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    Builders kit deals

    Kibler's kits are like jig saw puzzles. Everything is basically ready to go and probably what a lot of people think they are getting when they order a kit from other suppliers. In the end you get a very nice rifle but there is still margin for error. But every thing that can be done for you...
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    Tips for dovetail a swapped barrel

    I'm with Stophel on this one. Just too much real stuff to worry about. And if you are worried about dovetailed lugs you should be measuring your wall thickness, doing the math and knowing your limits. I have ruined two barrels sawing too deep at the waist, but have made over 100 guns that are...
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    Cloth/ cotton bag treatment???

    I melt a golf ball size chunk of beeswax and add a table spoon of linseed oil to the melted wax and stir it in. Then paint it on the cloth bag. It will harden before you can get it all worked in and look real messy and wax covered. I then use a Wagner's heat gun, (you could put it between two...
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    A question for the horners.colors

    People in the eighteenth century liked color. Painted horns were quite common. Reds (vermillion), greens, yellows (onion skin dye works well), etc. I use milk paints applied on a clean horn, rubbed back to get an egg shell like finish, repeat until the desired effect has been reached. I...
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    why oil brain tan deerskin ?

    What's the purpose of oiling/waxing smoked brain tan? It gets wet, it dries out. It gets cold and clammy, not as bad as professionally tanned leather in that since brain tan can breath it dies faster using your body heat and you just have to toughen up a bit and get through it. I guess...
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    Moose hide

    My problem with professional - chrome tanning. No at all authentic if you are wanting that. Yes brain tanning is hard work and will take a long weekend at the least. Bark tanning will take months, maybe less work. Both are authentic. Both will make accoutrements that look far more realistic...
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    best steel for sparks

    Tinder - strip off cedar bark or birch bark. Cedar bark you can rub between your palms to form a ball and then spread out in a "bird's nest" to hold your char. Should be on all your how to video's and books. Dried grass, wasp/hornets nests, bird nests, just look around in the woods and find...
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    How long does it take to do a build?

    Work best in the spring or fall. Next comes winter. I seldom build much in the summer and in reality in the fall I hunt, shoot and in general enjoy the sport. The time it takes me from a blank on a spec gun: -16-20 hours planning, layout, prepping the blank, barrel and other components...
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    Southern Longrifle Show In Williamsburg, VA

    April 2-3 at the Patriot Holiday Inn in Williamsburg. Take the wife to Colonial Williamsburg, let her spend your money at the outlet malls while you get your fill of original and contemporary southern longrifles. $5 admission.
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    Black Powder Substitute in flintlocks

    Blackpowder only in flintlocks. I use only 2F but all my guns are 50 cal or above. Hae used 4F and 3F to primeand though I am sure there is a slight difference in the speed of pan ignition if your timing it with the proper equipment, I cant tell the difference. Saves me time making and...
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