Building progess of my .66 Flinter

[smylee grouch]

I am building a .66 caliber flint lock rifle and just wanted to use this post as a repository of my progress. These are early pictures and I am still learning how to post pictures.

[smylee grouch]

Second pic, blurry.

[rich pierce]

Tell us about the build- style, components and so on.

[smylee grouch]

Hi Rich: These two post were mainly to see if I could actually post pictures with this different computer. So far so good.  The rifle will be some what styled after a Jim Chambers English Sporting rifle. I would have just bought one of his kits but I wanted a larger Cal. gun so Charlie Burton made this 16 bore for me. Hopefully more pics as I progress. 

[Craig Wilcox]

Well, Grouch, you have made a good start -  a nice piece of hard maple and a good barrel!  I think most start out this way   LOL!

It is going to be interesting to follow along as you make a keepsake from a lump of wood and a lump of iron,

[smylee grouch]

Thanks Craig, but actually its a very dense piece of American Walnut but the lighting was a little intense so it looks lighter. I wanted to use English Walnut but the future owner( after I get to use it on a few hunts) wanted this wood. Jim Chambers round face English lock and Jims castings for most of the rest of it.

[flehto]

It'll be an excellent hunting gun for what? Early on I found that building LRs was easier than taking pics and posting them. …...Fred

[smylee grouch]

It should be a good rifle for all the bigger game that I would ever be able to afford to hunt. I have to hunt big game because I can,t see well enough to hunt small game anymore. I know what your saying about pictures, this techno stuff is still a challenge for old school.

[Daryl]

Here are 5 English flinters.
The top one is a 6 bore.



This one is by Smart Dog.



This one, a 16 bore rifle by Dan Pharris

[smylee grouch]

Thanks for those pics Daryl, I have the J.N. George book with those pics but your blown up versions show more detail. When I get to the point of RR pipes I see Twigg had three on his with a 30 or 31 inch barrel but my barrel is only 28 so will be curious as to what will look the best, 2 or 3.  Three might look crowded and two might look naked. I guess I still have time to think about it.

[Justin Urbantas]

I like your project. I'm making a swap barrel .62 rifle/20ga smoothbore. I was thinking the  .62 rifle would be nice for the bear, moose, and elk up in Northern BC here, and the 20 ga for birds and clays.  Mine will be a half stock a lot like Smart Dog's.
I like this one as the basis for mine.
http://www.sitemason.com/page/gBGD96

[smylee grouch]

Thanks for that link Justin, that is one sweet looking gun.

[Daryl]

I think 2 pipes with an entry pipe is the 'proper' way to go with either full stock or 1/2 stock.

[taco650]

I think 2 pipes with an entry pipe is the 'proper' way to go with either full stock or 1/2 stock.

Ditto.   Keep the updates coming!