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    My current build, Isaac Haines .54

    It's been a while since I've posted rifle progress and thought I would show some progress and invite critiques. The rifle is a Chamber's Isaac Haines in .54 cal. Patchbox is copied from one of Haines' rifles in RCA. I'm currently drawing molding lines on the fore-stock and butt-stock in...
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    Christian's Spring Rifle build (RCA #43)

    I just got back tonight from the NMLRA Gunsmithing workshop at WKU in Kentucky. My class was with Jack Brooks, making a Christian's Spring rifle from a blank. I'm doing a rifle based on #43 from RCA. Blank was from Dunlop's, barrel and ramrod inlet by Mark Wheland. Barrel is from Ed Rayl...
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    Starting 2nd build, Chambers Isaac Haines

    I'm starting my second build, Jim Chamber's Isaac Haines in .54 Cal. There have been a few posts from other folks about the lock and touch hole geometry on this particular gun, and thought I would show what I am doing. On my gun, and other's I've seen on the forums, the barrel has to come...
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    TOTW Vincent Ohio Rifle Build

    Okay guys, I've been reluctant to post photos of this build because it seems to be a disaster at every turn. It's my first build, a .50 Cal Vincent Ohio Rifle from a pre-carve from TOTW. All the things I thought would be easy turned out to be difficult. Many of the things I thought would be...
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    Nails/brads for nickel escutcheon inlay

    It's almost time to set my nickel escutcheons in on my TOTW Vincent Ohio Rifle. I would like to make nails/brads to anchor them in. Not being terribly familiar, do I need some nickel silver wire, or what would be the correct wire to make the nails from? Second question, is where do I get it...
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    Kentucky Flint Pistol build advice sought

    My next build will be the TOTW Kentucky pistol in flintlock. My question regards the butt, or handgrip on the pistol. The kit comes with a pre-carve stock and the butt of the pistol is not round, but has a line running from the rear of the lock mortise all the way down to the bottom of the...
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    Lock finishing, hardening

    I have 3 locks I am finishing, each from gun kits. They are: Goulcher percussion lock for the TOTW Vincent Ohio rifle Siler flintlock for the TOTW Kentucky pistol Golden Age Germanic for the Chambers Early Lancaster. Do I need to harden any of the parts? Looks like the mainspring is already...
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    Poured a pewter nose-cap.. Success!

    I finally got the nerve to pour the pewter nose cap on my Vincent Ohio Rifle. Things on this build have not normally gone right the first time, so I am pleased to say that this went off without a hitch. I spent about 2 hours yesterday attempting to build the cardstock dam and was never happy...
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    Touch hole Liner for Pedersoli Bess?

    My Pedersoli Brown Bess has poor ignition. I've tried small amounts of prime, large amounts of prime, banking it toward the touch hole, banking it away from the touch hole etc etc. I enlarged the touch hole some time ago, and while it did improve the ignition, it is still very poor...
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    Nipple drum just a bit off square

    I drilled and tapped the barrel for my nipple drum today and it came out just a bit off square. The drum is angled forward toward the muzzle just a tiny bit. If I install it finger tight, there is about a .015" gap at the back, at the 9 O'clock position if you are looking at the drum from the...
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    Gun Builder's Bench

    Okay, feel free to chastise me for a potentially off topic question. I am about to move into a new house and build my long awaited workshop. The question is, do most guys build their own workshop bench, or buy one? If the answer is build, where could I find plans for such an item? Or where and...
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    Finally got time to re-start my first build after 2 years

    I finally found time to get back to building my ToTW Vincent Ohio Percussion in .50 Cal. Life has gotten in the way and it has been taunting me for almost 2 years. This is my first pre-carve build, after having built several assembly kits like T/C Hawken, Traditions Kentucky Pistol etc. I got...
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    Uberti 1862 Police .36 Hammer Blow Back

    I have a Uberti 1862 .36 Police model that is great to shoot, but has an issue. The cap/hammer quite often blows back after a shot. So, the hammer ends up partway between fully seated on the nipple and half-cock. The cap then ends up off of the nipple and usually lodges between the cylinder and...
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    Lessons learned from a newbie builder

    I am building 2 new rifles, a Track of the Wolf Vincent Ohio Rifle and a Chamber's Early Lancaster. I thought that a record of my monumental mistakes in these builds might be helpful to the crowd. I have built three "assembly" kits ( i.e. Thompson Center, Traditions etc) which means that I have...
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    Starting my Chambers Isaac Haines Kit

    I'm finally getting started on my Chambers Isaac Haines long rifle. It looks like I got a beautiful piece of wood, and the barrel is nice and clean. So here I am on step one, and already have a question... It's gonna be a long build... Can't seem to get the breech plug out. I think it is...
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    Pedersoli Bess - flash, no boom

    I'm having trouble with my Pedersoli Brown Bess. I get lots of flashes in the pan with no boom. I'd guess that it takes 3 to 5 flashes in the pan for each successful shot. Sometimes it's just one, but more often then not it takes several tries. I enlarged the touch-hole just a tiny bit, and...
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    Uberti 1849 Pocket Model Timing issue - solved

    After months of tinkering with a brand new Uberti 1849 Pocket Model, I believe I have solved its' issues, thanks to several post on this and other forums. I thought I would summarize what I found and did, so maybe someone else can benefit. It seemed to have 2-3 major issues: 1. The barrel wedge...
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    Windage Adjustment: 1863 Springfield

    My Euro-Arms 1863 .58 shoots about 4 inches left at 25 yds... It has the standard 2 leaf folding sight, with 300 and 500 yd leafs. When I raise the 500 yd leaf, there is a disc with two holes in it that either covers up an attachment screw or does something else. I've tried turning the disc in...
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    Removing rusted in nipples from antique Colt

    I have an original London Colt model 1851 belt revolver, and 2 of the nipples are stuck tight tight tight! I'm pretty sure they are just rusted in, and I would like to remove them. I've tried soaking in WD-40, with no luck. I'm soaking the chambers in penetrating oil right now, and hoping for...
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    Greetings from Las Vegas

    Hello all, Checking in from Sin City... My shooting vices cover everything from traditional flint and percussion to BP cartridge reloading. Just about to start on .58 Minie ball shooting, so I'll let you know how it goes1 Cheers, Chowmi
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