new under hammer pistol

[John Taylor]

building this for a customer. It's 45 caliber.
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[Nobade]

Neat! Is that a kit or are you building from scratch?

[Gtek]

Bore? Sometimes simple is just elegant!

[45workhorse]

Nice "boot" gun!

[pietro]

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It looks a lot like a Numrich boot pistol - nice work, John.

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[John Taylor]

Neat! Is that a kit or are you building from scratch?

I don't know anyone making kits for a boot pistol. I started with a barrel from Jim Carpenter and made the rest in my shop. Many years ago I saw one with the ring hammer so made that from memory. Trigger and hammer are made from an old truck spring. Wood was supplied by a stock maker customer of mine. He said it was scrap that he was planning on burning. Main spring is from McMaster Car. Trigger spring is a coil compression spring and plunger in the trigger. Very simple to operate but not so simple to make.

[Gtek]

I read 45, I ask bore, I meant to ask twist.

[John Taylor]

I read 45, I ask bore, I meant to ask twist.

1 in 20"

[missionary5155]

That would look good laying next to a Frank Wesson rifle.

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[725]

Now that is neat. What type of sights are you thinking of?

[Gtek]

20" in a 45, are there plans for a muzzle loading devise for non spherical projectiles?

[John Taylor]

20" in a 45, are there plans for a muzzle loading devise for non spherical projectiles?

Patched round ball with light loads. This pistol is for a young lady. I'm thinking loads will be around 20 grains, don't need much to punch a hole in paper. Low velocity requires a faster twist.

[John Taylor]

That would look good laying next to a Frank Wesson rifle.

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This what you want?
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[pull the trigger]

Ok, I'm impressed

[toot]

they are stable mates!