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  1. GANGGREEN

    Shipping gunstock blanks....

    I've seen this question asked before, but I want to be sure before I do anything and risk the ire of the USPS or risk damage/theft. A friend wanted to build a Kibler SMR and he chose to provide his own wood (which I'm giving him). He's already ordered the rifle and I need to get the curly...
  2. GANGGREEN

    FOR SALE Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle, .50 percussion, Trade accepted/Sold

    Rifle is in excellent condition. There are some very minor handling marks on the barrel (basically just browning slightly rubbed in a couple of tiny spots) and some slight discoloration of the browning toward the muzzle on the left side and on the underrib where the thimbles were soldered on...
  3. GANGGREEN

    CLOSED Under-rib for Jonathan Browning mountain rifle

    I just picked up a really clean Browning mountain rifle and I'll likely turn around and sell it again, but although it's in really nice condition, it's without an underrib or ramrod for some reason. If anyone has one for sale reasonably, I'd be interested, but if not I'll likely make a wood...
  4. GANGGREEN

    Dixie PA rifle.....

    Not sure why I even took this on, because I have at least 6 other much better gun projects in the works, but my brother found a Dixie PA rifle at a sale or auction somewhere and he got it for a little bit of nothing. It didn't have a lock or triggerguard, but everything else is there. It's...
  5. GANGGREEN

    Small bore rate of twist.

    I've always heard that small bores should have a faster rate of twist than large bores to accurately shoot patched round ball. I'm considering ordering a .32 and a .40 barrel from FCI this week, both with round-bottom rifling, but wanted to know what rate of twist would be recommended. 1 in...
  6. GANGGREEN

    Carving tool/Dixon's.

    A friend of mine had a carving tool in his shop the other day. It was made of wood and had a metal collet at the front that accepted blades from an Xacto kit. It was a very nice knife that fit the hand well. He claimed that he got it at Dixon's muzzleloading shop. Dixon's website doesn't show...
  7. GANGGREEN

    Old Salem, NC

    Almost posted this in the events board and if it belongs there and a moderator chooses to move it, I apologize for posting it here. Has anyone ever been to Old Salem, NC? What's the deal there? Is it basically like Colonial Williamsburg? Is it just one location that you pay to get into or is...
  8. GANGGREEN

    Touch hole position.

    I'm not asking what the ideal position of the touch hole is, I'm simply asking whether most of you would accept this or immediately change it. Without telling the whole story, how many of you would be OK with this touch-hole position (or at least test fire it before deciding to make changes)...
  9. GANGGREEN

    WANTED Shot snake...Item found/Sold.

    Looking for a reasonably nice shot snake, used or new. I could also use wads/cards that I'll need for a 24 gauge (.58) fowler that I'm building. Also a couple pounds of fine shot in 7.5 or #8 since I'm making a laundry list. Let me know if you have any or all. I'll pay cash depending on...
  10. GANGGREEN

    WANTED 3/4" straight barrels (2).

    I have a couple of pre-inlet stocks that are reasonably nice that I'd like to have barrels for. If I can't find what I need, I'm inclined to have them made by FCI/Charlie Burton, but thought I should make the request before I do so. I'd prefer new or new/old stock barrels if at all possible...
  11. GANGGREEN

    SOLD SOLD......Original NY halfstock percussion rifle, .35 caliber

    I know very little about this rifle other than what I've been told and have been unable to confirm. I believe that it's an original, mid-19th century NY halfstock rifle in percussion. The muzzle mic's out to .35. It's a Goulcher lock which is stamped W. Smith & Co. and which has some...
  12. GANGGREEN

    SOLD SOLD.....Fullstock Hawken .50 percussion

    I built this from a TOTW kit a number of years ago. I'm reasonably sure it was a Green Mountain barrel and Siler percussion lock. The stock is really quite beautiful and otherwise the fit and finish of the parts is pretty good. It's a roundball twist, but I've had OK consistency shooting a...
  13. GANGGREEN

    Bear gun oil.

    So I just made this gun oil out of bear fat. It appears to have turned out very good. I've used it before and it's a fabulous lubricant and protectant. I'm just curious if anyone has any ideas for small containers that I can store it in and be able to deploy it without making a horrible mess.
  14. GANGGREEN

    Pinning barrel tenons....

    I have a friend who's a very good gun builder, much better than I am. He's run into some health issues and although he's presently doing well, he's lost the desire and mojo needed to continue building guns, at least for the time being. He had one mostly built for a customer and he's anxious...
  15. GANGGREEN

    Top jaw screw size....

    I'm doing some work for a friend and he's got a lock with the top jaw screw bent pretty badly, which leads me to two questions. I can't even back the screw out presently because of the bend. If I were to heat it with a torch, do you suppose I could back it out or should I just try to cut it...
  16. GANGGREEN

    Mammoth ivory inlay...

    Does anyone know if Mammoth ivory takes wood/leather stain? If so, how can I protect it when I stain my stock? Blue painter's tape? I haven't done so yet, but I'm thinking about doing a cheekpiece inlay with Mammoth ivory and I'd like to know that it's not going to look bad.
  17. GANGGREEN

    Another black powder ordering question....

    Like many of you, I'd like to increase my stores of black powder and have inquired with a few buddies, who also want some. I think between us, we'd like 16 or 18 pounds of powder, but it's not all one brand or granulation. If it was just 18 pounds of Goex 2F for instance, I'd just sign up to...
  18. GANGGREEN

    Old black powder.

    This is a new one for me, does anybody recognize this brand. surely it's very old, but the powder seems fine and I'll burn it.
  19. GANGGREEN

    SOLD Turkey Box calls for sale or trade......

    I just made a group of 13 box calls for myself, my brothers and a few select friends. I picked out the 9 calls that I thought sounded best and I have these 4 left over. Calls #1-3 (from the left in photo 1) sound like turkeys and call #4 isn't quite there yet. In fairness, I've spent almost...
  20. GANGGREEN

    Barrel inletting question....

    Purely hypothetically, if a person were to purchase or find a stock blank that was already inlet for a 13/16" straight barrel (or any other straight barrel for that matter), would it be possible to then inlet it for a swamped barrel with the waist of the swamp at 13/16" or greater? Keeping in...
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