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  1. artkodiak

    Un-confuse me about Uberti

    Tks! Although it can be 'made to function', it's a new firearm and shouldn't have to be. I'll contact them!😎
  2. artkodiak

    Un-confuse me about Uberti

    I regret to add that I just got an 1851Navy, by Uberti that simply would not function out of the box. Apparently, the slot for the cylinder pawl to run through is too tight (& roughly milled), or less likely, the pawl is too 'fat' to function. There is extreme resistance in cocking, indexing the...
  3. artkodiak

    12 pounder Bronze cannon

    I would question polishing, given historical considerations, as well. However, if you're set on polishing them, I would use Flitz with a couple od Mother's polishing wheels/cones before using anything abrasive (to include polishing compounds). Then, I would be cautious in using minimal abrasives...
  4. artkodiak

    Building a Cannon

    Unknown material. I would assume that it was cast and then turned. The hole runs full length. It carried lubricant/oil from one end to the other. It has marks that would indicate turning. It was a a piston rod out of a power generator for Tok, Alaska. I would like to get ahold of the gal...
  5. artkodiak

    Building a Cannon

    Hello the camp! This is a new venture for me so any input is welcome ... This is part of an old piston rod. The oil journal is about 1.5". It's a straight exterior profile roughly 4-1/8" flaring to about 7-1/4" where the end around the crank was cut off. I got it from a muzzleloader gal that...
  6. artkodiak

    Lyle Guns

    Having looked at the prices of a Lyle gun (& there were two outside the door of Station Duluth, when I was there 'in the day'). Building one may not be so cost prohibitive 😯
  7. artkodiak

    Lyle Guns

    The steel blank that I have would not lend to a lyle gun. It would, however work for a small artillery piece or naval gun. A naval carriage would somehow seem appropriate! I'm trying to find pics of it and will include when I do. I would greatly appreciate any input. The person who gave it to me...
  8. artkodiak

    Lyle Guns

    I currently have a steel 'barrel/blank' to turn and put a breech into...
  9. artkodiak

    Lyle Guns

    Not sure it would be a cheap venture considering the size of the junk of brass/bronze...
  10. artkodiak

    Lyle Guns

    Having spent a career in the USCG, it occurs to me that it would be a kick to get ahold of an old Lyle Gun. They were used for firing a line to/over a vessel in distress for a breeches buoy shoreside rescue. Anyone think of any sources?🤔
  11. artkodiak

    Am I the only one in the Great Lakes Region?

    Although a bit removed from the Great Lakes, per se; I am relocating to Sparta, WI, from AK and looking to get into the local MZ community. BTW: I grew up on the North Shore of Lake Superior (a previous chapter/life).
  12. artkodiak

    Lead?!

    Thanks a mil for all the helpful replies! I had no intention of leaving Alaska so was hoarding the stuff as well. Additionally, I had a literal lifetime's supply of the old wheel wts for modern rifle/pistol bullets. Who would have known! ArtKodiak
  13. artkodiak

    My new 62 caliber flintlock rifle

    Looks like Jud's work all right... Nice rifle! Carry it with pride. Coincidentally, if you ever meet a fella goes by the name of Lightfoot (previously from Delta Jct, AK as well), ask about his big bore rifle... we used to call it 'Planet Thrower'! I won't spoil the fun... you will have to find...
  14. artkodiak

    Lead?!

    With the Chinese taking over the corporate world, does anyone know of a domestic source of lead? (I had to leave a literal lifetime's supply behind when moving from Alaska...)
  15. artkodiak

    Big Bore Bedford?

    That's a lot of work in those pics. Nice rifle. My sincere compliments. This comes from someone who has yet to have the wherewithall to get off the thinking landing and try a Bedford! I'll have to give it a go! v/r ArtKodiak
  16. artkodiak

    What to do with brand new gun?

    Yep!  Ya hit it dead on! The cut patches (complete circles at times) may well have been a sharp crown, in part, but after taking at it with one of Joe Wood's wonderful little coning tools (what a joy to thumb in a ball without a short starter!), it still cut patches for a while until I gave it...
  17. artkodiak

    Xray Room Lead?

    SCORE!!! Just make sure you test it (not with a thumbnail!). I used dental x-ray 'lead' and found it too hard for mz conicals (but a bit softer than wheel weights). Conicals stuck down the bore (payed hob gettin them down!). As you say, at the least it's a bundle of $ in scrap :grin: . ArtKodiak
  18. artkodiak

    What to do with brand new gun?

    My apology, and point taken.  Allow me to re-phrase, 'smoothing out or breaking in the barrel' vice literal 'seasoning' (like a frying pan).  My experience, although by no means as vast or weighty as the other, more worthy, opinions expressed, is that my barrels have all shot a bit wild for a...
  19. artkodiak

    What to do with brand new gun?

    Welcome to our disreputable lot! :wink: The advice given is sound. Pay special heed to the safety advice given.  -  If using it for hunting, you may consider one of those 'unbreakable' rods at first. It may not meet with tradition, but imagine needing a follow up (groan!) and breaking a rod...
  20. artkodiak

    Buck slayer bullets

    Should add: I first got into MZ'ing with a Mt Stalker. I started hanging out on the COHT forums, and here we are.  As for the Mt Stalker; I still have it for nostalgia... Oh, and to remind me what a miserable thing a poorly fitting rifle can be to shoot!  We all start somewhere.  Good luck...
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