CVA perc to flint conversion.

[Kentuckyjed]

I have read through several thoughts on this on the forum and most say to remove the drum and replace with a M10x1,25 bolt and go from there. Can I just saw the drum off the barrel and make a touch hole line for this? Planning on keeping it a flinter and not too worried about going back. Thanks for any thoughts or comments.

 

[necchi]

Well if ya did that, the hole in the drum is way too big to be a proper "vent" by itself, and you mention making a vent for that hole,, meaning you have to fabricate something for that.
The biggest part of the conversion is getting the flintlock's plate itself snugly fitting against the barrel,, then having the vent flat and smooth with the hole drilled in that sweet spot position in relation to the locks pan.
Using the "bolt" as described makes all that much simpler

 

[Erwan]

I have read through several thoughts on this on the forum and most say to remove the drum and replace with a M10x1,25 bolt and go from there. Can I just saw the drum off the barrel and make a touch hole line for this? Planning on keeping it a flinter and not too worried about going back. Thanks for any thoughts or comments.

I always have removed the drum and especially on the rifles Jukar/Dikar/Ardesa/Traditions brand, because mostly the drum makes like a patented chamber when traversing the barrel from right to left: there is a hole in the middle...
So put it off and replace it with a M10x125 bolt, pierce and adjust a removable vent. That's what I did on all the conversions I did...

 

[Kentuckyjed]

What I have is an old CVA Bushwhacker .50 percussion rifle that was cut down to a 10 inch long barrel and the stock was modified into a pistol handle. My thoughts were to make a Kentucky style flintlock pistol out of it.

 

[Erwan]

Rifle or pistol the work is the same with the same tools and stuff...
You can do it easily apart, perhaps, the wood...

 

[necchi]

My thoughts were to make a Kentucky style flintlock pistol out of it.

You still have to fit the lock to the barrel,
Tell ya what(?) Before you "saw" anything, get the actual "flint" lock that you want to install.
If you don't, you will end up with a cap lock Kentucky pistol that doesn't have a place for a cap,, because someone sawed it off.
You should be able to get the flintlock assembly just as easy as everyone else that's looking for one

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Thank you all for the input. I will take the sage advice and run with it, get a lock, get a bolt, get a 1/4 28 flash liner, and go from there.

 

[necchi]

get a lock, get a bolt, get a 1/4 28 flash liner, and go from there.

Why would you need a liner?
That's an extra step that's not needed.
Slot and drill the bolt as shown in other topics of the modification, if you ever shoot it enough to wear-out the flash hole,, just replace the bolt.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

That makes sense, sorry I picked the liner part from another thread on the same subject.