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    What load do y'all like for .40 at 50 yards?

    I'm mostly just curious - i know all rifles will be a bit different. I've been getting spending some time with my father's (now my) .40 York rifle. It's got a 42" barrel and give me nice clover-leaf groups at 25 yard with 40g of Goex 3f (.395 ball, .018 patch with ToTW Mink oil). However, at 50...
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    Strengthening frizzen spring?

    The spring for my frizzen is rather weak. The firzzen doesn't really snap closed with much authority. I was thinking that opening the angle of the spring should give it some more umph, but before I do this I figured i should double check. I was thinking to heat the spring bend to cherry red...
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    Unusual double-barrelled flintlock pistols

    I recently visited Colonial Williamsburg and found these on display in the Folk Art Museum. There were a few nice rifles and muskets in their collection, but these pistols stood out due to their unusual approach. You'll see that they are over-and-under doubles, but not swivel-breeched. Instead...
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    "Reprinted" article on the Kentucky Rifle

    I found this "reprinted" Outdoor Life article from 1948 (reposted a couple days ago). Interesting to read how the flintlock rifle was viewed by enthusiasts then compared to today. Just thought some of y'all might find it interesting. https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/history-kentucky-rifle/
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    Flintlock elk hunt (not mine, but...)

    Clays Hayes is a pretty well-known guy in the traditional archery world. Hunts with his hand-carved self-bows and won a season of Alone. He just put out this vid of a late season elk hunt with a flintlock. Thought some might enjoy it.
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    SOLD .40 short barrel flintlock

    An interesting small-caliber "Golden Age"-ish era Lancaster-style flintlock built by C.D. "Buck" Rinker in WV. The heart is a 34" swamped "A" profile barrel in .40 caliber with a coned muzzle, with a Siler lock and double-set triggers. LOP is 13.5" to the front trigger. The length and weight...
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    Kibler has some upfl for faster shipping

    No affiliation here, just passing along info. I follow Kibler on Instagram, and they have several maple SMRs and some walnut Colonials with 1-2 week shipping. Won't last long I don't figure.
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    Visited Valley Forge today

    Made my first trip to Valley Forge today. I've lived within 2 hours for over a decade now, but still hadn't made it. I'm glad we did. Some of it was still closed from flooding a while back, but the newly built visitors center has a great little display. There's a small display of nicely...
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    1851 bolt/cylinder lock issue

    I bought an 1851 steel frame that was made sometime in the late 1970s for Bill Edwards (the guy in Afton, VA; I had a thread about it a bit ago). For the most part it is in fantastic condition. There is one thing that I'm having a bit of trouble with however: The cylinder stop protrudes back...
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    Finished at long last...

    ...my ideal flintlock rifle. I started this just about a year ago from a Dunlap Isaac Haines kit. I put a lot of thought and tried several rifles to get familiar with their characteristics before deciding on the basics. It's a .50 with a 38" Rice barrel, Chambers Deluxe Siler lock and Davis...
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    Making a patchbox catch

    I need to make a catch for my patchbox, and I'm gonna do the simple kind like this one. My first thought was to make the catch from some 1/8" mild steel stock and file it into the form above. My question is whether it should be tempered once it has been shaped.
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    Info on Bill Edwards (Afton, VA) 1851 Navy .36?

    I have a line on one of these from a local guy. I can't seem to find any significant information about them. I've found a few random mentions in various old threads, but any links to articles or longer write-ups are dead. The seller says it's unfired and made in Italy around the late 1970s for...
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    Double Set trigger adjustments

    I'm about done with a build I started last November, but the triggers have an issue I'd like to try to correct. It's 2 separate things, but I'm pretty sure they're related. When testing the set triggers alone (without the lock), they set and release just right. However, when actually tripping...
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    WANTED 1851 Navy

    Looking for a steel-frame .36 cal 1851 Navy. Pretty straightforward.
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    Fake Hawken worth keeping?

    My folks found a Charles Daly import "Hawken" when they were cleaning out the farm house they sold recently - it's the single wedge design so popular from the 70's and after. I forgot we had it. The bore is so rusted and pitted you can't hardly get a jag down it, and the tip of the sear is...
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    Short A profile barrel maker?

    I've got a .40 with a 34" A-profile barrel. I'm vaguely interested in whether I could find a .36 cal that I could swap. I realize the odds are smal and that some work would need to be done to match it to the stock. It might not be worth it, but I'm curious.
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    IH kit from Dunlap Woodcrafts - let the build commence

    I got my IH parts and stock from Dunlap today. I haven't built but one rifle previously, and that was 15 years ago or so. So, this will be fun! It's a gorgeous piece of wood. It'll be .50 cal B-weight barrel, 38" long with a Chambers Deluxe Siler lock and Davis double triggers. I still have to...
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    Last shoot and hunt at the family property

    I just got back from a few days off to visit the family property in middle Tennessee for one last hunt. We've owned it for 20 years, but I live too far to take care of it, and my folks are getting on in years. So, as sad as it makes me, it is time to let it go. The sale goes through in early...
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    Trigger guard options for HH/early Virginia-esque rifle

    Soon, I should be collecting the parts set from Dunlap for a rifle. After studying many photos, I ordered the Isaac Haines set, because it was closest in profile and whatnot to the iron-mounted rifles that I've seen called "early Virginia" rifles. Now, to be clear, I'm aware that term covers an...
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    How do you thread horn tips?

    For those who have made southern style horns with the threaded tips (hwether made of antler, horn, whatever), how do you thread those? They look like they'd be too odd-sized and the threads too coarse/large to use a typical tap and die set. How does that get done?
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