#Muzzle loader manual#

For those who want the best of both worlds, use sparingly and it will never be seen under normal circumstances. It is not for purists, since it is not authentic. It will stop the moisture (sweat) which accumulates behind a metal part mounted in the wood from entering the wood, which causes the wood to mildew and subsequently degrade. For building a gun which you want to last as long as possible with good outdoor use and stand up to normal abuse, its use is an excellent practice. An epoxy product draws a healthy line between a metal part and the wood and is structurally sound for use around the breech. This new bedding compound is unlike the old Microbed product (which is no longer available) in that it can be used for structural applications where MicroBed could not. This will aid to hold that tab up beneath the belly of the lower forestock. Pre-bend the long belly tab slightly just before your final installation so that when you press the thimble into place, it is slightly under pressure when pinned. Use 2 pins to prevent thimbles from rocking and always 2 on the entry. When you inlet your thimbles the inside diameter must be flush with the bottom of the channel to aid your rod to slide cleanly into the stock. If no reference photos are available, a good rule of thumb is that 2/3 of the ramrod, when laying in the channel, is visible. Thimble exposure is not determined by what your stock maker provided you. When you get close use a piece of ramrod to make sure of the fit, and keep inletting down until the rod slides in clean. Inlet straight down and remove the bulk of material from under the tab where it joins the thimble sleeve. When inletting a lower entry thimble, don’t let the optical illusion fool you. If you purchase no other books, purchase these. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in the gun history of our nation.Īnd yes, I will offer them through our company as long as they are available. This set and the first mentioned book are now available once again for a short time limited run. Views of this nature are indeed available in another highly sought after two volume set of equal importance, Relationships and visual dimensions necessary for re-creating these weapons. I don’t think it was originally intended to be used as it has been by builders.Ī gunmaker of these fine rifles needs the views which are normally not presented in the Kindig book.īelly views, top, wrist and buttstock enlargements as well as close-ups of forestock details are vital to show mountings, This work was initially written as a pictorial of known original pieces. If not the largest and most thorough studies available on schools of gunsmithing. Written by Joe Kindig, Jr., annotated and published by George Shumway, it is a huge book and one of,

#Muzzle loader manual#

This book is considered the manual by which most contemporary builders base their study upon. “ Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age.” If learning these schools and styles is indeed your focus, one of two of the finest and most valuable books you can acquire is This is commonly referred to as a “school.” Every geographical region had traits or characteristics specific to that region that the manufacturer would incorporate into the firearm.