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    Screw tips for powder horns

    A regular set of tap and dies works fine. Just go easy so you don't split or break the horn or plug material. I used a 1/4-20 die on the tine of an antler. First, file the tine down to the proper diameter for 1/4-20 die. Because the die won't cut the full length of the filed-down tine (it'll...
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    Patch box release geometry

    Pushrod is coming up from the toeplate. Also check out Bill Raby's Lancaster build - Part 46 on youtube.
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    Patch box release geometry

    I recently completed this part of a build for the first time using the same components. I filed the thicker part of the spring down to about 0.030" thickness, width was left alone. The pushrod should contact the spring as far away from the spring mounting screw as possible without interfering...
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    Hello from the Keystone State

    I've been hunting with a muzzleloader since the late 80s, mostly with a CVA Frontier kit my Dad bought me. I've taken quite a few deer with that .50 cal over the years. A couple years ago I completed a Pedersoli 12 ga SxS kit and have taken some pheasants and squirrels with it. More recently I...
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    Thinking of buying a pedersoli shotgun

    I bought a Pedersoli 12 ga SxS kit a couple years ago. The kit goes together very easily, with only minor filing, sanding, and staining required. Note that the stock in kit form is uncheckered vs the completed shotgun stock is checkered, if that's important to you. It is a surprisingly light...
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