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    How old are ya?

    I'm in the same boat at 37! When I taught highschool at the ripe old age of 22, one of my coworkers told me that she thought I was an old soul. I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I have my high school boys telling me I'm an old grouch.
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    Utah regulation chnges

    I like to think of traditional as what the people were using that founded our country . Really care what they were using before they came to America. And maybe a little while after since I like half stock cap guns too 😉
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    Kibler Finish Question

    My first lock bolt hole was not drilled accurately, so I plugged and redrilled it. I thought I had the wood grain of the plug matched up well, but apparently not! I consider it a freckle ;)
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    Utah regulation chnges

    I was very surprised at their decision, but I am glad it was done.
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    Kibler Finish Question

    The link Dave provided is a good one. I did my first and only so far gun with Permalyn sealer. I followed Bill Shipman's method in that link. However, when I put on each coat of sealer as finish after the first sealing coat, I put it on too thickly. After 5 or 6 coats, it was far too built...
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    Cow Elk Load

    I have been cow hunting with 130gr 2f behind a .570 ball. I'll let you know how it works out.
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    You're welcome. Thanks for sharing yours and the advice. I somehow didn't even see the pattern and pictures of yours you posted until just now when I went looking for it. I somehow missed it. Those look very nice! I'll probably give that pattern a shot on the next one.
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Thanks
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Yes. If I get to scanning it at some point, I'll attach a file here where it could be printed to size
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Yes. 8"x13.25" I glued in a strip of leather, probably 1/4" wide, between the two halves where the stitching goes. It provided a better seal of the upper end where the fold is, rather than trying to smash that crease perfectly flat.
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Yes, despite the leather not being supple, it does seem to seal pretty well when I wrap the strap around as pictured. Not having stitching on the front half seems to help. The rear where the stitching is doesn't seal as well. I thought I'd test it out as is and see if I need to try to wet...
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Here it is. I just need to work a lot more neatsfoot oil and then obenaufs into it.
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    swamped barrel inlet

    That is a really good idea! I'm now thinking really hard about getting a router for the next one I build
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    swamped barrel inlet

    @sdilts , I understand the rails would guide the router for the side flat swamp, but what about the swamp depth? Are you just routing to the shallowest depth and finishing with chisel, or do you somehow have those rails shimmed underneath to match the swamp depth?
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    One reason I like the idea of using this stiffer leather is that I thought I might occasionally want to put it on when brush busting. Some of the smaller trees and shrubs we have in Utah can be miserable to get through and are great at tearing holes in clothes, etc. I imagine the flint could get...
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    That is why I looked into it. I'm out of TOW mink oil. Here's my quick fix for today. My wife convinced me to not try to rush through making a leather one for this weekend. It's a scrap from an old cloth diaper bag. Some sort of poly coated fabric.
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Yup, I have some Burt's. The lanolin is a little loose, so it would be best with a. Bit of beeswax mixed in. The mink oil may not have any silicon. This is the only ingredient information I could find on it Patch lube confusion
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    Rear sight

    What you mention about focusing on the front sight only is something I always do. What I can't figure out is how guys stack their shots at 50-100 yards doing this, because the target's bull is never clear enough to really tell if I'm aiming at the same exact point or not. I seem to have to try...
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    I had thought of doing this and I'm glad to hear that will help soften it up. And I'll probably also make a half length sheath like you mentioned at some point... I do too much hiking to not have a covering for the muzzle, and I'm not sure I want to hike around with a balloon on the muzzle of my...
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    Will this leather work for a cows knee?

    Thanks everyone! We'll see if I can get it put together
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