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That's interesting. Obviously it's still going to be a face to face transaction at your end, as generally required, but I never realised that Customs could or would do this. Good research! I wonder if it would be the same for that rifle barrel I want... :)

Just a cautionary note: I have never tried to import a gun, but I think its pretty clear that under UK legislation it would need to be consigned to an RFD rather than your home. Frankly I would expect a US exporter to be aware of this by now. I think you would be saving yourself time, at the...

Thanks for spelling it out for me. Honestly! The differences between here and there - but that would be major thread drift, so I'll just leave it as Thanks :)

This seems like an appropriate moment to ask a question that has been in my mind for a couple of days. When I have read about open carry and concealed carry I have always assumed that the terms referred to hand guns. My view was challenged during a recent conversation, and now by the post...

Interesting point - I too would have expected them to be cast hollow and then bored. I found this: http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/bersham_ironworks/boring_for_britain.htm Its aimed at a young audience, but its quite clear about a date and the reason for change.

Umm, Why? :D

Don't enlarge it. Use a nipple pick if you have to. If the hole gets too large the blowback can knock the hammer back into half cock, which can damage the tumbler because it was never designed withstand the mainspring slamming it against the sear. The cap fragments and hot gases in your face...

You can't turn your nose up at anything as a last resort (and I'm sure this is a good 'un), but if at all possible I'd go and buy one of those CO2 gadgets rather than having to cope with all that grease around the place...

I came across this site recently. You might enjoy it for itself as this chaps workmanship is fantastic and pretty well photographed. The sequence at the bottom of the page struck me as a particularly pleasing way to take that new look off brass, and the chemicals used seem fairly accessible...

IMO you should consider living with the burrs! I've spent hours trying to fake that patchy / dappled tarnished look and never come close. If they're little dinks on the outside - that's part of old. If they are ripping your hands or clothing just take the sharpness off them with a fine slip...

here in the UK a quick web search found a UK company still selling deactivated ammo. In this case the term seems to mean genuine fired cases with used primer still in place and a new head fitted. Certainly, at least until recently you could find belts made of linked machine gun rounds on sale. I...

Should be. Goose feathers were traditionally used for fletching in Olde Englande! In fact, since turkeys hadn't been invented they were just about the only sources for the 7" fletchings needed for military arrows. You'll need to trim it. Near the tip the quill becomes too thin to work with, and...

"Dixie Gun Works still sells the door jamb pistol. and it's cheap too!" See yours - and raise you a few decibels! http://www.spyshop.co.uk/alarm-mine During the Victorian period, when "spring guns" became controversial, gamekeepers would use something similar but using a live round to...

Heath Robinson rides again! I really like that. The matchlock action has always seemed very accessible to a DIY approach, but reversing it and incorporating a clothes peg - You've taken things to the next level! Is there an interesting tale about the barrel? Its a sobering thought, but If I...

You might also want to consider forming a radius on the edges. Paint doesn't hold its film thickness over sharp corners. I do wonder how what is essentially going to be a relatively soft surface coating will stand up to gas cutting and frequent cleaning.

AbitNutz Either way, I'd love to see a photo of your new rear sight!

I think a 6 o'clock hold could have a limited relevance to a hunting situation. If you want to blow up rats, or take headshots on rabbits, then fine. But if you started the day with such modest intentions and then encountered, say, a deer, would you be able to "reset your head" fast enough to...

Well I'm certainly grateful to have been reminded of a number of points that I had started to forget. I do have some age related vision problems. I shoot noticeably better on a bright day than on a dull day, and it's nothing to do with shivering! I do accept that the brain can do things like...

Old Fuff - Thanks for the info. Apologies for going into such lengthy detail - I had formed the impression that on your side of the pond C&B revolvers were used much more informally, so I thought I should explain why I was getting into difficulties. I know a man with a milling machine...

At my club the normal course of fire for this gun is an 8" aiming mark at a range of 25 metres. The recommended technique is to aim a hairsbreadth below the mark and adjust the sights so as to hit the centre - in other words the POI is deliberately about 4 to 5 inches above the point of aim...