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    WANTED Hook Breech and tang for a 13/16" octagonal barrel, .45 cal.

    Not sure if this is correct place to post this, since I'm only looking for a part. I'm replacing the barrel on an old gun and want to install a hook breech and tang. I'm limited by the channel width of the stock. I've seen plenty for sale for 15/16" and 1" barrels. Anybody have one they're...
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    .45 Caliber hook breech?

    I'm planning my next rifle project, and would like to build a .45 cal half-stock percussion rifle. I'd like to install a hook breech, but the on-line suppliers seem to not offer hook-breeches for calibers of less than .50 cal. Are any of you aware of someone who does?
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    Meet Mr. Hoots

    Well, it only took 6 years, but I finally finished the Lehigh Valley-style rifle from parts ordered in August, 2012. Rifle is .40 cal, with a 42" straight octagonal barrel. Lock is a Chambers “Dale Johnson,” with a single-set Davis trigger. This is the second rifle I've built (the first was...
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    How to post photos?

    Just finished a Lehigh-style flintlock rifle I've been working on for about 6 years. Would like to post pictures to share. How do I do that? :confused:
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    Broken Cleaning Jag in Barrel

    Not sure if this belongs in the gun builder's bench or a different forum. I was shooting my flintlock .45 cal rifle at the range yesterday. When I was done, I ran a couple of patches of Hoppes #9 down the barrel to hold it until I could get home for a more thorough cleaning. I used a cleaning...
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    Question on touch hole placement

    I'm working on a Lehigh Valley style flintlock rifle. I bought the stock with the mortices for the barrel, lock, and trigger pre-cut. The lock and trigger mortices were works of art. The breech end of the barrel channel needed to be carved for the tang and breech plug lug. While inletting the...
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    Where to find a flintlock "shield"?

    The range I shoot at recently revised their black powder safety rules. One of the new rules is that "flintlocks must have shields on the side of the gun where the lock is located." I've checked websites for TOTW, Dixie, Muzzleloader Builders Supply, Jedediah Starr, and other black powder...
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    That Pesky Breach Plug

    So I'm now on my second breach plug :( and I think I figured out the problem I had with the first. :) It appears that the threads in breach chamber of the barrel do not extend all the way from the breach end of the barrel to the bore shoulder. This is what screwed me up the first time; I...
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    Anyone out there building a rifle?

    Hello, all. About 30 years ago, I built a Lancaster-style flintlock longrifle. It was great fun to build (although it shows a few beginner mistakes), and even more fun to shoot. This past summer I had it at the range and came down with the itch to build another one. Well, the parts arrived a...
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    So few Oregonians???

    Thank you for allowing me to join this community. I built a flintlock longrifle about 30 years ago and have enjoyed shooting it over the years. A couple of months ago I got the itch to build another one. The parts arrived about two weeks ago and I work on it a couple of hours a day. It...
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