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    Clean and repairing some Springfields for a customer

    A gent brought in two Springfields. A 1858 and an 1863.. Both were pretty much uncared for, but mostly intact. Family heirlooms I was told, from great, great, great grandpaps service in the Civil War. The 1863 was still loaded. I had to replace a few screws and get a broken stub from a lock...
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    Kit stocks

    Gents, Hivernants and other unwashed hermits... Any preferences between Don Stith and Pecatonica stocks? Opinions, experiences, etc? Thanks, Phil
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    bone and horn pegs for St Louis horn.

    Gents, I'm looking for some horn making supplies. I'm trying to find bone and horn (black) pins for a StLouis buffalo powder horn.. Not having much luck on the web. I can machine the pegs from flat stock I guess, but it would be great to find something ready made, and already...
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    Hawken fullstocks. Any experiences?

    I have never built a Hawken fullstock, either for myself or a customer. Are they much different from a Golden Age rifle, in terms of fitting and work? I understand the architecture and fittings are different. Any kit makers anyone likes? Or should I start with a blank? I like Don...
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    Pecatonica River guns

    Gents, any opinions on the quality of Pecatonicas offerings? Customer wants me to build a kit for them. thanks Phil
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    CVA Pennsylvania build

    Some pics of a 1978 Spanish CVA Pennsylvania kit i finished for a customer. Some pieces were missing, and Traditions butt plate and nose cap were substituted. The butt stock is beech, and the forend is birch. When he brought in the kit, it looked like they were 'select' pallet wood. NOT...
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    Ancient CVA Spanish made Pennsylvania rifle kit

    A gent brought an ancient CVA Pennsy rifle kit to my shop. Wanted it built. Kit was a double hand-me-down missing the nose cap butt plate and all hardware. Hmm! so I ordered him a Traditions buttplate and cap. Had to drill and tap a new hole in the barrel, as the Traditions cap had a different...
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    Wow!

    Sir, Wish I could do work like that! Beauty! Mainspring
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    Relief Carving Design References : Redux

    Dear Colleagues, I recently posted a query on references for relief carving design reference. I was advised to ask Jim Klein who was teaching, at a Jim Chambers rifle class i was attending. His recommend was the Wallace Gusler DVD on Relief Carving from American...
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    FYI: Rice Barrels

    Learned Colleagues, I visited Rice Barrels a couple of days ago, and IMHO, they build truly excellent barrels. A high precision outfit. FYI, I learned that they are moving soon, and barrels will not be available again until much later in the year. As they are now some...
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    Relief Carving Design References

    Learned Colleagues, I'm posting here, as I'm not sure where else post this. Can I get some recommends for books or other references on relief carved designs of early flintlock rifles? I need to study and become familiar with the early rifle aesthetic. I have an ingrained...
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    Help with Olde Info-Lock Screw Drill Jig Clamp

    Learned Colleagues, I have been away teaching sniper rifle building to military & govt armorers. Before I left I saw a post that showed a drill jig for lock bolts and fore end pins made out of a Pony 3 screw clamp. Anybody remember when that was, or could the poster...
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    Welding broken mainspring?

    Colleagues, Today a customer brought in a Bess lock off of an Argentine(?) repro with a broken mainspring. Anybody ever had luck welding a spring back together? I ordered a generic replacement from Dixie, but of course the customer has his hair on fire..... I...
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    Information about contemporary flintlock?

    Colleagues, Recently I was given a Kentucky style flint by a shooter leaving BP. It is a .45 cal flint by "R. Newman". Anybody know anything about this maker or rifles he built? I would guess it is 10 or 15 years old. A couple of other things: The barrel is a straight octagon...
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    Chambers English Sporting Rifle Kit

    Colleagues, I just ordered a Chambers English Sporting rifle kit. While I have built a few commercial Hawken-type kits, I have never built an early style flint rifle like this one. When it comes to early muzzleloaders, I am a bit of a donk, in that I have no feeling for...
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    Greetings

    Gentlemen, I'm a novice muzzleloading rifle builder, but a full time professional gunsmith from California. I've been at the game for 18 years professionally, but only built a few commercial ML kits. My main shop product is tactical/sniper rifles for police, military, and government...
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