Kentucky sidelocks

[rock doc]

I wanted something new to shoot so I bought both a Traditions Kentucky flintlock and percussion pistol kit. It took some fitting of the metal parts and some wood removal. I used four applications of boiled linseed oil as the finish after a walnut stain.

Both are fun to shoot and accurate enough to hit an eight inch steel plate target from 7 to 10 yards.

No matter how the photo is oriented and saved on my Android tablet, it is always sideways in my post.

 

[nedlate]

Give this a try!
Ed

 

[rock doc]

Thanks for rotation!!

 

[Cossack]

Fun! Those look great. If you ever get ambitious, you could get away with removing quite a bit more wood on those and have trimmer pistols, but of course that makes a much bigger project. I'm glad those are working well for you. I might get one of those sometime. How's the ignition on the flintlock? pretty fast and reliable?

I don't have any pistols, but use this for deer sometimes:

I'm seriously looking at getting one of Jim Kibler's new fowler kits.

 

[Alpo]

No matter how the photo is oriented and saved on my Android tablet, it is always sideways in my post.

Try this. Save your picture, then edit it by rotating it a full 360° until it's back the way it's supposed to be again, then save it again.



I used to have to do that with my last phone. Kind of a pain, but at least my pictures came out correctly oriented.

 

[Heinz]

Kibler makes a great product and it is a very easy assembly. I know him personally and he is a perfectionist who stands behind his product.

 

[Heinz]

Found a few photos of a Kibler kit I modified slightly for a fundraising auction.

 

[rock doc]

How's the ignition on the flintlock? pretty fast and reliable?

That's a great looking flintlock rifle. I shouldered a Kentucky once, but the stock felt too short. Right now, i cant tell one from another. The ignition on my flintlock pistol is about 2 seconds and has been 100% reliable so far.

 

[rock doc]

Try this. Save your picture, then edit it by rotating it a full 360° until it's back the way it's supposed to be again, then save it again.



I used to have to do that with my last phone. Kind of a pain, but at least my pictures came out correctly oriented.

Still won't work on my Galaxy Tab S9. I had the same trouble with my Tab A7. But thanks for the tip.

 

[Heinz]

The lock time on a good flintlock is about 1 1/2 to 2 times that of a good percussion lock. This means under .050 seconds.

It takes a good lock and that is what separates cheap products from good flintlocks. I have seen Kibler locks timed at .036 seconds. I have seen asian cheap repro locks take a noticeable amount of time to fire but never timed one. If you can see the delay from hammer trip to ignition the lock is too slow.
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[cherrypointmarine]

When I was in the Marines stationed at Whitby Is Wa , there was a crowd of us that had guns . Not having a lot of money , we decided to branch off into black powder . At the time my buddy and I were hooked on Louis L'Amour westerns . So of course we had to get something a little more modern . At the time Ruger made a beautiful ss black powder pistol , can't remember the model , it was almost 50 years ago . They were a blast to shoot , and pretty accurate . One day we were out shooting in a quarry . Someone had thrown a car quarter panel out there , so we decided to see what a semi soft lead ball would do . When it hit that panel and spread , it made one h*** of a hole . No wonder during the civil war so many lost arms and legs . Starting to wonder how one of them would stack up as a home defence weapon . If you hit someone , they d*** sure aren't getting up . Plus it's not going through all your walls and going into your neighbours .

 

[smoothshooter]

That's a great looking flintlock rifle. I shouldered a Kentucky once, but the stock felt too short. Right now, i cant tell one from another. The ignition on my flintlock pistol is about 2 seconds and has been 100% reliable so far.

That's waaaayyyy too slow. Should be virtually instantaneous. Your gun needs work.

 

[glenwolde]

I wanted something new to shoot so I bought both a Traditions Kentucky flintlock and percussion pistol kit. It took some fitting of the metal parts and some wood removal. I used four applications of boiled linseed oil as the finish after a walnut stain.

Both are fun to shoot and accurate enough to hit an eight inch steel plate target from 7 to 10 yards.

No matter how the photo is oriented and saved on my Android tablet, it is always sideways in my post.

Sideways pictures are because of the EXIF data attached to the photo. I could explain it, or you could Google that.

But the fix is to open it in any one of a number of editing programs (like Paint), rotate it sideways, then rotate it back to upright, and save it. This will overwrite the EXIF data.

 

[smoothshooter]

When I was in the Marines stationed at Whitby Is Wa , there was a crowd of us that had guns . Not having a lot of money , we decided to branch off into black powder . At the time my buddy and I were hooked on Louis L'Amour westerns . So of course we had to get something a little more modern . At the time Ruger made a beautiful ss black powder pistol , can't remember the model , it was almost 50 years ago . They were a blast to shoot , and pretty accurate . One day we were out shooting in a quarry . Someone had thrown a car quarter panel out there , so we decided to see what a semi soft lead ball would do . When it hit that panel and spread , it made one h*** of a hole . No wonder during the civil war so many lost arms and legs . Starting to wonder how one of them would stack up as a home defence weapon . If you hit someone , they d*** sure aren't getting up . Plus it's not going through all your walls and going into your neighbours .

They would make fine defense guns as long as your particular gun is not prone to cap jams.

 

[rock doc]

That's waaaayyyy too slow. Should be virtually instantaneous. Your gun needs work.

Will enlarging the touch hole help?

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Will enlarging the touch hole help?

Enlarging the touch hole may not help. A slow ignition time can be due to too much powder in the pan. A proper amount will not block the hole and when ignited will flash through the touch hole instantaneously. If the pan is too full, or if there is powder in the touch hole, the effect is like a slow fuse.
When I'm hunting with my flintlocks, I check the pan often to ensure the priming powder is not blocking the touch hole.

John

 

[rock doc]

Enlarging the touch hole may not help. A slow ignition time can be due to too much powder in the pan. A proper amount will not block the hole and when ignited will flash through the touch hole instantaneously. If the pan is too full, or if there is powder in the touch hole, the effect is like a slow fuse.
When I'm hunting with my flintlocks, I check the pan often to ensure the priming powder is not blocking the touch hole.

John

Thanks for the advice. I'm using way too much powder in the pan. I'll give it a try next time.

I really appreciate your help.