Lyman Flintlock
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I have heard that the Lyman flinters are good, I have had 2 percussion and like them a lot. As far as the pan goes, they don't need to be deep. I had a Austin & Halleck flinter and found that 3g in the shallow pan gave the fastest ignition, and that was as fast as my percussion rifles.
Have been shooting a Lyman Trade Rifle in .54 for a few years and it works very well. IMHO the knapped English flints from Track of the Wolf are the best. Also, I opened up the touch hole on mine to 0.075" (from the original ~0.050") a couple of years ago and it made a big improvement in certainly and speed of ignition. It made the ignition very fast and positive, practically as quick as a percussion rifle.
You don't need a whole bunch of FFFFG to make it go "boom". Just fill about 1/3 to 1/2 of the pan. The size/dimension of the touch hole is critical.
You don't need a whole bunch of FFFFG to make it go "boom". Just fill about 1/3 to 1/2 of the pan. The size/dimension of the touch hole is critical.
Dig around on youtube (maybe someone will post a link) for the slow motion vids of a flintlock ignition.
The object is to drop a spark in, and have the powder flash, with the flash centered over the vent hole, igniting the charge. If you bury the vent with powder, you get a slow, delayed reaction shot. Sorta flash hiss boom, instead of a near instantaneous event.
Take a look on the Track of The Wolf site. For about the same coin, or a little more than the Lyman (which definitely is not the cheapest, nastiest thing out there) you can get a kit of top grade parts, for a kit of a (in my opinion, anyway) nicer looking gun of your choice. Or you can save some money and buy a Lyman kit and finish it up. If that's of any interest.
The Track catalog is a bargain, and they are good about shipping to Canada. Flintlocks (long guns) come in the mail, and you just pay taxes and the postal charge on arrival. Even if building the kits is not something you might be interested in, if you have even a little interest in the BP guns, the Track Cat. is on my "recommend" list.
Cheers
Trev
The object is to drop a spark in, and have the powder flash, with the flash centered over the vent hole, igniting the charge. If you bury the vent with powder, you get a slow, delayed reaction shot. Sorta flash hiss boom, instead of a near instantaneous event.
Take a look on the Track of The Wolf site. For about the same coin, or a little more than the Lyman (which definitely is not the cheapest, nastiest thing out there) you can get a kit of top grade parts, for a kit of a (in my opinion, anyway) nicer looking gun of your choice. Or you can save some money and buy a Lyman kit and finish it up. If that's of any interest.
The Track catalog is a bargain, and they are good about shipping to Canada. Flintlocks (long guns) come in the mail, and you just pay taxes and the postal charge on arrival. Even if building the kits is not something you might be interested in, if you have even a little interest in the BP guns, the Track Cat. is on my "recommend" list.
Cheers
Trev
stevejones
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Percussion kits
Have you or anyone else ordered a percussion kit from TOTW? I am under the impression that only flintlocks can be brought in by someone who is not a dealer (when I say percussion I mean modern repro's and not originals).
Steve
Have you or anyone else ordered a percussion kit from TOTW? I am under the impression that only flintlocks can be brought in by someone who is not a dealer (when I say percussion I mean modern repro's and not originals).
Steve
The Lymans are good rifles, but the locks could be better. There is/was an upgraded frizzen available that is supposed to help, or you can just replace the lock - which means taking a chisel to things.
I've never had any trouble getting anything from Track, - they're great
I've never had any trouble getting anything from Track, - they're great
Flintlock long guns are hassle free at the border, as long as the seller knows to not use any of the courier companies to cross the border.
Track is really good about that. They send by mail. Look at the costs, including exchange, and shop price and availability.
stevejones,
I've never dealt with the percussion kit issue. In theory, it should come across the border just fine, but will require registration once it's assembled and becomes a "firearm". In practice....??? And, it becomes a firearm, when ? Not really well defined, the way the laws were written up. Now, there's a surprise...
Cheers
Trev
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
x2 english are great , the grey ones hold up nice, and spark well. Lyman are one of a kind, with TC a close second in the Traditional look. Custom Flintlock rifles are sweet, hope to own one some day with a GM barrel of 60 or 66 whatever the twist for patched RB . And a nice length with a 17 up front and lyman peep in the rear.
I have a gpr flinter in 54 cal. I like it although it is a bit heavy to carry in the bush. It is my first flintlock and although I have only had it out a couple of times (50-60 shots) ignition is much faster than I anticipated and I have had no misfires or other ignition problems. It requires a bit more attention than inlines or caplocks. Hunting with a flinter is really different, it's hard to describe.
"...figure it is easier to buy in Canada..." It is, but flintlocks(only) can be imported with no fuss from either government. There's about $300 difference. Mind you, the current exchange rate will eat most of that. A .50 cal GP flint runs around $374.95US. Over $700 here.
I'm staying away from where you shop!
$529 from Wholesale sports for a great plains flintlock rifle.
A GPR .50 flintlock at TOTW right now will cost you $529.95US. I think the shipping is close to $52.00.
