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I am thinking about getting a 45 Kirst Conversion for my 1858 44 New Army Target . Any advice as to where / when to get it and any pros n cons you want to share would be appreciated

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Hawken kit pics continued Basic kit as received

finally finished my Hawken kit I dont know how to attach more than 3 pictures so I will do it in installments. It was about a 2 year effort off and on total maybe 100 hours. I moved once my wife had major surgery and this was my first effort. I received the basic kit as a retirement gift...

As I am approaching the completion of my rifles stock, I notice there are bad spots ( dark / light slightly pitted ) on the browned barrel. It came that way. What is the best way to re-do the barrel? Also can I strip the blue from the lock and brown it? I recently saw a flintlock with a...

From a newbie who has already made that mistake You are probably going to have to remove the toe plate and inlet and glue in a larger piece ( deeper / wider )that goes under the toe plate and then re- inlet it the patch. I am a novice and building my first rifle, and have done this several...

Ok guys I'm ready to do it. While de-whiskering my stock I came to the conclusion that I really liked how the color and the grain looked when dampened during this process. Now for the million dollar question. How can I get it to look like that after the finish is applied ? What do I use please...

You are probably getting tired of me. I'm getting close to final sanding and will be wanting to apply some stain and finish soon and would appreciate any comments, advice that you may have so I don't make a mess.

3 more pics of my stock. If I was about 60 years younger and wasn't so shaky and still had better vision I could do a better job. But what the heck its my rifle and I'm learning a lot and having fun doing it

I'm new to black powder but am surely addicted. I'm just trying to figure out how to add pictures. I bought the Navy 44 Cal Revolver at a yard sale, last week for $20.00. It was disassembled in a box. After bringing it home I saw somebody had disassembled it with a hammer, pliers and a screw...

Still working on my 50 cal. Hawken stock but coming along pretty good for an amateur. I now want to buy a pistol. Any recommendations on a good starter pistol would be greatly appreciated.:D

I just wanted to thank all of you Veterans who have made it possible for me to lead the life I live and love. I also want to remind everyone else to kiss a Veteran today and say a Prayer for those who gave their All to protect us ALL. Do not let the Government take away our rights to own and...

I'm thinking of Inletting an aftermarket patch box into the stock of my .50 cal hawken. Any advice, words of wisdom or warnings would be greatly appreciated.

Ok its together and I want to shoot is ASAP. I have read many opinions on cleaning / seasoning etc. Whats the real scoop? Its a 50 cal Hawkens cap n ball How often and whats the best method to clean it? Go slow I'm a newbie.

First Attempt at uploading pictures of my 50 Cal I'm still learning this computer stuff. Here are 2 pics of my rifle taken from my phone. I do not know why 1 can be enlarged and the other can't. I'll keep trying and learning. I have seen some pictures directly show on the screen of members...

Hi there, I'm a 70 year old newbie. Some friends gave me a 50 cal Hawken Kit gun for a retirement present. It's all together but not fired yet. I already have the fever:rolleyes: