Here I go again, with pictures this time.
I bought a collection of parts to build a percussion Hawken. The breechplug and tang are two separate pieces, but the breechplug is not drilled or tapped - it is solid.
This leads to the following questions:
1. Can I drill it myself, or should I have it done? If it should be sent off, then where?
2. Would it be just as easy to buy a predrilled plug, and if so how do I determine what the plug thread size is. The barrel is from Dixie Gun Works and all it says is 50cal.
3. Will this plug work with a flintlock, or would I need a different style if I wanted to change the lock type?
4. Any suggestions of a flintlock and where to get it?
Thanks,
Knapper
I bought a collection of parts to build a percussion Hawken. The breechplug and tang are two separate pieces, but the breechplug is not drilled or tapped - it is solid.
This leads to the following questions:
1. Can I drill it myself, or should I have it done? If it should be sent off, then where?
2. Would it be just as easy to buy a predrilled plug, and if so how do I determine what the plug thread size is. The barrel is from Dixie Gun Works and all it says is 50cal.
3. Will this plug work with a flintlock, or would I need a different style if I wanted to change the lock type?
4. Any suggestions of a flintlock and where to get it?
Thanks,
Knapper