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<blockquote data-quote="Tac-O" data-source="post: 2221089" data-attributes="member: 109994"><p>It is truly amazing. I didn't realize their "machine" for boring and rifling a barrel back then was so involved or that it could turn out such a high quality barrel. </p><p></p><p>I had been dreaming.... "Some day I'm going to make myself a Kentucky long rifle all from raw materials using no power tools". </p><p></p><p>Haha I don't think I will without a major life change and dropping most of the hobbies I currently have!!</p><p></p><p>I then watched a short video of the Williamsburg gunsmith shop/museum and the director mentioned that back then, labor was cheap and the materials were of high value. Notice how that guy used charcoal to make his brass mold, iron filings for flux, iron filings for the "stain". Different world, different economy, different times. </p><p></p><p>It was probably much more enjoyable, except for many many things they had going that weren't so enjoyable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tac-O, post: 2221089, member: 109994"] It is truly amazing. I didn't realize their "machine" for boring and rifling a barrel back then was so involved or that it could turn out such a high quality barrel. I had been dreaming.... "Some day I'm going to make myself a Kentucky long rifle all from raw materials using no power tools". Haha I don't think I will without a major life change and dropping most of the hobbies I currently have!! I then watched a short video of the Williamsburg gunsmith shop/museum and the director mentioned that back then, labor was cheap and the materials were of high value. Notice how that guy used charcoal to make his brass mold, iron filings for flux, iron filings for the "stain". Different world, different economy, different times. It was probably much more enjoyable, except for many many things they had going that weren't so enjoyable. [/QUOTE]
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