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    FOR SALE Corey Jo Stewart bag

    Hi - can you give dimensions? Thanks, =Nick
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    Latest Build

    Yeah sorry - I realized and backed out the reply but not soon enough.
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    Latest Build

    NVM
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    Latest Build

    Thanks! Mine is just a collection of parts that i thought would work well together. It has an L&R lock that I had to tinker with to actually make work. It came with a squared front end like yours, but I rounded it because I liked the look. But when you do that, the thin web of wood between...
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    Latest Build

    Man after my own heart! I give you the Chicken Rifle. .36 back action maple-stocked. An early (and rough) build. With it's black informal (delrin) ramrod. Notice the slightly pregnant look right around the breech that is endemic to the species... Shoots really well if I do my part, enough to...
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    Opening the ramrod thimbles

    Got it thanks - will see how it goes.
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    Opening the ramrod thimbles

    Ok thanks all for your input. I think I'll try a reamer to at least smooth out the insides of the thimbles and maybe nothing more need be done. I like the idea of opening up the thimbles to 3/8" so I can more easily replace the ramrod when it breaks. All I need do then is cut a replacement rod...
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    Opening the ramrod thimbles

    Hey Folks, Just started another kit and ran into the same time-consuming problem as always - the ramrod thimbles holes are never wide enough to take the ramrod they're supposed to be for. In my case - 3/8" I started using my usual strategy of using a round file, then sandpaper around a stick...
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    What causes this line to mess up my rust blue?

    Ok thanks folks. I acetoned the whole thing to remove the surface contaminants, but did not remove and clean the breechplug threads. I had a gunsmith install the breech plug, so I need to either tell him to not use a sealant/oil, or just do the two pieces separately. No, it doesn't look that...
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    What causes this line to mess up my rust blue?

    Hey Folks, I've been playing with the Mark Lee cold blue and really like the result. The last barrel came out great except for the line pictured between the barrel and breechplug. It's a Rice barrel with a TC breechplug installed. I don't blue many barrels so I use the technique where let the...
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    My rifle project has just earned a name....

    I set out to make a squirrel rifle. My own design, slim barrel in .36, back action lock, maple stock. One day my wife wanted to know how the project was going, but couldn't remember which small animal I intended to hunt. So when I came up from the basement one day she brightly asked "So how's...
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    How is a .32 for target work?

    On a good day my built-from-parts .36 drives tacks. I've cloverleafed 4 shots at 50 yds. Like others say, it's a hoot to shoot, although it does foul quickly. My local matches are occasionally out to 100 yards at both paper and gongs. The gongs are the problem. The bullet is too light to hear...
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    WITHDRAWN 37 Barnes Expander MZ .54 lead-free 325 gr slugs.

    My bad - nevermind $30 + 10 shipping within the US. Barnes #30680 Don't have the rifle anymore, so I don't need these. Comes with the original booklet.
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    To you builders who practice the art of engraving.

    It's been about 6 month of on-and-off practicing since I started engraving. Some thoughts: 1+ on Shippler's book. I have copy of Meek that I've been looking at for many years and it glosses over a couple of very important points. Shippler is written for the beginner. Also Shippler's book is...
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    Pistol Build - hooked breech or not for accuracy?

    Good points folks - thanks! I usually don't bed the breech, but I think I will with this one. Thanks, _Nick
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    Pistol Build - hooked breech or not for accuracy?

    Hey folks, Got a question for you - my local club is starting to hold BP pistol matches occasionally, so naturally my thoughts turn to building a match pistol on the lines of the Pedersoli le Page. My question is about whether you think a hooked breech pistol would be inherently less accurate...
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