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    Waxing a stock

    I just refinished a stock (my first ever attempt at such) and used several coats of boiled linseed oil. Every now and then I get it out and polish it with a terry-towelling cloth, but I was wondering about giving it a coat of wax to further seal it and buff it up. Is this a practical idea, or...
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    Vacuum soaking a stock?

    Something that occurred to me while doing my first ever linseed oil finish (on an old CVA). Many woodworkers use a vacuum chamber to stabilize wood - knife handles, woodturners, even some furniture makers. While it's not practical to immerse a stock in the oil solution (need too much!), I was...
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    Lee contact details

    Does anyone have any contact details for Lee management - owner/CEO/manager whatever? I'm fed up with Lee's "Customer Service" people and need to bypass them.
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    Shooting my Pedersoli Frontier

    So, today I finally got out to continue sighting in my Frontier. Managed to get 22 shots in. At least they all hit the target (that's the good news) :grin: . .50 cal, .490 ball, 70 gns 3f shooting at 50 metres off a benchrest support. Swabbing between shots. Result - no discernible groupings...
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    Undersize Lee mold (.490)

    A couple of months ago I bought a Lee 2-cavity .490 round ball mold. I've cast a couple of hundred balls and they came out fine. Today I decided, out of curiosity, to check them with a micrometer. They vary in size from .478 to .484, and are out-of-round! I could not find one that was .490. I...
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    My Pedersoli Frontier

    I thought I'd start this thread rather than add it to someone else's (particularly the one about the type of wood on a Pedersoli Kentucky). I picked up my (used) Frontier the other day, and naturally stripped it down to check the condition. I'm assuming it's a walnut stock, judging by the...
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    How much priming powder do I need?

    A question for those who know more about shooting flinters than me - which is probably nearly everyone here! How much priming powder does one put in the pan? The rifle is a Pedersoli Frontier, I have 4f powder for priming and a priming flask that drops 3 gns. I haven't been able to find any...
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    Thompson Patriot questions

    In another post I mentioned that I'd like a Trapper pistol, but that they're unavailable here. I've just joined a new pistol club, and a dealer/gunsmith there mentioned that he has a Patriot for sale - not cheap, but then beggars can't be choosers, as they say. So, a couple of questions (I...
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    Colt used in movie

    I just finished watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (again - has to rank as one of the all-time classic Westerns). Anyhow, having a newly-discovered interest in muzzle-loaders, particularly handguns, I paid a bit more attention to what they used. Basically, they were Colt cap-and-ball guns...
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    Making "pills" (for a revolver)

    Not sure where to put this, so I stuck it here as it's hardly traditional. I've been trying to make my pills 1/4" thick, and have had problems getting a uniform thickness when pouring the "slab" of mix. I've tried using pans, but unless they're dead level it ends up thicker at one end than the...
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    Idle musings on bore protectants

    When I got started in MLing, I began to read as much as I could (and I still do) about the subject. I thought "ah, I can use natural products, this is good". Patch lube, wad lube, pills, stuff for wiping down the outside, no problems there. Cleaning the black gunk out of the barrel, can't beat...
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    Conicals in an Uberti

    When I bought my Rem.44 it came with some flat-bottom conicals (the guy is still trying to find the mold). The conicals measure 0.428. I've made a casting of one of the chambers and it measures 0.447 at the mouth, 0.444 1/2" down. Are these conicals going to work, given the size difference? I'm...
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