@Maca49 I'm chasing a Parker Hale Whitworth but it's proving hard to prise out of his handsQuote:
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@Maca49 I'm chasing a Parker Hale Whitworth but it's proving hard to prise out of his handsQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Will pm @vietnamcam
I got given a bag of stock parts that I had looked through at a friend's recently
Thought there might be a usable trigger guard
There was a rough steel casting of a ALR style amongst it
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So a few hours with files and the blow torch to caress it into shape and its going to be ideal
Now I need to wait for the magic to happen with the Browning solution
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And there's a particularly nice English style trigger guard there that might be the starting point for the next muzzleloader build
100 % finished
Steel trigger guard makes it complete
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Very cool.
Looking forward to the range report ��
As years pass I get more and more pulled toward the Black Powder rifles and less toward the stainless smokeless in the safe. Possibly it`s just I don`t really care if I shoot an animal or not these days. Certainly harder to do with a real single shot.
Beautiful gun by the way.
How have I not seen this?
WRT your comments about a tang sight, this is what I did to my .54 English sporting rifle - it works well, and doesn't look too out of placeAttachment 254555
Late to the party.
Bloody great job. Even better project.
Oh a left hand flintlock now that's something niceQuote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
I have two left hand percussion muzzleloaders
But not a flintlock
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 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
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
Don't rule out potential revival.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
If us cartridge guys can't get primers, what we gonna do ... ?? :oh noes::pissed off:
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for 165 million years
Far more successful than people, yet they get a bad rap.
Think about it as I go away not using primers
Go electricQuote:
Originally Posted by 30.06king
Remington played around with it and maybe its time to have another look at it
Batteries and plasma lighters have come a long way since Remington tried and failed
Must go to the workshop and drop my plasma lighter into some BP and smokeless powder and see what happens
It would be very feasible with muzzle loader.so many electric spark or instant heat making systems. Might be interesting if get back feed like a cattle prodder does if wet.
Try out a small plasma lighterQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Very hot and fast
The recent JapanPM assassination was carried out by a home made double barrel electrically ignited muzzleloader.
What's old is new again.
I just tried my plasma lighter in commercial black powder
It starts the burn very fast and a good burn
To fast for me to get images
2FG 3FG and 4FG all good
There is potential there for someone to play with the idea
This lifesystem plasma lighter is a $30 item and I'm sure a trigger based micro switch can be wired in if someone hi tech took one apart
Great protect for someone
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