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  1. pipascus

    James Lowe 1740 Pistols. Shootable?

    Hello! I know someone who has a set of pistols from 1740. He wants to know if it's OK to shoot them, load, special loading procedure (?) etc. Can someone help with this? Thank you. Here are a couple of photos...
  2. pipascus

    Rifle Building Classes?

    Good afternoon, I have had a Jim Chambers Mark Silver rifle kit since 2006 and still haven't finished it. Part of it has been because of life, but much of the reason is fear of drilling the flash hole etc., especially if I still need to inlet the barrel more and it then becomes misaligned. I...
  3. pipascus

    TEMPTATION!!!!!!!

    So I have a Jim Chambers Mark Silver rifle kit that still needs finishing. I also have to get and make my gear so I can go trekking. Wife is visiting her family and I am taking a road trip from Arizona to maybe Yellowstone to do some writing and photography. And here lies the temptation...
  4. pipascus

    A Guide Through the Lost Arts and Forgotten Crafts

    This channel has some great content that applies to powder horns/scrimshaw, etc.
  5. pipascus

    Does anyone remember or know.,,.

    Back around Late December/Early January 2004 or so I visited a lady friend in Michigan. She took me to some kind of gun show for muzzleloading in a wooden building. I can’t remember where it was but I think it was sort of near a university and we had lunch at a place called Bilbo’s Pizza. I...
  6. pipascus

    Getting back to my rifle...

    Bought the kit (Mark Silver Rifle) from Jim Chambers back in 2006. Mark Baker talked me through several choices and that was the one he thought I'd like, so I drove over to the Jim Chambers place to check them out. I actually got to see and hold some antiques in his collection. His daughter...
  7. pipascus

    Same Caliber For Rifle and Fusil?

    Howdy! My Mark Silver rifle is a .58 caliber. I was looking at TOTW Fusil de Chasse kit and it's available in a .58 as well. Would it be a good idea to get the Fusil in .58? My original idea was in .62/20g but just thinking if it would be a good idea to be able to use the same ball mold. New...
  8. pipascus

    I Need Balls!

    Good afternoon gentlemen! I need to determine what ball size to use before getting a mold for my Mark Silver rifle from Jim Chambers. The rifle is .58 Caliber. Anyone know where I can get some balls of a few sizes to try out, and what sizes? I figure maybe 5-10 of three sizes? Thank you!
  9. pipascus

    Kit vs Scratch

    So I still need to finish my Mark Silver rifle from Jim Chambers. Have been so busy I haven't even built the bench to hold it yet, but soon... Regardless, once I finish this rifle, I want to build a Fusil de Chasse, probably one for a friend first, then one for me. Trying to weigh the pros and...
  10. pipascus

    Tomahawk Touch-up and Handle Material

    Looking to replace the handle on my Cold Steel tomahawk. I have some oak, I think white oak. Would that work, or is it too brittle? I did the carving below on the original handle with my Swiss Army Knife years ago, but the handle cracked and split with regular use. Also, any examples/advice...
  11. pipascus

    Fusil de Chasse of love

    I am looking at getting a fusil de chasse in the near future. Looking at the Track of the Wolf kit. I'd likely go with the iron because that's more authentic. Curios that they offer a threaded barrel. I have been tempted to go for that, but seems a travesty. I am about to get back on my Mark...
  12. pipascus

    What size balls? And does silk work?

    Hello, I have a .58 caliber Mark Silver rifle from Jim Chambers. Can anyone advise as to what size balls I should shoot in it, as well as a mold? I'd like to get a bullet mold for it, but don't want to get the wrong size. Also, does a silk patch really add accuracy and range, or is that a myth...
  13. pipascus

    Back to old kit, work stand, and advice...

    Hello! So I've been away a long time and am hoping to finally,get back to finishing my rifle and go trekking etc. Back in 2006 I purchased a flintlock kit: a Mark Silver rifle from Jim Chambers. I fit the barrel and lock, as well as the trigger (though it still needs work), did some carving...
  14. pipascus

    Rifle Builder Help

    Hello. Been away for a while. I've had a Mark Silver rifle for about 3 years now that I have not been able to finish. :surrender: Does anyone have a recommendation as to who may be able to finish it for me? I just don't have much time to finish it. I want to get the following done: fit swipe...
  15. pipascus

    KNIVES

    Here are a few knives I got. Want to convert them into F&I period looking more or less, for me and for a couple of friends. Any suggestions/opinions about handles/materials designs? Thank ye! :hatsoff:
  16. pipascus

    Witney Blanket

    Opinion: Is buying a used Witney Blanket worth it? I intend to use it for trekking and it is $90 with a hole near center smaller than a dime. Rest of it is perfect. Just wondering if it's worth getting a used one.
  17. pipascus

    TRIGGER!!!!!!!!!

    Hello everyone. Been away for a while and now am living in Colorado. I am still stuck with the trigger on my Jim Chambers Mark Silver Virginia Rifle!!! It's driving me NUTS! :surrender: I see there are videos, like the Ron Elhert one, but they seem to cover other trigger systems, not the...
  18. pipascus

    Trigger Install

    My Jim Chambers Virginia Rifle project is on hold because I can't figure out how to properly install the trigger. I have drilled three holes for the pin and don't want to continue. I got the trigger in, but it just doesn't make sense because the pull is tremendous. I was told to cut/file the...
  19. pipascus

    Virginia Rifle Progress

    Here are some pictures of the progress of my Virginia Rifle. Here's the barrel getting the front sight dovetail by Barbie Chambers at the Chambers workshop: A few pictures of the rifle on the bench just before getting started: The tang after shaping: The tang before bending: And here...
  20. pipascus

    BARREL INLETING HELP!

    I'm trying to inlet the octagon/swamped barrel into the stock (J. Chambers MS Virginia)[yes: breechplug is removed]. I keep scraping and checking and scraping and checking, but it just doesn't seem to go all the way in. It'll often fall to one side. :cursing: Anyone: How can you tell whe the...
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