my Pecatonic River TN Mt rifle... I want to add a sling, and would like to hear everyone's thoughts on the preferred mounting position for the rear sling mount. The two options I typically see are inserting a screw-in stud forward of the toe of the buttplate, or install a...
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    Attaching Rear of Trigger Plate

    I just finished inletting the double set trigger on my PR TN Mt precarve. The trigger plate is fairly long. Intuition tells me that I am going to need to put a screw in the rear of the trigger plate to hold it to the stock. I haven't drilled or tapped the plate for the tang screw yet, so I...
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    Question Inletting the Mainspring

    I am inletting my Chambers late Ketland lock on my PR Tenn Mt rifle. The mainspring is quite wide at the nose end. While inletting the nose end of I broke through to the ramrod channel. Is that something I need to worry about, other than the looks of it? I don't have a ramrod yet to check to...
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    Tenn Mt. Buttplate Quandary

    I just received my Tenn Mt walnut precarve from PR today, along with various parts... I'll post some photos when I get a chance. It is a very nice piece of walnut and shaped very nicely. PR does a top notch job. After laying things out and doing some eyeballing, I am concerned that using the...
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    Tenn Mountain from PR

    I just ordered the parts for a Tennessee Mountain precarve build from Pecatonica... Walnut stock, GM 7/8s .50 barrel, Davis triggers, Chambers Late Ketland flintlock. My first flinter! Great folks to deal with, BTW.
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    I.D. a CVA pistol

    A friend brought over an older CVA .50 pistol, fairly good condition. It is styled just like a Lyman GPP with the bag grip, pewter like nose cap, single trigger, single wedge. Any ideas on the model? I did a few searches and can't find anything. I can post some photos if nobody has a quick...
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    GPR Upgrades

    I just received my Davis Deerslayer trigger set and RPL percussion lock to upgrade my .50 GPR I made from a kit a few years ago. I haven't had time to dig into things fully yet, but here are my first impresssions: Trigger - a quick check shows that it is almost a drop-in fit and would probably...
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    Suggestions for Swamped Barrel on TN Mt Precarve

    Any suggestions as to maker, style, profile, length, etc., for selecting a .50 swamped barrel on a PR Tennesse Mountain precarve flinter build I plan for this winter would be greatly appreciated. This will mainly be a trailwalk/target rifle. National matches aren't in the cards for me.
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    Staked or Dovetailed?

    What are everyone's suggestions on staked v. dovetailed underlugs on a GM 38" .50 GM swamped octagon "B" profile barrel? How much does the "swamp" angle affect either one? I have never worked on a swamped barrel before, and I am getting close to ordering parts for my winter project. [url]...
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    Finished Trapper-ish Pistol

    Well, for your enjoyment, comment, etc., I introduce my first attempt at a parts build on a walnut trapper precarve from Pecatonica River... http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb195/Old40Rod/ 11" .50 GM barrel (cut down and recrowned on a lathe) on a hook breech tang L&R Gibbons lock OxPho...
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    CVA Kentucky Pistol - Tang Screw

    Anyone know what the size and TPI is for these tang screws? I suppose they may be metric.
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    Pistol Build Questions

    I am building a pistol using a trapper style walnut precarve stock from Pecatonica (they sent me a nice one) with the barrel channel and ramrod hole pre-inlet. I'm using a 50 cal GM barrel, with a snail patent breech hooked tang set up. I have reviewed the pertinent sections of Gunsmiths of...
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