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Post by dek on May 14, 2018 22:11:50 GMT -5
I joined this site in hopes of some online conversations about flintlocks. But I don't see much activity here at all. I'm building a flintlock that will probably take most of a year but I'm hoping it will be a good shooter when it's finished. I also hope it won't be to hard on the eyes.
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Post by acorn20 on May 14, 2018 23:39:31 GMT -5
We're here...we're just turkey hunting right now. Hey, welcome to the forum. There's several of us on here that have built or had someone else build rifles. Where do you hail from?
What "school" of rifle are you building? York, Lancaster, Chambersburg, Bedford Co., Lebanon, etc. If you have any questions we might be able to answer them. Another site worth visiting is ALR, American Longrifles. It's a site dedicated to longrifle builders and you might find it quite helpful.
Keep us posted on your progress and good luck.
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Post by dek on May 14, 2018 23:57:24 GMT -5
Its an Early Tennessee Longrifle .54cal 42" barrel, Durs Egg lock and Davis set trigger. Fancy Maple stock with all steel hardware. I'm thinking of staining it possibly honey or Ipswich pine. Finished with linseed oil.
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Post by Loggy on May 15, 2018 9:18:23 GMT -5
to the site dek!! I had local gunbuilder Brad Emig build me a 54 cal PA Mountain Rifle 10 years ago or so. The lock is a precision assembled Large Siler Flintlock fine tuned in Brad's shop. Barrel's a 38" Tapered and Flared 1-56 twist barrel by the Colerain Barrel Co. Stock is a select Northern Curly Maple. Look fwd to hearing how your build progresses!!
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Post by dek on May 15, 2018 17:43:56 GMT -5
It's going to take a long time because I only get a few hours a week to work on it. The breach plug that came with it was the wrong size thread. It was a 5/8-18 and the barrel is 3/4-16. So I sent it back along with the under lugs because I didn't like them either. I made the under lugs I wanted and I still need to make a new breach plug. The stock is roughed out for a lollypop tang but I'm thinking of inletting it with a piece of some contrasting dark wood and making a short tang instead. Haven't made up my mind yet.
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Post by Loggy on May 17, 2018 5:43:31 GMT -5
Sounds like a fun project!!
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2018 16:28:44 GMT -5
Heres my conversation about flintlocks... I can't shoot one but love trying.
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Post by dek on May 17, 2018 19:41:40 GMT -5
The trick to shooting a flinter is, start out with just a flint and no pan charge. Shoot at a target and see if you can hold the sites on the target after the flint has sparked on the frizzen. After several times of doing that, and you are holding on target, load a pan charge. And now you will have the flash going off. Do that until you can still hold on the target. Now load the rifle and just shoot the same way you have been. If you start to flinch, start over. This could take a few days to get it conquered but once you do, it's unlikely that the flinch will come back. You also might want to load a light charge, like 60gr for a .54cal , that can help as well. Hope you try it and good luck.
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Post by madirish on Apr 18, 2020 11:54:06 GMT -5
The most important thing is DO NOT anticipate the shot. That causes you to blink; causes flinching, causes misses.Start CALLING THE SHOT. That is watching the front sight picture at ignition. Where was the front sight positioned on the target area at ignition (firing). Right after the gun fires, call out loud (ex. 2 inches at 4:30). Now look at the target; where'd your shot hit. When you start saying almost exactly where the shot hits, you're concentrating enough on your sight picture. You then need to refine your hold technique and other parts of your shooting. You'll be on your way. Good Luck.
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Post by madirish on Apr 18, 2020 11:56:32 GMT -5
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