Thread: Homemade flintlock

Electric ignition is a lot harder than you think. A high voltage spark,ark doesnt always work.

Alright if u use ether as the propellant

I have been doing a lot of reading on this, and driverman seems to be right-electric spark seems to be a hit and miss affair

Thanks for the offer Maca49 but the attraction is making it myself, I do already own several black powder guns-a couple that I would not be keen to fire but also three modern reproduction guns.

I have ordered several books on the subject from Amazon

Your a keen man Res

I'm just a guy with to much time on my hand

Originally Posted by res

I'm just a guy with to much time and money on my hand

Living the life!

Hay, I see what you did there :p

And if you follow my thread you will know how to make a Hawken plains rifle, lock, stock and barrel and it`s got a heap of woompam, (word for loud bang) , and great for nz deer ,I think , have to try it. Homebrew.357.

Originally Posted by homebrew.357

And if you follow my thread you will know how to make a Hawken plains rifle, lock, stock and barrel and it`s got a heap of woompam, (word for loud bang) , and great for nz deer ,I think , have to try it. Homebrew.357.
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I'll have to find that thread, tho having been following your current one I think that I would be pushing a sloppy shit up hill with a small stick if I thought I was to get as good a result.

Still waiting on my books from Amazon

made a matchlock with my old man when i was around 13 to shoot marbles at ducks, did some modifications when the old fulla wasnt around and lost my eye brows

I'm fairly keen to keep my eye brows!

Originally Posted by res

I'm fairly keen to keep my eye brows!

dont drill the flash hole out to big or have it pointing straight up and you should be sweet

Yea, sizing/angle(?) of such things is something I hope the books I have ordered will educate me on.

First up I just want to make something that functions and is safe