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186x Springfield kit

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fiatmom	186x Springfield kit	Lead	[-]
Posts: 133 (10/23/09 09:35 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Does any one know where I could find a 186x Springfield kit or parts to build a rifle? I would prefer not to have al the modern stamps on the parts. Thanks Nick
cujo		#1	[-]
Posts: 186 (10/23/09 09:45 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hello fiatmom, I think dixie gunworks still has an 1861 Springfield kit made by mirocu? Buy the way no matter if you buy a kit or already assembled one you will still have modern markings a federal law. Now you could have a springfield defarbed by a company. What they do is remove the modern markings and place them on the underside of the barrel so they are hidden. A lot of civil war sutlers do this for reenacting. Since I am a reenactor I use a euroarms Springfield since the markings are very small and in hard to find places and it also has the correct era markings on it as well. But to me spectators dont get that close to view the markings and if they do I point them out and explain which ones don't belong and why etc.. Check out dixiegunworks.com and go to general merchandise then to gun kits then percussion long guns and they may still have them listed. Hope this helps Mike
Aubullet		#2	[-]
Posts: 1370 (10/25/09 04:17 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My experience with most muzzle loader kits is that it is much better to buy a finished gun. Heck, even the finished guns are often needing a bit of rework to get them functioning just right. When you see a kit listed as having the stock 95% shaped and inlet, my experience has been that the 95% is only an average, which translates to having some of it only at 85% while other parts are at 105%, which is a bit tough to fix sometimes! Certainly, the money saved buying a kit is no bargain over the time and effort spent finishing it well. So unless you are really looking for the challenge, I think buying the finished product and having it defarbed as cujo recommends, is going to be your best bet!

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