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    Good reasonable rifle builder?

    Well thank ye for the kind words 40.....I'm a lefty myself, thats how I got in this game. Years ago no LH guns on market just a very few LH locks....Tom
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    Short barreled Longrifle

    I have a short .50 cal. rifle here. 26" green mt. bbl., dark curly maple wood, L&R left hand lock. I got this gun in an estate sale, it was put together but not finished. I completed it, shoots very well, it has a crack in front of lock plate, nothing that would effect firing. $600.00 to your...
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    Greenhorn From Wa

    greetings, and welcome from an old Forks guy....
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    Barrel Rib And Ram Rod Pipes

    on round bbl. I screw pipes to rib, and solder rib to bbl. with Alpha paste from ACE hardware. Hold rib assmbl'y to bbl. with 4 or 5 twists of iron safety wire. I've had the best luck with Alpha, and a hammer won't knock the pipes off. well you can if you use a 2 lb. hammer....Tom
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    Unknown Lock on New Flinter

    I have 2 of those, Dixie sold 'em way back, good sparkers and I think DGW still has parts....
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    need lock mainspring made

    You can drill a new pin hole, done that before, adapting good springs to CVA's etc....a thought....
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    Barrel Browning Agent

    Ditto on waukon bay brown. The other day I was at local steel yard picking up some steel for another project, and they do a lot of ornamental iron work, fences, gates etc, and have the fancy hinges, scroll work pieces made up. Well they have a big selection of liquid metal "Tarnishes" and a pic...
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    bending a tang

    Yep, that 42" cheater bar works every time.....Tom
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    .32 build ideas?

    Don't want a crescent BP ? this is far out on a limb, but how bout an English "Rook" rifle, flat shotgun BP, iron or brass. They used those on small game for hunting around the place. Flintlocks to modern, they still making em...Tom
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    Flintlock Squirrel Rifle?

    .36 cal. will do fine for little critters, worried about rammer, geta brown or black nylon one. 64 gr 3f in .32 wow....I shoot 20...
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    attaching pan to barrel on matchlock

    No different than soldering on a rib. Use low temp 375-425 deg. solder, I've had good luck with Alpha solder paste from Ace hardware. Be sure both parts are 100% clean & bright. Coat both parts, clamp together and heat with propane/mapp torch, watch for paste to turn silver & stop before flux...
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    What is a twisted barrel ?

    Bolek hand filed the spiral groove on that wheel lock pistol. In Vienna, Austria I saw a Jeager rifle in museum with a octagon barrel, right in front of lock it made a twist to left so the lock plate flat became the top flat, really something.....Tom
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    Help with broken lock spring

    TC mainspring may be close ? ebay has 'em often....
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    Half-stock Hawken build?

    The gun works in Oregon has the old Sharon bbl. gear, Joe Williams will make you a tapered bbl out to 35". I've dealt with him 30 yr. great guy, And "usually" a short wait less than 2-3 months. You couldn't do better'n Chambers late Ketland. ..Tom
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    Half-stock Hawken build?

    Rib is maple off top of bbl. inlet. 4 lugs soldered to bbl. and pinned with 1/16" music wire, plus 5th lug for sling swivel. Slight taper from rear pipe to muzzle, 1/8" or so. ...Tom
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    Half-stock Hawken build?

    How bout an English 1/2 stock game/stalking rifle, plenty of flintlocks in those. Google'll show you lots, be sure to say flintlock, as they still make 'em in C.F. The great Nez Perce chief Joseph carried a .45 leman with a 24" bbl. cut-down I don't know.. Track wolf will cut &...
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    To have a Flintlock...

    Jim Kibler makes a downright fantastic "Kit" for 900 ! The workmanship is second to none--as is his finished rifles. What I'm saying as a first timer you'd cut build time WAY down & have a quality rifle when finished. He hangs out on American long rifle page. Just a 2 cent thought...Go ahead...
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    out of pinstock material can i use something else?

    Worn/broken drill bits....up to 3/32" Music wire off amazon. coat hanger....finishing nails....Tom
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    Curly Maple

    High Grade....
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    Trigger guard style?

    North Carolina, Thats a nice rifle you got there...Tom
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