New 40cal Flintlock

[mountainman70]

Here is my latest completed project,started fall last year,finished today.Walnut stock from plank of old georgia am bl walnut,dust like to ha kilt me,found out I am allergic to the dust-oh well,40 cal,3/4 x42 Ed Rayle barel,l& r lock,and modified trigs,antique butplate,patchbox/mechanism,and toeplate,rest is new stuff from Track.Nice and light 6lbs,my gettin to be an old mans gun.I appreciate all the help from you fellows.Thanks,Dave



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[Micah2]

Nice rifle.  I admire building from a blank.

[mountainman70]

Thanks.I am figuring out the benefits of having George at Pecatonica River rout my barrel and ramrod channels,and saw out the outline of stock.With my allergies to walnut,it is a great helpI dont mind doing this on cherry and maple..Dave

[Bill Paton]

I've taken to always using a P100 tight covering nose/mouth mask for all sawdust-producing work, and it is very effective in controlling the chronic cough resulting from machining wood. For me it filters out all oder-causing micro dust of the type that gets deep in the lungs and causes so much health trouble. Mine came from a paint store supplying auto body shops.

[flehto]

Photobucket has changed their format and I do it differently now. Click on the chosen photo and it will appear alone and larger. To the right of the photo are some links....left click the info to the left of "IMG" {the bottom link} and it will turn yellow and "copied" will momentarily appear. Go to your post and click on "paste" and the printed description will appear, but when it's posted, the photo will be in the post.  Anyways, this procedure works for me.....Fred

[dogcreek]

Very nice rifle, mountainman70. Congratulations on a job well done!

[mountainman70]

Thanks for the kind remarks,guys.Also appreciate the info on dust masks.I have another long,slim,2 piece take down percussion rifle in the works.I would like to finish it before the walnut finishes me!!I gotta get back to maple.I really like these long,slim flinters,but,I also like them long,slim ladies,too!!!Best regards,Dave


ps,here is a pic of the pbox mechanism,antique too.