FlintLock Kit

[Flintlock1812]

I'm Looking to purchase an Early Lancaster flintlock kit from Pecatonica river supply. This is my first build and I was wondering if anyone here has had dealings with pecatonica. Are they descent kits. I do like the fact they use chambers locks in the lancaster rifle.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[rfd]

Pecatonica is top notch and they supplied the stock wood for my Hawken build ...

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[johnson1942]

they are a good company. check the size of the inlet for the stock before you start shaping, even good companys can make a mistake on that one.

[jjarrell]

I've heard really good things about their kits. I would like to get one of their maple stocks for my T/C Hawken. They have more drop at the butt than the T/C walnut stocks. I had the round ball barrel made for it, browned it, silver plated the brass, and had the internal lock parts polished. I think that would finish it off nicely. The only thing that's left factory on it is the stock, trigger, and tang. I like the T/C trigger, and the tang.........well, its a tang. I'd also like to build their Lehigh County Rifle in .40 or .45 with the L&R percussion lock, and 13/16" barrel.

[RU shooter]

They make a decent stock for the price . Word of advice though . My first build was a pre inlet from them yes everything fit the inlets but that don't mean all the parts are in the proper place/position . And it's far from a drop in and your done kit . But I will never buy a pre inlet stock again get one that has the barrel channel and RR hole done and do the rest your self. It's more satisfying and with some care and patience everything will fit as it should .

[rfd]

what ru shooter said - that's the thing about trad ml "kits"...

* they could be fully prefitted as is the case with most of the cheap offshore gun "kits", where all the parts are pretty much a drop in fit with just a tad of tweaking ... most come with almost all the parts already assembled and the real work is rasping down the proud wood.

* or as with most onshore "kits", where some inlet and mortise work will absolutely require some serious work because unless all the inlet mortise work was carefully pre-fit, most times they're gonna off a tad, sometimes off a big bunch and you'd have been better off doing the inlet work yerself, which means getting a stock with a barrel channel dug and rod hole drilled is the better way to go.

[KCSO]

Use their stuuf all the time...good products and you can build an excellent rifle!

[waksupi]

They make a decent stock for the price . Word of advice though . My first build was a pre inlet from them yes everything fit the inlets but that don't mean all the parts are in the proper place/position . And it's far from a drop in and your done kit . But I will never buy a pre inlet stock again get one that has the barrel channel and RR hole done and do the rest your self. It's more satisfying and with some care and patience everything will fit as it should .

Absolutely. I've had too many pre-inlet blanks show up that I had to shim in wood to eliminate gaps, and as was stated, some don't inlet things where they should be!

[Flintlock1812]

Thanks Everyone for your input. I decided to go with a Jim Chambers kit for my first build. An Isaac Haines rifle in 50 cal.