Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Muzzleloaders => Topic started by: Gordon on February 11, 2017, 06:23:29 pm
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I finally finished my first attempt at building a flintlock rifle. This was made from a Track of the Wolf Tennessee Long Rifle kit. It's not perfect as I made a number of rookie mistakes along the way, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Of course now that I've built one, I'll have to make another just to do better the next time. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-5.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-5.jpg.html)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-2.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-2.jpg.html)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-1.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-1.jpg.html)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-3.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-3.jpg.html)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-9.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-9.jpg.html)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/gferlitsch/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-4.jpg) (http://s793.photobucket.com/user/gferlitsch/media/Tennessee%20Long%20Rifle-4.jpg.html)
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Gorgeous grain on the stock. Really beautiful work and photos. Looking forward already to number 2
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Nice job, Gordon but I'm not surprised. 8)
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Good looking smoke pole.
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Nice - what caliber ? Bob
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Looks good to me, I have found that if we don't point out our mistakes to others they will never see them.
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Hey Bob, it's a .45 caliber.
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looks good from where i"m sittin
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looks great Gordon I am working on my first flintlock build a GPR by Lyman almost done and like you I have made some mistakes by I like her.
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My most egregious mistake was when I attempted to cold bend the steel trigger guard to make it fit the stock and snapped it in two. I bought another guard, a torch and made some bending jigs - lesson learned. I also had a devil of a time with the pins that were supplied in the kit. They are hardened steel and I couldn't cut through them or file them down. I finally discovered that a Dremel cutter disk took care of that problem. And learning how to inlet was interesting. It looked easy enough on paper, but it takes some practice to get competent at it (and sharp chisels!). In retrospect I should have practiced on a piece of scrap before chiseling away on my gun. I almost made an irreparable mistake when I discovered that my spike was not secure and moved while drilling my tang bolt hole. I got lucky and had just barely enough clearance to make it work. And don't even get me started about making the wedge slots - the first one was a mess but I figured it out by the third one. Hint, keep your bench clean so that if any chips fly away from your stock when you don't expect it, you can find them and glue them back in.
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Every chip is a chance at salvation! I have rescued more than one lock mortise with the errant chip!
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I want to see this thing shouldered. The angle of the stock/distance vertically from the butt to the barrel seems really high..
The wood/finish looks really awesome
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Loon, I hewed closely to the dimensions and angles in the rifle plan that I purchased from TOW and I don't notice any discomfort or awkwardness when I shoulder the gun. I think it's okay.
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Beautiful Rifle Gordon, right up there with the bows you make. ;)
Pappy
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Looks pretty darn nice form where I'm sitting.. Heck of a job for your first
Thanks Leroy
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That is a beauty! But then....I would expect no less from you. Josh
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That looks really nice. Nice job!
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Thank you Ryan!
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Wow! That is really nice, Gordon. After watching some of Eric's saves I think you would really have to screw up to make one irreparable, again, a beauty.
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Typical sloppy work I have come to expect from you, Gordon :)