Re-do of my 50 Cal flintlock pistol

[davet]

When the PGC allowed flintlock pistols into the game of flintlock season, I decided to build one from scratch back in 2010. Well, I did just that, but when I built it I had no plans to follow...nor did I buy any "how to" books. However, I did buy how to books when I built my 54 Cal Leman flinter. So...when I kept looking at my pistol I realized all of the mistakes I made. Fortunately, there was enough wood left to fix most of the errors. The primary error was the pistol was to "fat and clunky."

So....here was the pistol when "done" in 2010:


And here's a few pics during my re-do. I'm not done yet but I have the wood ready to finish (walnut) and the metal parts are going to get a patina solution applied to them. Here's a few work-in-progress pics. I'll post more pics when I'm done:

[bushmaster]

Nice pistol!!! I've got 2 of them. One is a junk 45 cal. Jukar, looks nice but doesn't shoot for chit. The other is a Lyman Great Plains Pistol, it's percussion but shoots real nice.

[davet]

I had to get a new front ramrod pipe as I changed the depth of the rear. So, today I'm drilling it out.....and then I went to put a pin in it......CRACK!!! Damn if it didn't split in the front (just the front) right down the RR channel. It's fixable......but not today. If I tried it now I'd end up tossing it across the garage.....and I got too much time in it for that.

[davet]

To the point where the wood finish is gonna go on. All assembled and functions great!! Still has flaws.....but they are my flaws!!

[turkeykiller]

When ya hangin out your shingle?

[davet]

Mar 15, 2019 14:34:37 GMT -5 turkeykiller said:

When ya hangin out your shingle?

HA!! TK....I got a long way to go before I'd feel confident to build for someone. There are a lot of really quality builders out there who charge a fair price for builds. And they have the experience of metal engraving and wood carving that I could only dream of.

[davet]

Done. All done!!

[rem700]

That's another fine job dave very nice work!!!

[bushmaster]

Looks great Dave.

[davet]

Thanks Gents!!

[blackbruin]

Good deal