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Must be something in the air. I recently got bitten by the Iver Johnson bug. I’ve gotten a couple off Gunbroker and other online auctions. Two are Old Model and two are Second model. I’ve learned a...

Thanks for the reply. It doesn't appear to be drilled all the way through. The one without the spring is just the plunger/stem all by it self. Probably just extra parts thrown in the box from...

I recently got a small handle Lyman 310 on Fleabay with full set of dies for 32 acp. In the box was also a couple other items. There were two extra primer die plungers. One just the "stem" and the...

1873 Winchester born June 1876.

Don't worry about her getting shot again. I don't have any safe queens.
I did notice one anomaly with the spent brass from my shooting excursion. Every case had an identical mark running from the...

I've bought quite a few things from them for my 1873 project gun. Great to deal with and fantastic communication.
Currently I'm waiting with bated breath for them to get in their new 1873 barrels...

Got my Winchester letter in the mail today. Only took 3 weeks. I'm impressed!
Everything checks out except for one thing that appears to have been changed. The 28" barrel length is original to the...

There are still gems out there to be found. Sometimes it's a matter of being at the right place at the right time. Believe it or not the place this time, of all places, was at a Cabelas gun library....

"The gun that won the West"

Good eye on the barrel length guys. It's got a 28" barrel which was a special order item. I've sent off for a Cody Museum letter for it. A quick search shows around 600 total 28" barrels ordered out...

Just got to shoot my "new to me" Winchester 1873 first model this weekend. The bore has good rifling, but is pretty dark. The action locks up nice and tight for what looks to be a totally unmolested...

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That bears repeating......... ;)

As I mentioned above, I wasn't too worried since I had an Ideal 3118 2 cavity coming from an Ebay win. It came today, and it is one of the nicest molds I've ever seen. I don't know if it was ever...

Her's another good site.

http://www.trapdoors.com

I picked one up at the funshow last week for $300. It appears to be a cut down rifle "turned in to" a saddle ring carbine. I got a couple parts...

Great replies, guys! I never even thought about plinkers.

Thanks for the replies, guys. I do think it's been cut too. It's the only thing that makes sense. No worries, I just scored a 2 cavity Ideal 3118 mold on ebay. Should be here in a couple days. I got...

Ok. The mystery deepens. The tool is marked 32-20. The mold is integral, not removable. Straight wheel weights drop .313-.316. Almost out of round a bit. And, 154 grains. I've never heard of a 154...

I haven't cast any yet, but I'll take a picture of the tool in a bit.

Recently bought an Ideal #4 tool on Fleabay and couldn't figure out exactly what it was. Knew it was 32-20WCF but the mold part had me perplexed, until tonight. I didn't notice until I got it that...

Here is a list of the parts I've gotten so far, and their vintage.
Upper tang-original
Lower tang-original
Trigger/sear/pin-original
Trigger spring-new
Hammer/stirrup/pin-original...

Oh, and as far as aging the stock, I wasn't planning on any kind of physical distress. I was thinking more along the lines of slight darkening along the wood to metal meeting surfaces such as you see...

As far as chambering goes, I think the lower tang # indicates 32-20, or at least that's what the auction listing stated. I sent off for a Cody Museum letter to verify that. And since I recently got...

Great suggestions. I had already been thinking along the Birchwood Casey Plum, but was unsure about how to initially fade the blue. Only thing I could think of was 0000 steel wool. I think I'll end...

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Here she is so far. I've got a loading gate on the way from a Fleabay win the other day. Bit by bit, piece by piece.

Thanks for the replies guys. I 'very got a couple books including the assembly guide from homestead parts.com, but your diagrams are better. My assembly looks exactly like that both in and out of...