My visit to the 2010 CLA gamefair brought two additions to the family. A nice little Yidilz .410 double barrel (new) for my son and a Joseph Lang for me to restore. Here are the photos. It has an intriguing lock mechanism which you can see in the photos!
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With the parts in then canister it was time to heat up the kiln. I’ve programmed it to 1 hour and 15 minutes this time. I was intrigued to see how the parts that we connected to the square backing plate would perform. As it turned out they were fantastic…watch the video and see...
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The remaining parts of the Greener are being case colour hardened today. I’ve used a 4mm piece of metal to bolt the plates to to give them extra blocking to prevent (one hopes) any chance of warping. I’ve also bolted the hammers onto it too. I’ll start to build up various backing plates and...
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It is without doubt with initial trepidation that I got ready to case colour harden my W.W. Greener action. I am intent on learning and honing the case colour hardening skill. For this attempt I have wrapped some steel wire around the action to stimulate water activity as it is plundged into the quenching...
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After much research I’ve decided to give this a go…knowing that there are certain dangers. But, frankly, that’s why I’m in this game. I want to learn from others and pass on my own experiences both good and bad. First off, the kit list, for sure I needed a kiln/furnace of some sort and...
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