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    Homemade and homegrown

    Not much to tell about this one. Went down behind my house this morning, sat up in a big old Ash tree, I had recently cleaned out a new area for a small food plot that I will start on next spring, well the young grass has sprung up and the deer are liking it. This old doe just didn’t heed my...
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    GPR frizzen hardness

    Got a friend that just built himself a GPR flinter. He is having trouble getting any sparks,tried multiple flints,He's a knapper so he knows how to make a good flint. Just can't get anything to work. I told him it has to be in the frizzen hardnes/softness. He says a good file will cut the...
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    Antique Ammo

    Bought a large lot of lead and Blackpowder accourtements today at a yard sale,mostly conicals for several different size rifles,some shot,beezwax etc. But I did find a couple older paper boxes of T&C 45 cal unlubricated maxi balls. One is full,and the other has one removed.I have never seen them...
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    Seed Tick Rifle

    Abraham Nowlin was born in the Virginia Mountains in the year of 1823. He learned gunsmithing there until moving to Missouri, and settling in eastern Hickory County. He carried on his gun building way of life, which in those days was meager at best.There was one particular gun that he had...
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    boiling iron

    Bout to finish up a lil rifle and wanted everything dark,so was thinking on boiling all the furniture. Never done it before and was wondering the better ways to proceed. Thanks in advance.
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    54 flint is done

    Built this gun in 01, it was my second build. I killed several deer with it, but just never really liked the thing. So I decided that I would redo it. Cut the stock down, and re-made all the furniture. It originally had an L&R percussion lock but I wanted a flint. Didn’t have enough wood in...
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    Mo closer

    Well, season ended tonight.I got home lil after 4 and figured I'd just set below the house to end it. Got across the creek and set on the bank again a tree,Hadn't been there for 5 mins when a deer walked out into the lil clover field.bout 70 yds,I got the giddys and was looking for a place to...
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    Mo. opener

    We have a late season this year,not sure why? Cold this morning with flurrys and sleet,north wind slamming my face @ 20 mph.I lasted 2 hrs and left to thaw out,saw 8 does by the truck....I guess they were waitng for me to warm the truck to? :wink: Had to go to a funeral @ 10am then home for...
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    Weak mainspring

    I have an l&r percussion lock that has a weak main spring.Is it possible to re temper and make work? If so how is the process. Or is it just best to by another? Best place to buy?
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    more shootin

    Got some time today to shoot my most recent rifle,(t/c hawken 50).I had it perty good at 25yds but wanted to stretch the barrel a bit,so I braved the cold and went to it. My first few shots were way left bout 3".Kinda puzzled me,as when I left it things were swell.Then I remembered that I had...
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    GPR in a 45cal?

    Wasn't sure where to ask this question so I put it here. Seems to me that Lymans made a rifle in 45 cal. Is this correct?
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    T/C hawken pics

    Finally got this thing finished.Had to do a good bit of work to get it all right, but I think it's good to go. Reshaped the stock to a more hawken type,re browned what I could,made a strap and the top swivel,Turned out well enough for me.Still a good bit from the originals.Looking forward to...
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    Sighting in

    Got the T/c hawken buttoned up and had a lil time to shoot it this afternoon.Took a bit of filing to get it close,then I worked on loads.Started with 50 grns of 3-f, then worked up the ladder to 70. Seemed to like 60 the best @ 25yds,70 went a lil goofy on her (as you can see in the pic).It got...
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    Hawken barrel imfo

    My name is Tim and I am a lurker. :wink: I haven't posted on here much but I have a couple of questions that I figure some of you fellas know the answers to. So this quaundry has brought me to the keyboard. I recently traded for a kit rifle that was mostly finished. I stripped it down and...
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    Hey from Mo.

    Just signed on and must say I like this site already. Very nice change from most boards.Probly lurk and gather knowledge for a bit until I feel comfy. Selfbows and flintknapping are my first loves but have always been fond of a good front loader.Built a couple a few years back and am figuring...
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