Kits from TOTW

Does anyone have any opinions on the Kentucky pistol kit from TOTW in comparison to other kits of the same gun currently on the market? Thanks.

When you say, "same gun currently on the market?" are you speaking of the offerings of Pecatonica River, Muzzleloader Builder's Supply and similar companies or are you speaking of companies like Lyman and Traditions?

There is a world of difference between the big companies like Lyman or Traditions and the ones that specialize in supplying "kits" like TOTW, Pecatonica River etc.

If the question is TOTW vs Pecatonica River or Muzzleloader Builders' Supply then the answer is, "They are all very similar."

If the question is TOTW vs Lyman the differences are many.

The TOTW Kentucky pistol is a box of unfinished parts that must be polished, fitted, drilled, tapped, formed, filed and sanded.
Building one of these pistols is just about as much work as building one of their full or half stocked rifles. The only real different is the size of the parts. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Cate...leId=300&partNum=KIT-KENTUCKY-PISTOL-15-FLINT

I haven't done the TOTW pistol but I've done a couple of their rifles. They have always treated me well. I would warn about anything that isn't in stock. They can backorder stuff for a reeeaaalll long time. They were up front about it with me and it came in about when they said it would but just be sure to ask specific questions if the parts you want aren't in stock.

The one and only consistant thing I've learned about getting these parts sets from the folks I've gotten them from (Track, Pecatonica, Stith) is their idea of #4 curly maple varies wildly from supplier to supplier and also it seems to vary a lot from kit to kit even from the same supplier. From here on out I'm buying my own wood and I'll be farming out getting the barrel and ramrod done. Don't know if that is an issue for you or not.

Someone posted a link to a Jim Chambers pistol that looks really nice by the way. More expensive but it's another option you may want to look at. http://www.flintlocks.com/pistols.htm

Thanks guys, by now you can tell you're talking to a real newbie. No, I discounted Traditions early in my considerations. I've seen their finished kits at gun shows and they just look too "bulky". They just don't have the graceful lines I'm looking for. Right now I'm tending toward TOTW.

http://www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.... Pistol_files/P12 North West Trade Pistol.htm

I was thinking about this kit from Sitting Fox

Yeah, that's a fine looking pistol.