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    underhammer

    I have a Numrich Arms H & A "The Offhand". It has a marples sight, the name is stamped on it. it is exactly the same as the one on my Henry Big Boy purchased 2011.
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    Drill and Tap Lock Plate?

    Taps are used with drills that are specific for its diameter and pitch. Almost all use numbered drills. If you are breaking taps the drill size may be wrong. Material also should be considered. Use lubricant and reverse the tap to break the chip often. Depends on the number of flutes. Use a tap...
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    Re Enactment June 6 2009 New York

    The Mabee Farm is holding a re enactment on June 6 2009, located in Schenectady County NY www.mabeefarm.org for info. Check Calander. Lou
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    lead from x-ray film

    Another source for a tester is Lee Precision Engineering available from any reloading supplier. Midway, Graf and Sons , Cabelas. It cost about $44 and is popular with bullet casters. It requires a reloading press to work. It comes with a hand held optical comparator to measure the dent.
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    TVM or Gerald Taylor

    And another TVM owner and fan. Toni will not be happy until you are. Worth the wait.
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    Man Made Wasps Nest

    Yes "One common example of its use as a paper cement was for producing paper cartridges for black powder revolvers produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company during the period from 1851 until 1873, especially during the American Civil War. Sodium silicate was used to seal combustible nitrated...
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    Mass. Woes...

    2008 election will be very important to gun owners. Traditional, inline, cartridge, We have to be together. Join a lobby group. Write your reps. They take away our rights a little tiny bit at a time.
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    Length of pull

    Can I post this Link http://www.gundogsonline.com/Article/You-and-me-and-the-LOP-Length-of-Pull-Page1.htm I still dont know what to measure? Nose to thumb?
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    WEDGE PINS

    I had the same problem with my GPR. Did what the book said and fit is fine. File a very small amount at a time and keep the plate and wedge oriented the same way. I dont beleive that these are put together at the factory. The hand made, hand fit is left to you.
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    Non-toxic shot

    Hevi Shot http://shop2.mailordercentral.com/bpicart/products.asp?dept=67 From Ballistic Products
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    Non-toxic shot

    Shotcups"wads" for steel are not the same as for lead. I would call the gun maker. A little info is at this site. See the shotcup http://www.ilstu.edu/~taparme/steel.htm Remington makes Hevishot. I have had luck with them by going to their site and asking questions about their guns, they reply...
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    Need help selling an underhammer.

    The one I have is marked the same Numrich Arms Off Hand. It has a hood on the front sight a Marples rear sight and the stock was glued on. It has a brass thimble soldered to the front of the barrel(32"). The rear stock has more of a "C" shape to it and has a brass plate. It also has a nickel...
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    Need help selling an underhammer.

    See my post of August 2004. I picked up one for $99 from a local gun dealer. It needed nipple work. I had to drill out the old one. It is one that has the stock glued on. I have a copy of Numrich add for the gun. Has a 32 inch barrel described as the Off Hand Deluxe is an economical version of...
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    History of Chewing gum

    A time line for chewing gum [url] http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/gum.htm[/url]
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    Rum...the PC libation. What do y'all recommend?

    1775 Congress issues ration of 1 qt of Spruce Beer or Cider to each solgier.
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    Bronze for a barrel

    I am not qualified to answer that question but if you go to the pre flintlock forum and search for handgonne you will see that many builders use that bronze. The ENCO is supplied in 13 inch pieces, the size of some handgonnes. Or go to the cannon forum. Search for bronze and you will see...
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    Not sure if this is off topic..Steam cannons?

    Dont aircraft carriers use "steam cannons" to launch jets ? Cant remember where I saw it.
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    Squire Robin, any news?

    Ours was like a fish tank on a milling machine with a carbon electrode instead of an end mill. It recirculated the oil from the tank, sometimes with a hollow electrode, sometimes not. It would feed itself automaticlly. People would see it sparking in the oil and wonder why it did not catch on...
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    Squire Robin, any news?

    The EDM that I used also had a resovoir of EDM oil. Are you building one that can hold the entire cannon. Thats a lot of oil. The vendor demonstrated ours by putting a penny on the end of the carbon rod and "burning" a perfect profile into a piece of steel. We used ours for boring very small...
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    Steel and bronze

    In another thread Enco was mentioned as a supplier of 1" steel balls. I have used Enco for all my raw material needs and they are fast. For the month of Feb if you include this promocode WEBNRFB6 on orders above $50 shipping is free. 25 1" steel balls #240-2442 $18.28 They also stock...
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