fusil kt

[hoke]

new to this board.
have worked on some smithing on factory assembled
percussion rifles through the years.
been itching to purchase a kit fusil gun.
i've spent hours pouring over the small independent suppliers and finally narrowed the list to being what i want or what i can afford and still have a decent kit and quality.
my list narrowed to pecantonia river, the sitting fox, track of the wolf.
finally, after being realistic considering that i have no experience with inletting i have pretty much cast in for the 44" fusil offered from track.
hopefully i can pull this project off and be happy with the out come.
my goal was to keep the cost at $600.
thanks for listening.
p.s. enjoyed reading the entire four pages and checked out R.E.davis' site didn't know he offered kits.

 

[rusty]

You might want to check North Star West.They make the best trade guns that I have seen and I have[url] one.northstarwest.com[/url]

 

[J.D.]

Early Rustic makes a decent gun. The Ky barn gun or the Cumberland fowler are right in your price range, and the parts should fit right into the inlets.

Tracks parts sets, unless otherwise noted, are parts sets and not in the white kits. I would suggest calling who ever you decide to buy from to make sure the stock is fully inlet and not 95% inlet.

That last 5% can be harder to inlet than the other 95%.

Early Rustic[url] http://www.earlyrusticarms.com/pricesanddescriptions.htm[/url]

 

[MikeC]

The Davis kit is the best and as close to being PC you will find, it's worth the extra cost. If your looking to keep the cost down check out Sitting Fox.

 

[frou frou]

I prefer earlier Fusils (late 1600-early 1700). The Davis kit looks to be of a later period.

All those listed are about the same price $600-$700. All will require inletting the lock and other parts.

 

[tg]

With a Walnut stock, Iron furniture, and some cosmetic lock work the TOW is the closest set of parts to a Cows foot fusil circa 1730" what most call the "Tulle" that there is, the Davis kit is the closest to a straight stocked fusil fin. probably from about the same time period, I don't know of anyone who makes a pre 1700 gun except maybe the Rifle Shoppe.

 

Ya mean the rifle shop actually makes anything??? :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

North Star West for a trade fuke and Davis for the Fusil Fin.

If fowlers, check out Jim Chambers Smoothbores.

 

[Rod Lassey]

A bit higher priced, but the Northwest gun offered by Caywood is a good choice--it all depends on what you're looking for, the term fusil covers alot of ground.

I built a Northwest gun last winter, and the Caywood was by far the easiest build I've ever done. I'm no gunsmith but have scratch-built some, but this time I opted for the easy way out. I went with the Caywood because I wanted to fairly closely replicate an 1800 dated Wheeler NW gun in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society (and similar examples in the MotFT). The Caywood came closest to the parts I wanted. Don't get me wrong, I've met Matt of Northstar, and he builds a great gun, but styling is more of an 1820-30s gun. And there are differences, the NW gun evolved over time. Now, if I had wanted a gun from the 1820-30s, Northstar would have been my pick.

Caywood nearly inlets to 99%, the lock fit the mortise perfectly, there was very little to do as far as additional inletting. A couple of holes for the thimbles needed drilled. On the other hand, Caywood did leave enough wood on the exterior so that I could shape the stock the way I wanted. I trynot to use any power tools, prefering to work on guns as they were originally made, and the Caywood was easy to finish out with a couple of rasps, files, a hand drill, and sandpaper.

Good luck with whatever you choose, take your time, and above all, have fun with it.
Rod