Thread: I love me some Flintlocks

I built this with no kit. Siler lock, Green Mountain barrel, Maple stock, L&R trigger. I bought individual parts at the Friendship, Indiana NMLRA spring shoot. The stock was just a chunk of wood. It is my .32 squirrel rifle.

That sir is one nice looking piece o hardware. Only wish I had the know how to do it no kit I am currently constructing a TVM Early Virginia Rifle kit.

Beautiful work walter! An not many folks know where friendship IN is. I have family in Milan an Elrod. Im down that way a good bit.

Beautiful work!!

I am curious about the accuracy? It is a beautiful rifle!

Very nicely done.

Rock locks are a hoot. I've owned and shot over a thousand rifles and pistols in the last 40 years. Had more fun with my flinter than any of the others. I dumped most of my accumulation of shooting irons a bit over ten years ago. Kept a few to hunt with. My .40 was one that stayed.



Siler/Douglas, curly maple.

It's a tack driver.

These look awesome fellas! I have always wanted to get into black powder and old school firearms. i moved to Mass from Tx though and getting firearms here seems like a lot of work; plus swmbo doesn't like guns as a native masshole. Perhaps this next year I will dedicate the time and money for a gun on the low low. Whats that about forgiveness is easier to get than permission?

Originally Posted by aa1192

These look awesome fellas! I have always wanted to get into black powder and old school firearms. i moved to Mass from Tx though and getting firearms here seems like a lot of work; plus swmbo doesn't like guns as a native masshole. Perhaps this next year I will dedicate the time and money for a gun on the low low. Whats that about forgiveness is easier to get than permission?

WOW, talk about moving to foreign country!

Black powder is fun.



GIT SOME!

Originally Posted by WW243

I am curious about the accuracy? It is a beautiful rifle!

If you can hold it still, Very accurate !!

Originally Posted by Walterbowens

If you can hold it still, Very accurate !!

Back before my eyes went South, I could put every shot into a business card at 50 yds all day long.

I won a pretty good chunk of change back in the 80's shooting offhand against the guys with their scope sighted magnums. We'd shoot off hand and it was usually five bucks a miss. Word got out after a while and the clowns quit giving me their money.