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  1. Staggerwing

    Ram Rod Hole drifted up to barrel channel

    Back in December I started a new build. I have done two kit builds and decided to try my hand at a blank. I'm building a left hand Isaac Haines style rifle. This is my first time inletting the barrel and ram rod channel. Of course I had to get a swamped barrel for my first one! That went...
  2. Staggerwing

    Second Build - Chambers 20 ga Penn Fowler Lefty

    Finally finished my Chambers Fowler. Had posted some discussion in the Tru-Oil thread about finishing walnut stocks. I used many light coats of Tru-Oil wet sanding after the first couple coats. Rubbed it down with 0000 steel wool soaked in motor oil to take the shine off.
  3. Staggerwing

    Void in Butt Plate Casting

    Need some advice, please. I'm in the middle of building a Chambers Pennsylvania Fowler kit. I'm finishing up the butt plate inlet. Filed off the casting sprew (not sure if that's what you call it) and a void appeared. I've filed out some small voids in cast parts before but this seems to be...
  4. Staggerwing

    Finished my first build

    On Christmas, 2009, my wife bought me a stock and barrel from the local muzzleloading store. The barrel and ramrod channels were inlet but the side panels were not. I bought and read books for the first year. January, 2011 I put chisel to wood. There were periods of time I walked away from...
  5. Staggerwing

    FFg or FFFg for .50 cal?

    I am in the final stages of finishing my first build, a .50 cal percussion long rifle. I have read several books along the way and have now shifted my focus to actually shooting the rifle. I read in a couple books that FFFg is typically used for rifles .45 and less and FFg is used for .50 and...
  6. Staggerwing

    Bolting Side lock to side plate

    Well, I built by jig for my drill press to drill center to center, drilled the hole and tapped the sidelock. Opened up the hole passing through the breech plug and the wood. Put everything together and the bolt is just a smidge too low when it mates with the sidelock. When forced a bit...
  7. Staggerwing

    Wood crack repair

    Tonight I was inletting the bolster of my lock and as I worked around the front side my curly maple cracked a bit. I caught it before it went very far. It's cracked about 1/4" down from the top front of the bolster and goes at an angle towards the top of the wood. As it is right now you can't...
  8. Staggerwing

    Drum fit to barrel

    Not sure if this is the right forum to post this or in the gun builder section but I figure one of you can help me with this question. I'm on my first build. I drilled and tapped my barrel and when I was threading in the drum I noticed something for the first time. There is a chamfer above...
  9. Staggerwing

    First build - inletting barrel and tang

    I started my first build a few weeks ago. A one piece stock, .50 cal long rifle. The stock came with the barrel and ramrod inlet but that's it. I put some inlay black on the bottom three flats of the barrel and clamped it in the stock. It's a pretty snug fit. I have to use a dowel in the...
  10. Staggerwing

    Left Hand build

    I am a left hander, new to traditional muzzleloading. My wife bought me a beautiful curly maple full length stock and a 42" Green Mountain .50 cal. barrel for Christmas. The stock is cut for the barrel and ram rod but no other inlets have been cut. Also, a cheek pad has been roughed in for a...
  11. Staggerwing

    Hello from another Buckeye

    Hello. My name is Nate (Staggerwing). I'm from Marietta, Ohio. My wife bought me a beautiful curly maple stock and .50 caliber barrel for Christmas. I found this forum and have spent quite a bit of time already soaking up tons of knowledge. I have an in line muzzleloader but am new to the...
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