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  1. The Crisco Kid

    SOLD Thompson Center 54 Caliber Hawken Barrel

    This barrel is missing a ramrod pipe and the rear sight. The bore appears to be excellent. Some Bubba put a wrench on it an dinged up some corners as shown in the photos. These can be cleaned up with some draw filing since it needs re-blued anyway. If I were going to keep it I would get rid of...
  2. The Crisco Kid

    Stock wood

    I stumbled onto this site today. Has anyone dealt with them? https://gunstockwood.com/about-us/#our-wood
  3. The Crisco Kid

    Different cap height trivia

    I loaded up my Ted Cash capper today with Remington #11's and by the time I got to the range half the caps had turned over sideways in the capper and wouldn't feed. When I got home I measured some #11's and got these results: Remington: .142 CCI mag: .162 RWS: .156 The Remingtons worked fine...
  4. The Crisco Kid

    Latest Build

    Ready to take it to the range tomorrow to see if it will shoot. This is the one with the 35 caliber barrel that we thought was a 36. It's patterned after my ancestors rifle.
  5. The Crisco Kid

    A question for the 36 caliber shooters

    What diameter balls do you use and where do you get them? I have a 36 caliber barrel with a .350 bore and about a .360 groove. My thinking was that since my 45 uses a 440 ball, my 54 uses a 530 and my 58 uses a 570 ball I should get a 350 ball mold for the 36. This was before I measured the bore...
  6. The Crisco Kid

    1 7/8 " Percussion Hammer Needed

    Does anyone know where I can get a right hand percussion hammer like the Siler, L&R, or Hawken style? The Siler and L&R are 1 3/4" throw and I need one a little longer.
  7. The Crisco Kid

    Another interesting video

    Youtube seems to know what I like. This one popped up this evening. It's long but there are some really interesting details if you look closely at sights, lock panel, inlays, etc.
  8. The Crisco Kid

    An interesting 32 caliber deer hunt

  9. The Crisco Kid

    A Nice Piece of Walnut

    My next project is off to a good start. This piece of Claro walnut came from Cecil Fredi in Las Vegas, Nevada. $150 plus shipping. It's has the same grain and color on both sides. Great service and a good price plus he's great to deal with. The barrel is a 36 caliber Douglas (we think, it's...
  10. The Crisco Kid

    Single set triggers

    Has anyone here used the Davis single set trigger or have any recommendations for other brands? I'm a single trigger fan but am thinking of a single set for the next project.
  11. The Crisco Kid

    A Nice Hawken

    If I wanted to build a Hawken this is probably the one I would try to copy. I noticed that it doesn't have the slant breach.
  12. The Crisco Kid

    58 Caliber Smooth Rifle

    This is my first go round with a good smoothbore and so far things are going well. I got some good rabbit and bird killing patterns out to 30 yards yesterday. The first load was 1 1/8 oz of shot and 80 grains FFF Goex. It patterned all right but kicked too much so I switched to FF. Still more...
  13. The Crisco Kid

    Beeswax and lard proportions

    I used a 1/2" fiber cushion wad in my 58 smoothbore today and a mixture of lard and beeswax soaked into the wad worked very well. I got it from a friend who has no idea what the mixture is. He forgot. Does anyone have an idea as to where I should start? The temperature for the next month or so...
  14. The Crisco Kid

    Getting rid of lead oxide on shot

    I've come into some old shot that has been sitting around in open cans for years. When I poured it into some shot bags there was a lot of lead oxide dust floating around. I'm not worried about dying tomorrow because I was in the same county as the dust but is there a way to get rid of it? I know...
  15. The Crisco Kid

    All you need to know about casting balls.

  16. The Crisco Kid

    Barrel Coning Results

    I coned the muzzle of my 54 caliber Rice barrel with Joe Wood's tool so I can get away from a short starter. The results are great. The target on the left was partly coned. A .535 ball still needed the short starter but the shooting was good. The right hand target is after I fully coned the...
  17. The Crisco Kid

    Front sight for a smooth rifle

    I'm building a 58 caliber smooth rifle and have been pondering what kind of front sight I should use. It's a tapered octagon to round and the barrel wall thickness at the muzzle is .100". I haven't seen any originals to give me an idea. I'm thinking maybe a simple barley corn might look right. I...
  18. The Crisco Kid

    Some Traditional Stock Stains

    The section on the right is blushed aquafortis. The section on the left is asphalt. The middle section is a combination of the aquafortis and asphalt. All of them were given several coats of a blend of linseed oil, varnish and turpentine. The pistol was finished with just the asphalt which is...
  19. The Crisco Kid

    Card Splitting or Ball Splitting Handicaps?

    Does anyone know of any way to score a card splitting or ball splitting on a axe match with regards to caliber? For example, is there a logical or numerical way to reward a 32 caliber over a 75 caliber to equalize the score? It's a whole lot easier to split a card or ball with a big ball than it...
  20. The Crisco Kid

    Another Javalina

    I shot this medium sized javalina yesterday. After 4 days of looking my partner and I found a small herd of them. I took this one with my .45, "Miss Piggy", at 25 or 30 yards. The load was about 60 gr. 3F Goex under a bare .451 ball. I hate to admit the reason for this particular load but, I...
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