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Post by davep on Oct 4, 2007 15:02:05 GMT -5
And I just noticed, in the last series of pics, that you've got the same kitchen table as us! I can hear the banjos.....)
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Post by reed on Oct 4, 2007 20:06:53 GMT -5
I love the grain. What stain did you use and how did you prep the wood. I am guessing you didn't seal the wood.
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Post by osprey on Oct 5, 2007 12:29:43 GMT -5
Reed, don't remember the brand names, but a yellow base coat of stain and a brown top coat. Lots of sanding with finer and finer grits, then steel wool, before staining. Hand rubbed in 8 coats of Tru-oil to seal it and bring out the shine on the wood. It does have great curl/stripe in the wood, looks even better in person! Davep, go play your own banjo, that's just an outside project platform!!!
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Post by davep on Oct 5, 2007 16:15:39 GMT -5
Davep, go play your own banjo, that's just an outside project platform!!! Sure it is. That's what we used to tell folks too! (besides, it's the wife's banjo,I swear.Lets her put all those extra fingers to good use!) I talked to SteveM today.He said that one of the older guys at St Michaels that you've been working with is The Master when it comes to flintlocks! Then he was off to swelter and sweat to death in Delaware's early ML season this afternoon!
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Nov 27, 2007 20:49:04 GMT -5
I got to see the sika longrifle yesterday. WHAT A GUN! You should be proud. When you finished yours, it got me back to working on my pistol. Don't have all of the history you do & won't look near as nice, but I'll post a couple pics of mine when I am done.
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Post by BIG FOX on Nov 28, 2007 5:55:02 GMT -5
Yeah the Osprey brought the long rifle down to Blackwater to show it off to me and the deerhunter. it truely is a great gun and very very nice. even better in person. the pics do it justice but nothing like holding it yourself to really get a good eye full.... It is a beaut and you should be extremely proud of it......
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Post by osprey on Nov 28, 2007 10:28:28 GMT -5
Thanks guys! She works on whitetails, too, two so far this week with it.
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Post by BIG FOX on Nov 28, 2007 10:43:50 GMT -5
well if nothing else if they come in close enough you could just club them to death with it.. got about a 8 foot reach with that thing...
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Post by brandon on Dec 12, 2007 11:26:40 GMT -5
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Dec 12, 2007 12:28:42 GMT -5
They are A LOT of work, so if you get it, be prepared.
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Post by osprey on Dec 12, 2007 13:00:43 GMT -5
Funny that you found that, one of those is under my Christmas tree for the little boy next door that I take hunting! He's 11 and we'll get him through the build, I imagine you can handle it too. Any questions or things you get hung up on just give a shout. Most of those kits are just final fitting and finish work like staining and browning/blueing, just take your time. Get yourself a good 1/4" wood chisel, and keep it SHARP!! And some inlet black (or a candle to soot the brass parts) and coat pieces that go together - tap with a rubber hammer and wherever the black transfers is what you cut away, although there shouldn't be too much on these kits. Also check www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/fusionbb.php? - great forums for muzzleloading and the gun builders section has some really knowledgable folk who can answer any questions you have.
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Post by reed on Dec 12, 2007 14:28:21 GMT -5
Go for it, I have a .58 cal old style. I didn't build it, but I think those guns are great looking.
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Post by osprey on Dec 12, 2007 15:26:35 GMT -5
Also take note, if you don't know the difference, that these are 1:48 rifling. It'll shoot patched round balls much better than conicals or sabots. Still deadly effective out to 100 yards, but something to consider.
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Post by davep on Dec 12, 2007 16:34:14 GMT -5
Most 1:48" twist will throw heavy conicals pretty well. Sort of a compromise. Sabot barrels are much faster twist, usually 1:28 or so. Dedicated roundballers usually run 1:66-1:72".
Best thing to do is try your individual barrel. I have a 1:66 that LOVES a .490 RB with a .015 patch.It's a tight fit,but much better accuracy than with the 0.10 patch. Also tried about a dozen heavy conicals and it shot the Hornady Great Plains 385gr pretty well. Most others I tested were either all over the place or tumbled. Twist was too slow to stabilize them.
All the testing is half the fun!
And like Osprey said, these kits really aren't that much work. You CAN get fancy with them if you want, but the wood is usually pretty poor. Great for a shooter/hunting piece though, and you won't worry about hurting it. Also a good way to get your feet wet in building-you'll know what all the parts are and how they interact.
Heck one of my brothers put a kit together straight out of the box, and hunted with it as is-in the white, no stain,etc for a few years,auntil he got around to "finishing" it. I did the same the FIRST season I had my own ML.
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Post by osprey on Feb 3, 2008 17:56:31 GMT -5
Spent the afternoon shooting today, and it's amazing what 100+ rounds through the barrel will do. I've shot 120-150 rounds through it since building. When new I could barely get balls in with .010 lubed patching, and was dead on with 50 grains of powder. Now that the barrel has been shot enough to get rid of burs and season it, it takes the thicker .018 pillow ticking patches for a good, tight fit with the ball, and I had to file the front sight a bit 'cause it was consistently shooting 1-2" low. Got her on target now though, and she should be good for a long time with this load and site plane.
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