flintlock pistol kit

[silent sniper]

Hello everyone I am looking for a flintlock pistol kit to build. I want something that is acccurate and powerful. I want a 54 cal. does anyone have any experence with this gun ?
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_162_195&products_id=3528
is it easy to build ? I was thinking i might use it for predator hunting and groundhogs. what do you guys think ? is it worth the money.

 

[bebloomster]

No personal experience with this particular kit, however Pedersoli has a pretty good reputation. The 4 customer reviews attached to Dixie's description were all favorable. Just might be worth giving a try.

 

[Zonie]

I have built this kit in .50 caliber and it is like many other large factory kits. Easy to build and difficult to mess up.

The only thing I didn't like about my Kentucky Pistol kit really dealt with the guns design and not the kit.

Rather than having barrel underlugs and using pins to hold the barrel into the stock, my guns stock had a machined "lip" at the front of it and used the nosecap to "catch" this lip to hold the barrel in place.
While this worked all right on my pistol I have seen others post stories about the stocks wood breaking at this location.

That problem could be solved by adding a underlug tab to the barrel and drilling and pinning it like the original design should have done in the first place.

Another thing that left a bit to be desired was the trigger pull. It was quite heavy and solving this problem isn't easy.

Aside of these minor things it is a nice pistol and IMO it is worth the money. :thumbsup:

 

[renovato]

As Evil Dog said, Pedersoli has a pretty good reputation. Another kit to consider is Lyman's Great Plains Pistol. This is also available in .54. It's a high quality, well built gun that holds up well to hot loads.

 

[mykeal]

The Lyman Great Plains pistol is indeed a great pistol, but it's percussion only; they do not offer a flintlock version, and the OP wants a flintlock pistol.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Have you read the thread on the Hawken pistol? This gun is available in flint or percussion. Quality is a bit higher than the Italian stuff.