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    Converting Percussion back to Flint

    Zonie, Thank you, that was good information.
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    Converting Percussion back to Flint

    Yes Obi-Won Connoli, it is far to late. I think my number of black powders is at 7, but I think I loaned one to a nephew to try, and there may be another one tucked back in the corner of the gun room behind the fishing poles. Gentlemen, to be clear, this is an exercise in gunsmithing. This...
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    Converting Percussion back to Flint

    That's very good information thank you very much. I did remove my powder drum, and it is not shaped as the one in the article you posted. It was flush with the inside diameter of the bore and was drilled and tapped in the actual barrel, and was not a part of the breach plug. My rifle is indeed...
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    Converting Percussion back to Flint

    Thanks so much for the advice. The rifle I was thinking of doing this to is a 45 cal Spanish import. (Sold by CVA?) I got it cheap from a friend who bought it at auction. So I am not familiar with its history. I have cleaned it up, refinished the stock, cleaned up the bore, and removed every...
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    Converting Percussion back to Flint

    I'm new on this forum, so please excuse me if this has been covered before. For some time I have been trying to find out how difficult it would be to convert a percussion rifle back to a flint lock rifle! All thoughts/ experiences would be appreciated.
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