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Muzzleloaders / Re: New project, coning a barrel
« Last post by sleek on Today at 07:06:06 pm »Well, I will certainly be following along. You say you may trash it, you mean just the barrel right?
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Bows / Re: Z splice
« Last post by Badger on Today at 06:44:39 pm » I don't see any hinge, tiller looks good to me. Nice job.
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Muzzleloaders / Stuck ramrod
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 06:33:40 pm »A few times in my B/P journey I have stuck a ramrod down in the bore; I was reloading after a negligent discharge (set trigger set too light) on a nice 8 point that was so lust crazed from chasing a doe that he didn't run when I shot, in a hurry I used too much patch and stuck jag and the patch in the bore. I took me 3 or 4 minutes to finally get the ramrod out; it pulled the patched ball with it. The buck was at 8 yards when my ramrod got stuck, about 30 and facing directly away when I finally got reloaded, I had to let him go.
I bought a fancy ramrod puller to keep in my possible bag after that debacle.
Last week I went out my home range, I forgot my range rod and decided to load with my wood ramrod. Loading went OK but when I swabbed the bore after the shot my ramrod got stuck. I had been lubing patches and I couldn't pull it out with my slippery hands, I got out my fancy puller that I hadn't used in years and found that the leather on the gripping surfaces was coming off, I pulled the rod anyway and buggered up the rod to the point that I had to refinish it.
To save embarrassment in the future I decided to make a ramrod puller that would turn my wood ramrod into a range rod if necessary. Of course, to work I will have to have a ramrod tip on both ends. I decided to add a 5/16 tip on my 3/8 ramrod on the end that goes in the stock that I can screw my puller into if I get another ramrod stuck. I tapered my ramrod slightly to get past the lock bolt, a 5/16" tip will work just fine.
I have a TC Tee handle puller but it is butt ugly and awkward to use, I wanted something lighter and prettier.
The brass puller on the right works well but it takes two hands to operate it, you have to hold the rifle between your legs. The one I made leaves one hand to pull with and the other to hold the rifle. I drove a pin through the ferrule and the brass adapter to keep either part from coming loose.
I bought a fancy ramrod puller to keep in my possible bag after that debacle.
Last week I went out my home range, I forgot my range rod and decided to load with my wood ramrod. Loading went OK but when I swabbed the bore after the shot my ramrod got stuck. I had been lubing patches and I couldn't pull it out with my slippery hands, I got out my fancy puller that I hadn't used in years and found that the leather on the gripping surfaces was coming off, I pulled the rod anyway and buggered up the rod to the point that I had to refinish it.
To save embarrassment in the future I decided to make a ramrod puller that would turn my wood ramrod into a range rod if necessary. Of course, to work I will have to have a ramrod tip on both ends. I decided to add a 5/16 tip on my 3/8 ramrod on the end that goes in the stock that I can screw my puller into if I get another ramrod stuck. I tapered my ramrod slightly to get past the lock bolt, a 5/16" tip will work just fine.
I have a TC Tee handle puller but it is butt ugly and awkward to use, I wanted something lighter and prettier.
The brass puller on the right works well but it takes two hands to operate it, you have to hold the rifle between your legs. The one I made leaves one hand to pull with and the other to hold the rifle. I drove a pin through the ferrule and the brass adapter to keep either part from coming loose.
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Muzzleloaders / Re: New project, coning a barrel
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 06:28:47 pm »I may trash it; it is a Bobby Hoyt re-bore from .50 to.54 that he did poorly with several loose spots. I just bought a 38".50 Rice barrel for a Haines rifle. I had some major sticker shock when I looked up what parts cost now; $52 just for a butt plate, they cost about $20 when I bought the parts for the Haines rifle with questionable barrel. I may strip the stock of parts from my current Haines rifle and make a restock with a cherry stock blank I have. I never used the blank because of the big knot; I found out yesterday that my Haines pattern completely misses the knot.
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Bows / Re: Z splice
« Last post by sleek on Today at 05:49:09 pm »Very nice bow with good tiller. There seems to bit a little bit of hinge right off the left handle but not too bad.
Thats exactly what I am seeing as well. Not too bad, and if he is maintaining a full 2 inches of reflex, its obviously not hurting much if anything. I dont know which way is up, but Id make the left limb the upper limb and call her done.
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Bows / Re: Z splice
« Last post by sleek on Today at 05:43:15 pm »Looks good, and honestly there is such a thing as good enough. But, if you are bothered by how the left limb bends more, you can hit it with a heat gun to heat treat the area that bends a little more than the rest and stiffen that limb up to match the right limb. But, if it shoots well, and you are happy, by all means, leave it alone! Two inches of reflex are a hard amount to get and keep. Well done.
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Bows / Re: Z splice
« Last post by Hamish on Today at 05:34:44 pm »Run some calipers along that spot and see if it is thin. It could just be the character of the stave unless it shows up as obvious localized set when the bow is unstrung.
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Bows / Re: Anyone know about box wood?
« Last post by Hamish on Today at 05:29:14 pm »From memory, I think it was Gaston Phoebus, 14thC book Art of the Hunt mentions boxwood as a good bow wood. I assume he would be referring to a typical medieval bow design like a round belly longbow like an English longbow(French in his case).
I bet it would make any design of bow. I have only ever seen it available in pieces long enough for billets.
Post photos of the staves if you can, so we can see what you're dealing with?
I bet it would make any design of bow. I have only ever seen it available in pieces long enough for billets.
Post photos of the staves if you can, so we can see what you're dealing with?
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Around the Campfire / Re: Friends
« Last post by YosemiteBen on Today at 03:57:30 pm »Hey JW! Friends are indeed important! With the Gov shutdown I wont be traveling anywhere anytime soon. Especially not with two temperamental teens under my guardianship that do not like outside or camping.
I do appreciate all of you here so very much!
I do appreciate all of you here so very much!
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Around the Campfire / Re: where I have been for 2 years-My airplane
« Last post by YosemiteBen on Today at 03:53:13 pm »Excelllent!