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Post by alexmc82 on Dec 21, 2018 1:05:07 GMT -5
One of my barrel wedges fell out and cant find it. will that affect my accuracy?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 7:28:06 GMT -5
My flintlock has only one (metal) wedge. Could you get by with only one of two? I don't know, but could you make one out of wood to replace it? If not, a good muzzy shop such as Fort Chambers in Scotland might be able to supply one. www.fortchambers.com/httpdocs/ |
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Post by blackbruin on Dec 21, 2018 8:21:09 GMT -5
If your wedge made the barrel "bend" to the stock than you would have a heck of a tight fit. Get a replacement, but I wouldn't worry about it affecting the accuracy
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Post by davet on Dec 21, 2018 10:17:26 GMT -5
M\L stocks do not support the barrel. In fact, it's the other way around. The barrel supports the wood. You will no experience any accuracy difference without the wedge. If you miss......blame it on the missing wedge though!!
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Post by Dutch on Dec 21, 2018 10:39:12 GMT -5
Use a zip tie......
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Post by westfieldjoe on Dec 21, 2018 10:58:18 GMT -5
They are easy to make out of cold rolled flat stock. Cut to length. File to width, and thickness. To make the head, apply heat with a propane torch while tapping with a hammer. Clean up with a file. Use the one you have for a pattern.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 14:06:00 GMT -5
Lol my cousin used a piece of a clothes pin one year.
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Post by blackbruin on Dec 21, 2018 15:46:51 GMT -5
Zip ties, baling twine.....etc
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Post by Muab Dib on Dec 21, 2018 16:59:47 GMT -5
Lol my cousin used a piece of a clothes pin one year. Yep. A clothes pin (the ones with the spring) will do for a temporary wedge. Just cut it down to size; already has the angle. On the other hand, wedges aren't that expensive... Muab |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 19:35:58 GMT -5
Lol my cousin used a piece of a clothes pin one year. Yep. A clothes pin (the ones with the spring) will do for a temporary wedge. Just cut it down to size; already has the angle. On the other hand, wedges aren't that expensive... Muab My cousin didnt cut it down though lol |
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Post by timberdoodle on Dec 22, 2018 10:27:38 GMT -5
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Post by timberdoodle on 6 minutes ago
I've had the problem in the past with my Thompson Cherokee 32 cal. I've bought replacement wedges and keep them on hand...but a great black powder man told me to take a center punch and put a couple of dimples in the wedges and I've never had to replace another wedge. Just give the center punch a good whack with the hammer and the wedge will tighten up and hold. When and if it gets loose again just repeat the process
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Post by davet on Dec 23, 2018 21:48:29 GMT -5
Yup....if you can't fix it with zip ties......use a bigger hammer!!!  |
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Post by dougell on Dec 24, 2018 10:31:04 GMT -5
RMC has barrel wedges for like 5 bucks.Not sure if they're a standard size.
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Post by dennyf on Dec 24, 2018 12:45:14 GMT -5
Never lost a barrel wedge. One of mine needs driven out with a punch, then tapped back in with a mallet. The one on the relic Hawken can be pushed/pulled out with yer fingers and pushed back in again, but never comes loose.
Hardest problem I have, is remembering which side they go back in.
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Post by davet on Dec 24, 2018 15:26:28 GMT -5
Hardest problem I have, is remembering which side they go back in. Really? Honestly? Everyone knows they go in from the top. |
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Post by davet on Dec 24, 2018 15:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by dennyf on Dec 24, 2018 17:20:48 GMT -5
Really? Honestly? Everyone knows they go in from the top.Only if you carry it sideways, with the lock side facing up.  
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