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    Fraged by My Musket

    Howdy All, It is good to be back on the board. I bought a used Zoli Zouave from a skirmisher. The wood to metal fit is bordering on horrible the front sight is bent to zero but this thing can shoot like I've never seen. With 42 grains of 3F and a Lee .578 460 grain Minnie bullet it shoots...
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    Pietta 1860 Army Revolver Range Report

    I got this revolver last week. First thing I did was completely disassemble it, degrease it and remove any machining marks or burrs that were interfering with smooth operation. First shock, there were no burrs or marks that interfered with operation, none! I just polished things up, but it...
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    Flint Knapping Frequency

    I have been shooting flintlocks for a while and have a routine I follow when loading, to wit; Fire Pick touchhole Blow down the barrel Wipe frizzen Wipe pan Wipe flint and check flint edge. Load for the next round. And in general this has worked well. But sometimes after several rounds...
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    Little Lube, Good Accuracy

    I have found that all my rifles and smoothbores will shoot better when the patch has the least amount of lube that I can use to do the job. The theory a friend I and were tossing around was that the increase resistance of the ball allows the powder to build up more pressure and may cause the...
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    Heat Bluing

    I would like to heat blue a barrel. Just for the heck of it. How should I go about doing this? Is it pretty much the same as heat bluing a screw heads? Polish and apply heat until you get the color you like. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Hot Soapy Water?

    Could someone inform me of the benefits of using hot soapy water instead of cold soapy water? Why is black powder fouling more susceptible to hot water than cold? What chemical reaction occurs with fouling when using hot water instead of cold water? For years and to this day, on this very...
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    50 caliber GPR percussion

    I am a dyed in the wool flintlock man. But I wanted to start building my own guns so I put together a 50 caliber GPR percussion to start. It came out well. So I am breaking in the barrel by shooting a couple of hundred rounds through it before I start working out a load. Well, I’ve...
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    It Starts Again

    Well, here it is the start of my first parts build. As advised on this forum I went with a preform stock without the lock mortise cutout. This is going to be a North Carolina mountain rifle modeled after the John Gillespie rifle (No. 23, page 112) in Long Rifles of North Carolina by John...
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    Breech Plug Length

    As I prepare parts for my next build, which will be my first from semi formed blank, and I study architecture of original period rifles and comments made by builders, it has been noted that the breech plugs on modern reproductions tend to be longer than on originals and therefore the lock sits...
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    Just another GPR Build, Finished

    Well, it took 7 months but here it is. I want to thank all you fine gentlemen who were kind enough to lend their advice to help me finish my first kit build. I learned a lot and am feeling a little more confident about building my next project. I am quite satisfied with a lot of the fixes I...
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    Gun fit and Hunting Accuracy?

    If you had two deer hunting rifles; the first one shot 4 inch groups at 75 yards and the second rifle shot 2 inch groups at 75 yards, but the first rifle fit you like a custom made glove and the second one didn’t fit you as well, which would you take hunting, all other things being equal?
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    Getting A Low Sheen with Tru-oil

    As I am finishing my GPR kit, I was searching the past posts in this forum on how to put a satin sheen on the stock. So I read about steel wool, rottenstone, BC Stock Sheen, etc. I began to look for some rottenstone or Stock Sheen, as I had used 0000 steel wool before and found it...
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    Adding Patchbox to Finished Rifle?

    I was reading in Gunsmith of Grenville County, where Peter Alexander says he suspects that a few of the historic rifles had the patch box added after the rifle was completed. What do you more learned builders think? How prevalent was this and how hard is it to do?
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    When does the Gun Stocker become a Gun Builder?

    I was having conversation about the GPR kit I’m putting together and one of the gentlemen called me a gun builder to which I took exception and said that at best I’m junior kit assembler. And my next project might be from a parts kit which would make me a gun stocker. So, I was asked, “When...
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    Made My GPR to Thin

    I was beginning to finish my GPR and I found this; I made the forend a little to thin. What can I do to fix this so it doesn't get worst and maybe cover it up?
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    New Tip Curtis Lehigh Rifle

    I got this 2 weeks ago. It is a 40 caliber,42 inch A weight swamped barrel, M&G Classic lock, and Davis set triggers. I sent him the USPS MO and three days later I got this in the mail. It is just an off the rack rifle :wink:
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    Bee’s Wax Finish

    A few months ago I made some grips for a revolver and I decided to try using bee’s wax for a finish. So all I had handy was some bow string wax I made a long time ago made mostly of bee’s wax. I put it on and it looked pretty good. Now it has been 7 months and many thousands of rounds...
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    Fitting Wedges into GPR

    Well, after 6 months of work my GPR is ready for a test fire before I finish it. But I am having a little trouble with the wedges. I am putting in the longer one in the rear and the shorter one in the front but they wouldn’t go in without a bit of persuasion. I inlet the barrel so there is...
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    Can I Defarb Without Draw Filing?

    I bought a 54 caliber barrel for my GPR and it is an older barrel with the soldered under rib. I want to refinish it but the “read the manual” warning is on the flat next to the under rib. I can’t draw file it unless I take the rib off and then solder it back on after I draw file. Is there...
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    Can you Id this Percussion Lock?

    Hi, can someone identify this lock? I just found it in some boxes. I forgot I bought it back in the seventies in a gun shop and I think I paid $20 for it. It doesn’t have a fly in the tumbler. Or any markings of any kind. I’m thinking of using it in a Leman build. The parts are pretty...
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