Dickert style build

[Martin S.]

I am going to the NMRLA workshop in Bowling Green.

I am collecting all I need for a Dickert style rifle.

I have the Isaac Haines plan from Track, and most of the parts from them as well.

David Rase has already done a fantastic job inletting the barrel for me.

I would like it to be as historically correct as I can, but I have no illusions about building a show winner.  I just want a functional rifle that my kids won't be ashamed to inherit.

I would like to be able to hunt with it and harvest deer.

I realize the Isaac Haines plan is not a true Dickert, but is it close enough?

Is there another plan that I could purchase (and where) that might be more authentic?

I have perused the older threads, but the ones without pics are frustrating.

My reason for selecting a Dickert is primarily because my ancestors go back to the Lancaster area of PA before the Rev. war.

Also, there was a "Dickert" style rifle found at the Alamo, and while I know it is disputed, I like that part of history as well.

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks,

Martin

[rich pierce]

Dickert built rifles over quite a long span. I’m guessing you will be going for a 1770s-1780s era Dickert with a daisy patchbox?
I always make my own plans, choosing a particular original as my guide. I find that unless I’m using the exact barrel, lock, and buttplate as the original, any plan one could buy would have to be modified anyway. But, a good plan can sure help. Unless you’re re-creating a specific original, a set of plans for an Isaac Haines rifle will serve you well.

[Mike Brooks]

Use a different buttplate than the currently sold "Haines". You'd be much better off if you drew out your own pattern around the parts you are going to use.

[coopersdad]

Martin, I sent you a PM

[Jim Kibler]

If you are going to the seminar to build a Dickert style rifle, most of these questions should be directed to the instructor.  Am I missing something?

[Martin S.]

The seminar is for a pistol, or "finish what you have started", not a Dickert per se.

Talked to Jack this afternoon, and he is going to fix me up with what I need.

He said he taught a Dickert class about 20 years ago, and still had plans and some parts.