Uh oh. Which place did yours buy yours from?I picked up one of those made-in-India replica flintlock pistols this week. The bore is laughably non-concentric and the front sight is easily 1/8" off center. I may file it off entirely.
Broke two drill bits drilling the 1/16" touchhole, and got very lucky on having just enough of a nub remaining to grab both and pull them out. It also had to be drilled a little off center to the pan to clear the breach plug (which was not threaded and could not be removed for drilling).
Should be passable for dicking around with, but I definitely would not go the India route for a long gun.
Wow Ark nice set up. Gives me an idea of what all I need to get. Good looking set up there.
Heard there were some redcoats in these parts.
Rifle is .50 and pistol is .64, though actually seems to take .600 balls with patch.Wow Ark nice set up. Gives me an idea of what all I need to get. Good looking set up there.
I didn't catch the caliber of the rifle and pistol. Are they both the same?
Bummer about the initial QC.
It's still probably fine to shoot, black powder smoothbores are about as low pressure as it gets, and any modern steel is better than what would have passed for acceptable on the original guns.
Make sure you run a dowel down the barrel and mark it to confirm where the breach plug is when you go to drill it. If the breech plug is threaded, pull it. Some of the plugs have a chamfer cut into them so the hole doesn't actually have to be drilled forward of the breech, but I haven't read a good way to tell ahead of time without pulling the plug and just looking at it yourself.
Haven't tested and settled on a number yet. I was gonna try 30-35gn of 2F.@Ark
How much bp do you use in your 64 caliber pistol?
When you do fire it I'd love to know the velocity of them monsters out of that pistol. How much does a ball weigh at 60-64 caliber?Haven't tested and settled on a number yet. I was gonna try 30-35gn of 2F.
Around 350 grWhen you do fire it I'd love to know the velocity of them monsters out of that pistol. How much does a ball weigh at 60-64 caliber?
Thats a chunk of lead.Around 350 gr
Ugh, I went out and shot it today, shoulda brought the chronograph.When you do fire it I'd love to know the velocity of them monsters out of that pistol. How much does a ball weigh at 60-64 caliber?
If you can find it about 22.00/lb.Does anyone know what a one pound factory plastic can of Goex FFFG black powder is going for at this time? Appreciate any input. Thanks.
Thank you. I had no idea on price or that it was difficult to find?If you can find it about 22.00/lb.