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Just finished my first matchlock
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rifleshooter2
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I didnt take one. I just turned down the muzzle till I had nice striaght section with no taper. Then bored out a section of steel to slip over it. Soldiered it together, machined it into a flare on the lathe.
rifleshooter2 said:
So the inside diameter is simply the bore diameter? And the flare is for easier loading? Looks great. Makes sense if my interpretation is correct...the bell on the muzzle is for loading. Is this right?
rifleshooter2
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Correct the muzzle is bore diameter
rifleshooter2
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The flare is mainly for looks
Matchlocks are intriguing for sure. Thanks for the info on it
Nice job on it :thumbsup:
Nice job on it :thumbsup:
i just got a 5 foot length of match cord/ slow match from PIRATE FASHIONS in FLORIDA for $5.00, and it is super, it catches a spark from flint & steel on the first strike.and stays lit after firing, does not extinguish after firing.i highly recommend it.
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Nice looking gun. Good job. Congrats. As mentioned above, the lines come together very nicely.
Rick
Rick
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Beautiful piece rifleshooter2, well done, love it.
Keith.
Keith.
A good sturdy build, Rifleshooter!
I like the faceted faces of the buttstock, very nice!
Coincidence, but I too used a 36" barrel on my first, decades ago, (A Colerain) And also applied a cannon -muzzle add -on.
(Seems great minds think alike,...and so do ours!)
I like the faceted faces of the buttstock, very nice!
Coincidence, but I too used a 36" barrel on my first, decades ago, (A Colerain) And also applied a cannon -muzzle add -on.
(Seems great minds think alike,...and so do ours!)
That turned out really nice. I like it too. You did a bang up job on it. Congratulations.
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Very nice my friend!
First time I ever fired one was last year. Felt awkward squeezing the rail rather than pulling a trigger! Lol
Anyway, that’s a beautiful job on yours. You should be extremely proud. Thank you for sharing with us.
Respectfully, Cowboy
First time I ever fired one was last year. Felt awkward squeezing the rail rather than pulling a trigger! Lol
Anyway, that’s a beautiful job on yours. You should be extremely proud. Thank you for sharing with us.
Respectfully, Cowboy
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Vwey nice job on the gun. Congratulations. Rick
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I wish we had gunsmiths of your quality in the UK.
Do you fancy trying your hand at a wheelock musket????? 0.75 inch Calibre. Sort of Brown Bess wheelock???
Do you fancy trying your hand at a wheelock musket????? 0.75 inch Calibre. Sort of Brown Bess wheelock???
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Sure we have fine gunsmiths in the UK - Peter Dyson is just one of them. But a wheellock? Hmmmm. You ARE talking a few thousand pounds, right?
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The wheel lock seems to limit the size of the barrel. The top of the wheel has to line up with the touch and the centre of the wheel has the axle. Raspla says he can do it, but how? 
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