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dohrmc
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Danish RB
Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:25pm
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Tough first post, nice Danish RB, but it seems I cannot post a picture of it. 
Excellent shape, hope to get it shooting, but right now would settle for posting a picture of it.
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #1 - Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:30pm
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try now.  I think you need one post to be able to post pics.
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #2 - Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:36pm
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Ok, the picture comes out very messed up- I have resized them all.
I will reply to this post with another attempt.
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #3 - Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:39pm
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No go, it takes all comments , distorts them, and slaps an enormous photo over everything.
Oh well. Nothing in help section.

Will try photobucket route.
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Reply #4 - Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:43pm
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Reply #5 - Feb 18th, 2016 at 8:44pm
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Went to photobucket
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #6 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 7:51am
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Beautiful rifle,  what is the question?  What caliber is it? or what diameter is the bore?   Can you do a chamber cast?  WB
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #7 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 8:11am
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I had one of these some years ago. I fully annealed 45/70 brass and fire-formed it to the chamber. After that, I neck sized only. It was used in the club black powder cartridge off-hand competition and won it several times, but I always had difficulty with the extreme drop on the stock and eventually sold it. As always when you sell something good, I wish I still had it now!
  
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Reply #8 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 9:33am
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It is 11.7x???.  I will be making a chamber cast to determine what I need to make up some ammo of the correct length.  I have already slugged the barrel.
I have looked down that barrel since I was about 8 yrs old and it is time to get it shooting.
I can easily rationalize reloading, just have not done it before. I assume used equipment in good condition is fine.
I have shot a lot using my flintlock, so I am familiar with black powder, just not knowledgeable about making cartridges. I do have Nonte's Cartridge Conversion book, and will be using that info for starters.
He suggests fire forming 45-70 brass. Any pitfalls to look out for?
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #9 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 10:20am
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I have one too. Previous owner could not get it to shoot accurate. Twist on mine is twenty nine inches. To slow to stabilize heavy bullets. Shoots short bullets excellent. I used 45-70 brass. Don't remember if I trimmed it. Think I must have.  Won one musket match with it, only match I ever used it for. Shot a perfect 50 on the old 5V target. Rifle has a extra heavy trigger pull.

Base size of the 45-70 cases are a bit small for my rifle. Sits in the gun rack. Shot straight BP in mine. Have about fifty original cases but take Berdan primers. 

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Re: Danish RB
Reply #10 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 1:46pm
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Hmmmm, I have made lots of small coil springs as actuators for my model airplanes. Making a flat spring should not be too tough, except for the fiddling required to get it right.
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #11 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 6:59pm
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Hmmmm, I have made lots of small coil springs as actuators for my model airplanes. Making a flat spring should not be too tough, except for the fiddling required to get it right.


Making a flat spring would be repeating what your Roller has now. The piano wire spring shown gives a much nicer, and lighter trigger pull.
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #12 - Feb 19th, 2016 at 11:12pm
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I have a friend who has a Danish in as new condition.  The fool won't sell it to me though.  I loaded some PP rounds for it using 45-70 brass with the size die backed way out. After fire forming the brass was swelled out at the base but left unsized, other than the neck, it fit the chamber and functioned fine.

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Re: Danish RB
Reply #13 - Feb 20th, 2016 at 12:31am
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Might be my old eyes but your pic has led me to ask this question.  In looking at the breech block just where the hammer sits when fired is that a crack in the block?. See sort of a black line just above the hammer. Frank
  
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Re: Danish RB
Reply #14 - Feb 20th, 2016 at 10:29am
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No, there are no cracks. Actually, the bore, action, and chamber look like it was hardly ever used. The bore looks new.
I took it to my trusted gun smith and had him look it over. He gave it a clean bill of health.

I was a professional pilot, military and civilian, for most of my life. I am totally Obsessive Compulsive about things I use being in perfect order. I am the guy you would want to buy a used car from, as I am a little nuts about things being perfect. (This attitude does not apply to the neatness of my workbench).

No worries, there are no cracks. Smiley
  
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