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camerl2009

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building a double barrel flintlock
« on: May 22, 2011, 07:33:06 AM »
ok so see here for the last post http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=15622.30

now what alloy to use for breech plugs as i do not know what steel alloy to use for best working breech

i need to mke my breech plugs becuse no one sells them now id buy the book but right now i dont have $50+ for it
so online is where i need to get my info

there is no place near me that will do it nor is anyone around to help so i need to do it my self its not to hard to throw some threads on a piece of barstock but what alloy to use ive never done my own breech

people have said buy them becuse i dont know what im doing well we went down that road already and im not able to buy them look in the link above
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Offline bob in the woods

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Re: building a double barrel flintlock
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2011, 03:51:58 PM »
A low carbon steel , so it won't harden or become brittle, is what I would use. I made mine from a piece of wrought iron I purchased from Brad Emig. I have a bad feeling , though, that someday, you are going to make some lawyer very happy.  :(  By the way,  I made mine with hand tools because I wanted to learn,and experience how a back country 18th C. smith might have done it. I'm in no hurry to make another.  Breach plugs [ and barrels ] are cheap when you consider the work involved as well as the liability. Spend the money and buy the book. All my books are worth more to me than the $ I spent. 

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Re: building a double barrel flintlock
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2011, 04:17:42 PM »
By the way, I don't think I'll add anything further , as I don't want to be implicated in any tragic outcomes.
I respect the power of black powder, which I believe, is capable of pressures in the 100,000 PSI range.
When it comes to barrels and plugs, you really need to know what you're doing.

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Re: building a double barrel flintlock
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2011, 04:42:27 PM »
Yes, buy Bill Brockway's book! It holds the answers to many questions you have on this subject and just how to do it.

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Re: building a double barrel flintlock
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2011, 06:03:32 PM »
Camerl2009,

Your previous thread on this topic was locked by the moderators and the following message was sent to you.  Perhaps you missed the PM, so here it is....

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