Flintlock Builders?

[The Appalacian]

Any here?

My latest. Tennessee-ish pattern. 50 cal Colerain, lefty L&R lock, maple wood.

https://i.postimg.cc/RFzrQRM1/Screenshot_20230929_183808_Gallery.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/hvpHnRVM/Screenshot-20230929-183758-Gallery.jpg

[Slugster]

Very nice rifle!

[HWooldridge]

A+++

Love the dark finish.

[The Appalacian]

A+++

Love the dark finish.

My first experiment with adding many many layers of bone black and burnt umber pigments to Tru-Oil. Turned out pretty nice and gave it that very aged look.

[Rockindaddy]

Nice craftsmanship ! Now you have to put Bambi in the freezer with that fine firelock. Good year this January in Pennsylvania's flintlock only season.324566

[Gtrubicon]

Impressive rifle! I have built one flintlock, it’s a half stock SMR in 45. I just bought a 32 cal barrel and am at the planning stage for #2.

[The Appalacian]

Impressive rifle! I have built one flintlock, it’s a half stock SMR in 45. I just bought a 32 cal barrel and am at the planning stage for #2.

My next up is a 62 cal smoothie, for small critter gittin'.

Left handed of course.

https://i.postimg.cc/sDyt2P7m/Screenshot_20220728-180019_Gallery.jpg

[elmacgyver0]

Do you buy all the parts or hand craft them yourself?

[The Appalacian]

Do you buy all the parts or hand craft them yourself?
It's a combination. Mostly buy parts. On the rifle above I made the buttplate and nose cap from scratch and modified the purchased trigger guard. When I get my blacksmithing stuff more refined, I'll probably attempt to make more parts myself. Barrels and locks, though, will be purchased as long as they're available to do so. Stocks will always be from a slab.

[LAGS]

Very cool rifle.
I feel that I am too old to get back into forging my parts.
But I still hand make certain parts like locks from spare misc parts.

[elmacgyver0]

Impressive, it gives a certain satisfaction to make at least some of your own parts.
I always thought I was pretty good at building things until I saw some of the things you guys make.
It is rather humbling.
I am glad the skill of hand craftsmanship is not a lost art.

[DeuceTwo]

Nice!

[SSGOldfart]

Very nice rifle!

I'll second that
awesome work[smilie=f:

[sigep1764]

That maple is beautiful. I was about to ask what the finish was. It looked glossy and deep which said tru oil but the color was different. I love it.

[Rockingkj]

Great work!!! Looks like you did some fine carving work at the wrist. Would you post a closeup of that?

[The Appalacian]

Great work!!! Looks like you did some fine carving work at the wrist. Would you post a closeup of that?

No fancy carvings, just an accent line extending back from the lock panel through the wrist.

[T-Bird]

Beautiful rifle. I agree with elmacgyver. I'm not bad with my hands, but some of the stuff y'all do on this site is humbling. :smile:

[waksupi]

Good lines!

[freakonaleash]

I built just under 400 of them.

[The Appalacian]

What has happened to the pictures I posted here?

Missing in other threads too, and I cannot post any new ones.

Anybody know?

[dondiego]

What has happened to the pictures I posted here?

Missing in other threads too, and I cannot post any new ones.

Anybody know?

I am still seeing your pics.............

[beemer]

Beautiful rifle, I build a rifle occasionally but nothing to compare to that. I sort of do my own thing, so plain it hurts. No butt plate, no nose cap, do my own trigger guard and roll my thimbles.

I don't live too far from Rice Barrels so I went by a couple years ago and bought a 42 in. long 13/16 in. 40 cal. barrel, very nice guy. Called Chambers while I was close but he didn't have anything in stock so I bought a Chambers Late Ketland from DGW while on a road trip through the area. Have a piece of curly maple that hurts your eyes. Hope to get on it this spring

Keep us posted on the next one.

[indian joe]

I am still seeing your pics.............

me too!

[The Appalacian]

me too!

Yeah they're back for me too now.

Must have been my service at the time.

It's sketchy at best out here in the boondocks.