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    Heritage Arms matchlock concerns

    Hello, I recently purchased a matchlock from Heritage Arms. Upon receiving I disassembled and pulled the breech plug. The plug snugs to the barrel. There isn’t a “face” in the barrel just threads. There’s about 3/32” of threads past the end of the plug. The touch hole had to be drilled in this...
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    Cannon carriage “stock” question.

    Hello, I am attempting to build a half scale no. 1 field carriage. I’ve scaled down a drawing the best I could and want to know from you more experienced folks if this looks right to you. Thank you, Jon
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    St. Louis Hawken recoil

    Hello, I have a St. Louis Hawken .54 calibre made in the early 80s. I have only shot it three times. 50grs. of 3f Swiss was my starting load. It kicks like a danged mule. I was using the just off the bi-cep hold. You know like everyone tells you to do. But those three shots were painful. They...
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    Where do you buy your stock blanks?

    I’m wondering where you builders buy stock blanks. I have an original Brown Bess barrel and lock I would like to make functional. It’s an IMA parts set. Thanks, Jon
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    Question for alloy/casting experts

    Hello. I’ve had in my possession,for over 20 years, some window counter weights that came from a late 19th century to early 20th century building. I thought they were 100% lead but they are not. I found this out casting fish weights 20 years ago. The eyes of the tear drop shape weights would...
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    Kibler SMR frizzen broke in two

    Hello all I received my Kibler SMR kit Thursday and I immediately went to work on it. I got the barrel and tang fit then went to work on the lock. I disassembled the lock and got the lock plate right. I reassembled the lock and it fit quite nicely. Just a bit of wood to remove for the...
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    Kibler SMR flint size?

    Hello, I have ordered a Kibler SMR that won’t be here for a couple months. I would like to know what size flints are needed for this lock. Emailed Jim Kibler flintlocks but haven’t received a response. Been three days. Hope someone who has one can chime in. Thank you, Jon
  8. J

    Kibler .50cal.

    Fired my Kibler colonial today. Not a bad group at 30 yards. Had one go astray though. While loading and priming, I decided to put the hammer in the half-cock position. To simulate a hunting situation. And blamo! The gun went off, went right through the front window of the house. I don’t know...
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    Can I turn a set trigger set up to a single trigger set up?

    Hello all. I had a problem today. I lost the fly from my L&R Bedford flintlock. I can purchase a replacement fly but I don’t think I can make it work properly. The question is, can I make this lock, that is designed for a set trigger, work on a single trigger set up? I’ve posted in the past...
  10. J

    Ordered a Kibler

    Hello all, I ordered a Kibler kit. .50 Colonial, I was looking for a .50 because I still have some .50 stuff from 20+ years ago. And yes I am still working on the Track of the Wolf Bedford County rifle in .36. I also have two other builds going on. A Kentucky pistol and a Brown Bess. These are...
  11. J

    Tips for achieving this forearm profile

    Hi all, I would like to know what some of you accomplished builders do to profile your forearm wood. This is my last step to finishing this stock for now. I have some ideas but I am a bit afraid of going for it. I have some layout lines on it. You can see them in the picture. Thanks, Jon
  12. J

    When to test fire a new build?(flintlock)

    As the title asks, when? Do you do it when the rifle is complete with wood finished? Or do you do it after major parts are fit? I ask because I’m about to install the touch hole liner and wondering if I should check the function before finishing stock work. Also how do you test fire, do you do...
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    L&R Lock Company

    Hello all, I posted a thread recently about my lock and trigger problems with my Bedford County kit from TOW. I did contact them about it and they told me to return the lock to them or to L&R. I was going to return it to TOW but later decided to contact L&R. I’m glad I did. Very helpful and...
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    Set trigger stopping at half cock

    Hello all. I’m in the process of my first build and things have been going ok. It’s a TOW Bedford kit. As the title says, I’m having trouble with the double set trigger. When I pull the set trigger then pull the lock back it stops at half with a nice click. Then back to full cock with a decent...
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    Drill press jig

    Hello all. New member here and I would like to ask about drilling the lock and tang bolts. Where can I find a center to center drilling jig? If they aren’t available, are there any plans out there to build one? This is the only thing I’m really worried about on this, my first build. TOW Bedford...
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