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Thread: Transitional Flintlock

  1. 03-04-2010, 04:48 PM #1
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    Transitional Flintlock

    I finished putting this rifle together yesterday, and gave it a range test today.
    It is an early transitional type rifle, still showing strong German influence, but with the barrel getting longer, and bore size smaller, than the European Jaeger rifles.
    Madcaster had asked when he would see me do a stepped wrist rifle, and I do wish he was still around to see this one.
    This is .62 caliber, French grey barrel and lock, (still need to lighten their color a bit), fire blued furniture. I made the cheekpiece inlay, and thumb piece from fine silver.
    It's favorite load seems to be 100 gr. 3F Schutzen. The group is shot at 50 yards, wheel weight alloy.
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    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
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  2. 03-04-2010, 04:57 PM #2
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    Looks kinda beautiful!
    Well done.
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  3. 03-04-2010, 06:19 PM #3
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    Gorgeous work Waksupi.

    Do my eye's decieve me or does it not have a slight amount of cast off?
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  4. 03-04-2010, 07:08 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by stubshaft View Post
    Gorgeous work Waksupi.

    Do my eye's decieve me or does it not have a slight amount of cast off?
    No cast off, just crummy camera angles!
    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
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  5. 03-05-2010, 03:30 AM #5
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    Nice job Whats your Bbl width? I'm looking at 62's and see them in 1" and 1 1/8th"
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  6. 03-05-2010, 03:54 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by DwarvenChef View Post
    Nice job Whats your Bbl width? I'm looking at 62's and see them in 1" and 1 1/8th"
    This has a swamped barrel, 1 1/8" at the breech, 1" at the muzzle.
    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
    John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"

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  7. 03-05-2010, 04:09 AM #7
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    awsome !!!
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  8. 03-05-2010, 08:19 AM #8
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    Like it. Very nice wire work. And you gotta like the target. Hope you are showin that of around the Flathead.
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    sweet! nice work and very good shooting. was this a kit?
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  10. 03-05-2010, 11:06 AM #10
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    Exceptional work, as usual.

    Quote Originally Posted by iron brigade View Post
    sweet! nice work and very good shooting. was this a kit?
    be kind to him Waksupi, he's a new guy here.
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  11. 03-05-2010, 11:34 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by iron brigade View Post
    sweet! nice work and very good shooting. was this a kit?
    I got the parts from Chambers. I doubt I will ever buy another stock from them. This is the second one with problems I had to fix. I'm better off starting from a plank.
    The rest of their parts are first rate.
    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
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  12. 03-05-2010, 01:49 PM #12
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    waksupi,

    Very nice work! Looks like a sweet project that was well done!
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  13. 03-06-2010, 09:26 AM #13
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    A very handsome rifle; makes me long to return to the States and finish mine...
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    That is a very impressive rifle! Yep, very Germanic, too.
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    Beautiful , absolutely beautiful

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    someday after i win the lottery i can have one of your rifles
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    After five years, I decided it was time to strip down this rifle, and make it a different color. So, this is the updated version!
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    The solid soft lead bullet is undoubtably the best and most satisfactory expanding bullet that has ever been designed. It invariably mushrooms perfectly, and never breaks up. With the metal base that is essential for velocities of 2000 f.s. and upwards to protect the naked base, these metal-based soft lead bullets are splendid.
    John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"

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    Absolutely Beautiful! I can only hope to be that good and talented some day...
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    That is an extremely nice build - very well done! I'm currently working on a 58 Christian Springs Chambers kit that looks similar. I can only hope it comes out looking that good. After the 58 I want to build one from a plank - that'll be my first attempt with a plank. There's a lot of nice stocks out there but I'd prefer the freedom to carve my own and place the lock/vent exactly where I want. Great job though!
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    Beautiful work Ric. Anyone would be proud to take that to Rendezvous and show it off.

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