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    Building new barrel for TC Seneca?

    Anybody ever build a new barrel for their TC Seneca or Cherokee rifle? What parts did you use? Did you keep the barrel at 24" in length?
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    Ballistol for cleaning?

    For the guys that use Ballistol for cleaning their guns, could you share your cleaning method and dilution ratio? Thanks.
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    Diamondback powder?

    Jacks powder keg lists Diamondback powder for sale. I don't believe I have heard of it before. Anyone use it? Who makes it?
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    over fire spit cooking

    Any body do much cooking on a spit? Favorite cuts of meat/recipes/marinades?
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    folding rocking chair

    Does anyone have any experience with the folding rocking chair, like Panther sells? Wondering if it is worth the money?
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    Keeping brass from tarnishing

    Is there anything that can be put on brass to keep it from, or slow down the tarnishing?
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    Large Siler Deluxe lock

    Anyone have any experience with the large deluxe Siler lock? Good, Bad, So-So? Any better than the large Siler?
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    #11 Cap prices?

    What is considered a good price per 1000 percussion caps and the best place to buy them? At Friendship in the spring, I believe the cheapest I saw was $44.00 per 1000, but I didn't know if that was a good price or not.
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    TC Cherokee 45 worth?

    I just saw a Cherokee in our local gun shop, that from the outside, is in very good condition. I will have to take a bore light and look at the bore. What is considered a going price for one of these?
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    TOTW Oil finish

    Anyone ever try TOTW original oil finish? Pros, cons?
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    Vincent is done!

    This is a Vincent parts set from Track, 45 Cal. 13/16 x 36 green mountain barrel, Grade 3 maple, Zonie's Lye treatment with Danglers golden brown stain and Tru oil. I havn't shot it alot yet, but I had a 5 shot group at 25 yards, that was a single 3/4 inch hole. Thanks to everyone for all the help!!
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    Need drum thread help!

    I pretty much have my Vincent riffle done, so I took it out yesterday and shot a few rounds through it and it did alright. When I started to clean it, I had water squirting out from between the barrel and the drum. I removed the drum and it is real loose in the barrel. Everything came from TOTW...
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    Jacks powder keg

    Anyone buy powder from him? Is he good to deal with? I have bought from TOW before but Jacks is cheaper, if you by his powder, which sounds like it is Goex in his cans?
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    Drum installation.

    I am to the point of drilling, tapping and installing the drum into my barrel. Is there anything that should be put on the threads when everything is finish fit? Anti seize, lock tight? Also the threads are going to extend pretty far into the barrel, do you file these down to be even with the...
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    Hand lapping barrel.

    I have read on here about the steel wool and scotch bright lappings but somewhere I read about pouring a lead slug and using it for lapping (Muzzleloader Magazine maybe)? Does anyone here use this procedure, or if it was in the magazine, which issue it was in? Or what is the best way to hand...
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    Rear sight placement

    Is there a rule of thumb as to where to install the rear sight? This is on a Vincent half stock 36" barrel. Or do you install the front sight then move the back sight until it looks good?
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    BLO finish

    I was talking with a gunbuilder at a show I was recently at and he said that he keeps a small container of blo handy to quence metal parts in when hardening them and this in turn makes the blo dry alot faster when used as a stock finish. Anyone ever try this? I just tried a scrap peice of maple...
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    soldering under rib

    I am getting ready to solder on my under rib does anyone have any words of wisdom? I am using the silverbrite from TOW, I think it melts at around 430 degrees. Any tricks to keep solder from oozing out all over the place, making clean up hard? I thought I read somwhere to use white out on the...
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    Brown/fire blue lock parts?

    I have finally started my vincent kit from TOW. Do most of you brown your lock plate and hammer or fire blue them? Or brown the plate and fire blue the hammer? The barrel will be browned.
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    Zonie's staining methed

    Zonie, did I read it right when you said that the lye solution doesn't bother any of the metal inlays or parts? So I can put brass buttplate, nickle or silver inlays and pewter nose cap in place and then go through the staining and finishing? I use lye for making brain tan and it tends to tear...
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