Hey guys, I'm going to go ahead and start a thread to document my first attempt at a flintlock pistol kit.
You guys have been kind and helpful to this newby so far and I appreciate it. Hopefully this kit will turn out like I imagined it would. Stay tuned and please offer some advice if you see me messing up. I bought the Pennsylvania Long Rifle book and I have been obsessively reading everything I can find and watching some great youtube guys as well. To say I'm obsessed right now is a bit of an understatement.
I got the kit from Muzzleloaders Building Supply a couple of weeks ago.
I have been cleaning up the metal and taking some measurements. I am also starting to inlet the barrel and lock and I have a question. Should I see inlet black all the way down evenly in the barrel channel?
It "looks" pretty good right now.
It is sitting where it needs to be and it feels solid. I'm afraid to just keep going. The web between the barrel channel and the ramrod channel is very thin.
I took a few pics of my progress so here they are.
If you see anything out of wack please let me know.
You guys have been kind and helpful to this newby so far and I appreciate it. Hopefully this kit will turn out like I imagined it would. Stay tuned and please offer some advice if you see me messing up. I bought the Pennsylvania Long Rifle book and I have been obsessively reading everything I can find and watching some great youtube guys as well. To say I'm obsessed right now is a bit of an understatement.
I got the kit from Muzzleloaders Building Supply a couple of weeks ago.
I have been cleaning up the metal and taking some measurements. I am also starting to inlet the barrel and lock and I have a question. Should I see inlet black all the way down evenly in the barrel channel?
It "looks" pretty good right now.
It is sitting where it needs to be and it feels solid. I'm afraid to just keep going. The web between the barrel channel and the ramrod channel is very thin.
I took a few pics of my progress so here they are.
If you see anything out of wack please let me know.
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