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Items for Sale/Wanted / Re: William Beck Half-stock Rifle

« Last post by Flintlock Fellow on April 20, 2025, 05:48:18 AM »

Price reduced to $1,350 (shipped).

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Black Powder Shooting / Re: Leading in my smooth bore

« Last post by Marcruger on April 20, 2025, 05:32:02 AM »

Black could well be graphite.  Mr Flintlock or original Lehigh Valley Lube will remove Graphite.  Give it a try. 

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Black Powder Shooting / Re: First morning in Illinois

« Last post by JEH on April 20, 2025, 05:15:53 AM »

Hey Curt! Something should be familiar. That fine Fowler came from you. One of my favorite pieces. If the birds commit it never fails!

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Antique Accoutrements / Re: Original powder measurer questions

« Last post by NDduckhunter on April 20, 2025, 04:57:09 AM »

That’s great that the bag, horn and measurer are all still intact. You rarely see a kit like that, thanks for showing it to us!

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Black Powder Shooting / Re: First morning in Illinois

« Last post by Curt Lyles on April 20, 2025, 04:15:39 AM »

JEH  Nice bird and a nice smoothbore ,something looks familiar.  Curt

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Items for Sale/Wanted / Lalioff/Sibley

« Last post by art riser on April 20, 2025, 03:38:21 AM »

Lalioff copy of an original bag. Sibley banded  buffalo horn. For sale at the Knoxville show next weekend. $500.

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Black Powder Shooting / Re: First morning in Illinois

« Last post by old george on April 20, 2025, 02:47:27 AM »

Nice looking bird, congrats.

george

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Items for Sale/Wanted / Re: Johnsons Paste Wax

« Last post by Longknife on April 20, 2025, 12:50:28 AM »

 




Soft as a babies bottom!!!! LOL!

Ed Hamberg
1008 Logan
Alton Il 62002

I'll take your personal check. Thanks, Ed

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Gun Building / Re: Davis trigger adjustment screw???

« Last post by Bob Roller on April 20, 2025, 12:45:14 AM »

Hi,
I am glad you resolved your problem but I am going to recommend a modification. I don't know how you are equipped to drill steel, tap holes, cut threads, or fabricate small metal things. Assuming you can do those basic things, I recommend drilling the hole in the plate for a 4-48 screw and making a 4-48 adjustment screw to replace the  smaller old one.  That will strengthen the set screw mechanism quite a bit.

dave

Redrill with a #44 drill, countersink it the depth of ONE thread and tap it to 4x40 or 4x48.  3 minute job.
Bob Roller

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Gun Building / Re: What Are Must Have Tools for pistol building (English Heavy Dragoon)

« Last post by smart dog on April 19, 2025, 11:36:51 PM »

Hi,
Lock screws on pistol locks mostly but sometimes I need small machine screws to anchor nose caps and other mounts. Sling swivels are another item that I often use NO 6 screws for.   In addition, the small screw can be a quick fix for a ramrod that partially blocks the forward lock bolt although I usually turn the center of a larger 8-32 or 10-32
bolt thinner to clear the rod when I need that fix, which I do a lot on slim British fowlers.

dave