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  1. J

    Last winters project

    Several years ago I came across a photo of RJ Renners Faeton under hammer. It is beautiful, slim and graceful. So I tried to duplicate it. I had access to a milling machine and also I’m a retired machinist. I found a 50 cal section of barrel on eBay plus trigger and hammer. Barrel has no...
  2. J

    Heavy barrel

    I've been thinking of a scratch built underhammer target rifle for bench shooting. Where can I find a 1 & 3/4" across the flats barrel that has a 1 in 18 twist? 48" long. Percussion. Thanks, Jim in Port Townsend, WA
  3. J

    Toe plate

    Is the toe plate necessary on a rifle that is going to be used for target shooting only? I hate to cover up the grain pattern that is right there.
  4. J

    AquaFortis and brass

    What would happen to a brass butt plate if it was left on the gun while the aquafortis was being applied? What I'm thinking of doing is attaching the butt plate and having it all faired and final sanded before staining the stock. I could coat the mating surfaces and screws with laquer before...
  5. J

    Slug gun

    I really don't need another project yet but I still have the itch for a bench rest slug gun. The kind with a 20# barrel and paper patches, false muzzles and 2 part bullets. I've found some info on the web but would like to get a book on making one. Or a good source of info. Anyone have any...
  6. J

    Proof load

    I installed a vent liner in my 45cal Douglas barrel. Now I want to fire a "proof load" and am wondering what the loading procedure is. Double the charge and 2 balls. Is it "charge-ball-charge-ball" or "charge-charge-ball-ball"?
  7. J

    Thread sealing

    I'm getting ready to put the breech plug in for the last time I hope. I've read about concerns of blow back gasses getting in the threads and corroding them. Someone mentioned using teflon tape like the plumbers use to wrap the threads before installing. How about if I coat them with liquid...
  8. J

    Ram Rod hole

    I'm at the point where I have to think about drilling the ram rod hole. There was a post awhile back asking if anyone had any experience with TOTW's drill. I can't find any responses so I'll ask again. The drill is 48" long and has a special point ground on it. Looks to me like it ought to work...
  9. J

    LMF browning

    Has anyone ever tried browning a steel casting? I've been trying for the last 5 days to get some brown on an old Navy Arms Remington revolver kit. All I've got so far is a light coffee colored result. It's not bad looking but I was hoping for a deeper brown. The casting was polished down to 1000...
  10. J

    Price of materials

    Back in March of 1979 I bought all the parts to build a rifle from a gentleman named Ted Fellowes in Seattle. Thought you may be interested in costs then as compared to today; 1. Curly maple stock. Full length curl. $75.00 2. Inlet for barrel $45.00 3. 45 cal Douglas...
  11. J

    Fitting breech plug

    Back in 1979 I bought all the loose parts to build a flintlock rifle. I got started on it and then life came along and sidetracked me. I'm retired now and have dug all the parts out of the closet and am restarting my project. A problem I'm having is that the breechplug will thread into the...
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