Thread: American long rifle build

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

If you can't light it with a rock, you're dealing with a fad.

The rifle was built from a Jim Chambers kit with no lock inlet, and a l/h Rice round faced lock.

Well flintlock ruled in service for 180 years

Percussion for only 40 years

Then a few weird and wonderful creations before we settled into the self contained cartridge which has now been around for the same amount of time as flint ignition.

So unless flint makes a miraculous comeback I think it history will relegate it to passing ( medium term ) fad.

Aka A flash in the pan