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    Default Educate me about taps

    I have been messing around with building muzzleloaders. Specifically Leman Trade rifle, southern mountain rifles and have a Vincent Caleb rifle half done that was a TOTW "kit". I started with the Vincent Caleb "kit" and realized quickly that it was actually going to be easier to build from scratch than trying to fit parts into semi inletted spaces. I started several project, focusing on the wood working. Inletted several barrels, made ramrod hole drills and shaped the forends. It's worked out pretty good. I feel comfortable with that now and want to move on to the metal work. Barrels are draw filed. Now I'm needing to tap the barrel for the drum and nipple. There's a few other uses for taps too. I bought what I thought was a decent tap set. Found out quick that I wasn't going to be happy with it. I've heard good things about Kodiak Cutting Tools so I'm getting a numbered drill set (1-60) from them and buying just the taps I'll be using.

    My question is this. Noticed that with a tap, say a 10-32 that there were several but with different H numbers. Found out that it was the H limits dealing with tolerances. For Gunsmithing purposes which H limit is desirable, best?




    H1 = Basic to Plus .0005
    H2 = Basic Plus .0005 to Plus .0010
    H3 = Basic Plus .0010 to Plus .0015
    H4 = Basic Plus .0015 to Plus .0020
    H5 = Basic Plus .0020 to Plus .0025
    H6 = Basic Plus .0025 to Plus .0030
    H7 = Basic Plus .0030 to Plus .0035
    Last edited by PSS; 09-30-2017 at 23:33.
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