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It's an interesting specimen and I am planning it as my next build... to my knowledge no one has tried to recreate this wheellock... The extendable stock is understandable for what I understand of the period. At that time "shouldering" a stock was a new idea and most early firearms were held...

Researching my next build I came across several wheelocks from the 1530's that had extendable stocks. Does anyone have any more pictures or information on how they looked (all I have is a side profile). I was able to talk to one gentlemen who handled one and he said they screwed into the...

I incorporated an angle like that in my matchlock and I regret it... from a shooting point of view. Now from a looks cool point of view I like it. Only other thing I can think of is maybe it shoots better with armor on. I will have to try that (yes I do have good replica 16th century armor I...

Most of my slow rust blue projects are Mauser's.... but I did one invest arms project with it. I just want people to be aware for those who prefer blue to brown that there is a period way you can do your own bluing fairly inexpensively that is tough as nails.

Cold blues do not hold up much either ..you look at them wrong and they wear off. Slow rust blue does not scratch or wear easily... Even with sandpaper if done right. Also have not seen any cold blue have the depth and quality of a slow rust blue... Of course as in anything prep work is key.

True but you have to do it for several passes to get a consistent rust blue- usually 5-15 acid application/ boil sessions depending on the steel and polish. Some people also steam the finish as well. I was told by a "Hawkens" expert who said all of the actual Hawkens were slow rust blued, not...

Slow rust bluing was another popular method going back centuries... In fact many "browned" barrels started life as slow rust blued. It is not expensive to do yourself but it is labor intensive. The results are gorgeous and it is a durable finish.

Good question on the short barrel. Many 16th century barrels have a unique "Cannon" style or flared profile at the muzzle. For the most part manufacturer's don't sell these profiles as most are focused more on the american long-rifle and more modern designs. There are some good octagon to...

The one thing I did not make was the action... you can see it's evolution and some earlier build picture s on the gun builder's forum. Look for "First build so far" - about the third page in at the moment. :thumbsup: Here's a link to it...

That is actually what I started with - a DOM tube. I picked some up from a builder who was quitting building muzzleloaders.

Yes I turned it myself- I based the barrel off of this german musket: Link The main gun though was based off of this Spanish one:

.62 cal or 20 gauge smooth-bore. In this case I was using 60 grains of 2F with a .60 ball with a lubed cut up dishtowel. Groups were a bit wide but it was also gusty with 20-30mph winds. One thing about it - it was very comfortable to shoot off hand but when I switched to a bench to test...

After over a year of work, and the matchlock was ready to take for it's first test fire. I was surprised how smooth the ignition was. No hesitation and it worked flawlessly. Here is a picture as I did the first few off hand Although I like off hand shooting I wanted to see what it...

I will have to check them out. When I first got started I assumed hand tools would be "cheap" as most of the ones at the local hardware store were inexpensive. I have since discovered that QUALITY tools cost some good cash but are worth every penny. I am slowly upgrading my gear and will...

Thanks- It is .62 Cal smoothbore (20 guage) with a 23 inch barrel. No video yet but I hope to get it out for its first shooting session later this month and will try to get some video I will try to get more pictures in sunlight- my basement LED and flourescent lighting do not do the finish...

Actually this is close to a two year project, just posted it towards the end. Initially I was going to have the peep sight on the tang but decided against that. By that point I had the wood pretty much done and just decided to live with it (as many originals in that time did not pefect match...

Well it is finally done! Plenty of mistakes but overall pretty happy with my first build.

Welcome back. There are a few of us South Dakotan's here as well... although I am in the central part (Wessington Springs) not the western part of the state :hatsoff:

Shaping done, sights dine and all parts were put together and work. :grin :grin: Now going to work on finishing f2fthis weekend. I plan to make my own dragons blood stain after I apply aqua fortis.

Update I have most of the shaping done. Having fun :hatsoff: