Inletting a flint lock.

[Crow#21957]

For some reason this L&Rseemed alot easier than silers. Although easier I still screwed up. My last flintlock was great and went well. I had a brain fart on this one. You know the hammer hiting the wood as it's cooked back to full cock. Well I removed to much wood. Got a piece gluing in now. I'm pretty sure a little bone black and the hammer blocking most of it won't be noticed by the everyday black powder guy. Do we have a lock install video. I knew better to screw up like that. Just don't want to see any newer than me guys do this. Like I said my last one was great.

 

[oldwood]

Call Dixon's Muzzleloader Shop. About $25 will get you a blow by blow "How To" manual to inlet anything on a long rifle. Few folks want to type out a manual . LOL

 

[Crow#21957]

Hey thanks oldwood

 

[Eric Krewson]

For lock clearance I prefer to cut a gradual angle to the barrel instead of a notch, this kind of wood removal doesn't show and gets the job done.

If you look closely at this picture, you can see how the wood alongside the cock is cut in gradually at an angle to give the right amount of clearance.

 

[Crow#21957]

That's good Eric. Funny because that's what I did last night.

 

[Rob M.]

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