pree flintlock

[windwalker_au]

dont you think we should have a pree flintlock for our wick burners lol.
bernie :)

[Ranger]

That probly wouldn't be a bad idea. I know I'd like to have a match lock and a snaphaunce!

[tom-h]

i vote yes how many matchlock fellows we have here ?---here is a picture of my 75cal smooth bore built by frank Greek ,our own  board member-frank made all the furniture by hand even the lock itself-and shaped the stock from a big chunk of walnut the bbl is 36"oct-rnd and it has super  fast ignition and has superb accurecy

[FrankG]

That'd be cool !

[Chaffa Hosa]

I see where it can work because after LongShanks, Lady Murron and Princess Isabella are finished I may try one of the wicklocks

[tom-h]

cool i think you would really like one after you shot it a couple of times i love mine and the lock  ignition is very fast   and no flints or caps to worry about just some cotton rope and and a little salt-peter  will make a months supply

[FrankG]

tom , where do ya find the cotton rope? the stuff here has a poly core .

[tom-h]

i buy my match from Dixie they sell it by the yard cheaper than you can make it  that is why i buy it ,i cant find any pure cotton rope i did make some from e hemp twine from hobby lobby and it worked but it was hard to keep the hot cone http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=1665

[FrankG]

Thanks Tom !!

[Dryball]

One question, can the proposed board fit in with muzzleloading on the cheap? If so, you've got it!

Ned Christy

[mongrel]

One question, can the proposed board fit in with muzzleloading on the cheap? If so, you've got it!

Ned Christy

In reference to just matchlocks, the answer to your question is, absolutely. They can be built around the same barrels as any other muzzleloader, starting with salvaged single-shot shotgun barrels and continuing up through relatively expensive octagon-to-round tubes. Where they're definitely economical is, there are few if any commercially-available parts to construct either locks or stocks -- it's essentially a handmade proposition. That and the fact that most variations of the locks are very simple to construct make these types of firearms very definitely "cheapies" to produce.

Snaphances and miquelets (a Spanish design with the mainspring located on the outside of the lockplate) are variations, you might even say prototypes, of the flintlock. Again, unless one is willing to deal with a select few (expensive) parts sources such as The Rifle Shoppe (through Track Of The Wolf), you're pretty much talking about handmade items. As for wheellocks -- anyone masochistic enough to attempt one of those not only has my respect and pity, but is thinking so far outside the box that normal questions of cost don't apply.

So, yes, to the same degree that the flinters and caplocks seen on this forum fit into its basic context, so would the earlier types of firearms.

[RoaringBull]

Yeah....what he said.

[Dryball]

Look down below Smoothbores, you have your new board. Enjoy,

Ned Christy

[Ranger]

Thanks Ned!

[Mr Woodchuck]

Thanks Ned ...