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Offline Ohio Joe

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Gathering Gun Parts
« on: July 30, 2020, 12:38:55 PM »
Sometimes I feel like a squirrel gathering nuts for winter - when I'm gather gun parts for a Fall / Winter project... I actually feel I'm at the point now where I can start making sights and underlugs for barrel pins... Thing is I just have to decide what to build, flintlock rifle or flintlock pistol???

Well, I reckon I'll figure that out in a few weeks, or a month?  :shake

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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2020, 12:53:53 PM »
Why not both?! would be good to do a build along tutorial with pics!
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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2020, 12:59:16 PM »
Mainly because I'd have to have the barn fall on me to hit it with a pistol shot...  :lol sign
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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2020, 01:32:23 PM »
With practice  you might be able to hit it on the way doen! :luff:
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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2020, 02:17:49 PM »
With my luck the front door would fly open - then the rear door - then I'd miss again as the ball would pass right through the openings... :Doh!  :laffing
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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2020, 02:32:53 PM »
Whatever you decide, Joe, make the decision BEFORE you buy the barrel.  Of course, if you buy a rifle barrel and you decide on a pistol, you could then make 3 or 4 pistols.  Not true the other way around, but I guess you could weld them together??? :bigsmile:

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Re: Gathering Gun Parts
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2020, 02:39:52 PM »
Quote from: Bigsmoke on July 30, 2020, 02:32:53 PM
Whatever you decide, Joe, make the decision BEFORE you buy the barrel.  Of course, if you buy a rifle barrel and you decide on a pistol, you could then make 3 or 4 pistols.  Not true the other way around, but I guess you could weld them together??? :bigsmile:

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Sound wisdom John.  :bl th up

Fortunately I have a couple of both.  :hairy
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