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Offline smylee grouch

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Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« on: February 07, 2020, 02:29:13 AM »
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.


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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2020, 02:33:43 AM »
Second pic, blurry.


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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2020, 02:45:15 AM »
Tell us about the build- style, components and so on.
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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2020, 03:15:49 AM »
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.  :)

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2020, 03:19:58 AM »
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,
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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2020, 04:07:06 AM »
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.

Offline flehto

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2020, 04:45:35 PM »
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

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2020, 06:12:04 PM »
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. ;D I know what your saying about pictures, this techno stuff is still a challenge for old school.

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2020, 10:03:30 PM »
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


« Last Edit: February 08, 2020, 09:33:08 PM by Daryl »
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2020, 12:05:55 AM »
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.

Offline Justin Urbantas

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2020, 02:58:53 AM »
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

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2020, 03:29:43 AM »
Thanks for that link Justin, that is one sweet looking gun.

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2020, 09:34:54 PM »
I think 2 pipes with an entry pipe is the 'proper' way to go with either full stock or 1/2 stock.
Daryl

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Re: Building progess of my .66 Flinter
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2020, 03:54:00 AM »
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!