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    Loose arbor

    I've done it, but with a machinist looking over my shoulder. He had a (can't think of the dang word) that was on the bed of his milling machine, with a hole in it the size of my arbor. This was for near perfect vertical alignment. Then, where the pin holds the arbor, I used the milling machine...
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    DIY grip questions

    Grips I've used avocado from a trunk that I had cut down. Avo has real nice grain but is soft as pine. The grips have held up real nice even after a year of regular shooting. Next time I'll pick up that "wood petrifier" stuff from the hardware store and see how that works. Anyway, soft wood is...
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    How did I do for $60?

    A loose arbor can be fixed. I did it myself, I ain't no genius either, after talking with some gunsmiths and with a tiny bit of assistance from a machinist. My gun was steel, however. You can always try and if it don't work, you still have a parts gun to sell.
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    Round ball in a modern inline grouping poorly

    Round ball While no expert, I have shot a whole bunch of round ball in my Pursuit Ambush. It is minute of squirrel accurate to boot. What I would try, the cheapest thing first, is a thicker patch. The .018" pillow ticking is real snug, but is what has worked for me. YMMV. Also, I haven't tried...
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    New centaure purchase

    Centaure Wow, that's an amazing find! Congrats. I bought a very used one two years ago and it's been a lot of fun to restore it to function. They're really a special gun.
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