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TC stock makeover
Buckskinner:
Looks good! I almost forgot what site I was on for a minute...
Eric Krewson:
I enjoy posting these kinds of things, just basic stuff, after we get a bit of gun building experience we often forget about the guys who are still in the thinking about it mode. Perhaps there are a few out there that have a stock they would love to refinish but don't have any experience or know how to start. This is my 8th stock shaping and finishing project, I learn something new on each one.
I see a lot of TC refinish jobs on the M/L forums, few if any seal their stock before they apply the finish and many leave their stock as shiny as a mirror which is fine if that is what you like but I prefer a low luster satin finish.
Buckskinner:
I agree and recommend anyone who is thinking about building a muzzleloader to go for it, very fun and rewarding. Similar to bow building but also very different as well. Unless I do a project like you did I think I'm done with building ML's though. I made flinters in 40 cal, 54 cal and a 20 ga fowler so have the bases covered and one for each kid someday. Making bows is far less expensive than ML's!!!
Eric Krewson:
I am winding down as well, I put together a Kibler .32, .54 Lancaster (Beck), another .54 Lancaster (Haines), a 12 ga English fowler and a TN .40 in flint. On TCs I built a .54 Flint Renegade out of random parts with an L&R lock, a percussion TC Hawkens .50 out of a very old early kit and am reworking the present TC percussion which is a .54 as well.
The only thing I haven't built is a pistol, I have a TN bear pistol barrel in .50 (15") on order and just ordered this pistol stock blank.
Buckskinner:
A pistol is somewhat on my radar as well. That is a beautiful piece of maple, looking forward to seeing that build!
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