THE BUILDER'S THREAD: If it loads from the front or burns BP, POST IT HERE

[Don57]

Just finished my first build over the Christmas holidays, started this a couple years ago and finally finished it.
Pecatonica left hand Virginia rifle 38" 50cal swamped barrel with iron furniture.
I think it turned out pretty good...what do you think?

cheek rest is on the wrong side????

 

[Pete04]

Good call Don57
Looks like the locks on the wrong side to.



lol

 

[B_noser]

True, but they counter-balance each other quite nicely.

 

[flintyboom]

I finally got around to finishing this little 11 ga blunderbuss. It feels like a really fun gun and would be really cool with a single point leather sling attached so it hangs down over your shoulder by your side. It's just a pretty basic no frills, English style gun. I had a big mess up when I had inlet the buttplate probably 98% and went to anneal it in my propane forge. I got distracted for a minute and stepped away, and when I opened the forge I had managed to melt it in half. Anyways, I had to order a replacement and spend the time to fit it. I think this is probably the first gun I've finished in about 3 years. I have 3 in progress that I'll finish up eventually.

 

[flintyboom]

I built another blunderbuss! This time a 4 bore miquelet. I'll make a separate post about it.

 

[Licensed to kill]

Origins of the lock?

 

[flintyboom]

The lock was built from Rifle Shoppe parts by Dale Nincehelser out of the states.

 

[Licensed to kill]

The lock was built from Rifle Shoppe parts by Dale Nincehelser out of the states.

Shot it yet?, how does it spark?

 

[flintyboom]

Sparks super well, and I did test fire it. I did 180 grains of Fg and nine .445 round balls. I just did a post about it.