Traditions Kentucky rifle kit arrived.

[bakerjw]

Well, my initial foray into black powder muzzle loaders started yesterday with the arrival of a Traditions 50 caliber Kentucky flintlock rifle.
I didn't want to jump in too deep and the Traditions kits are well known and not terribly expensive.
Lack of instructions wasn't too big of a deal as I can find everything online.
Looking forward to dong the build though.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Good for you. Take your time and have fun with it and you will end up with a nice shooting rifle.

 

[CzarJL]

They are a lot of fun to build. I'm about 75% of my way through my first build, a Traditions Kentucky long rifle in 50 cal percussion and am already thinking about the next.
The best advise I have to work slow and think through each step.... I get to refinish my ramrod as I failed to realize the screw that holds the ramrod pipe on was too far in and gouged the ramrod when I put it in. But the nice thing with a Traditions kit is they will make a decent rifle at relatively low cost and will teach you many things for you next one (it is my understanding building a muzzleloader is eating chips, you can't just have one)

 

[Tumbledown]

Take your time. With some imagination and effort, you can make a unique gun. I've made 2, one percussion, one flint. The flinter I was able to rework to represent an 1810s New England style gun. I've made a couple posts here in the forums detailing them.