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I am looking for a handgun kit with these specs:
.45 caliber
Single shot
Rifled barrel
Skill level 1 (basically ********)


The only place I've looked, unsuccessfully, has been DGW but I don't know all the vendors.
 
Deer Creek has this kit. All the other kits are listed as "Sold Out".

Traditions Kentucky Pistol Kit .45 Cal Percussion - G5065 (deercreekproducts.net)

Track of the Wolf has a couple of Lyman kits that approach affordability but these are not 45 caliber.

Lyman Great Plains Rifle & Pistol Kits - Track of the Wolf

I'd also suggest that ordering a couple of the books on building Kentucky pistols from Muzzle Loaders Builders' Supplies would be a great starting point.
There's several pages of listings of books and videos.

Product Listing Books-Videos-Drawings (muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com)

Track of the Wolf has a good selection of books too.
 
Pedersoli makes a Kentucky Pistol kit.

Here is a list of the Distributors:




FULL DISTRIBUTORS
IMPORTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
IFG-NA, LLC DBA ITALIAN FIREARMS GROUP
18250 I-40 West -Amarillo, TX 79124 / PO Box 300 - Bushland, TX 79012 - -
BEAUCHAMP & SON INC., DBA FLINTLOCK'S ETC
160 Rossiter Road - 01254 - RICHMOND, MA.
DIXIE GUN WORKS INC.
Reelfoot Avenue - P.O.Box 130 - 38261 - UNION CITY, TN.
CHERRY'S FINE GUNS
3408 West Wendover Ave. - Suite N - 27407 - GREENSBORO, NC.
TAYLOR'S AND COMPANY, INC.
304 Lenoir Drive - 22603 - WINCHESTER, VA.
 
Deer Creek has this kit. All the other kits are listed as "Sold Out".

Traditions Kentucky Pistol Kit .45 Cal Percussion - G5065 (deercreekproducts.net)

Track of the Wolf has a couple of Lyman kits that approach affordability but these are not 45 caliber.

Lyman Great Plains Rifle & Pistol Kits - Track of the Wolf

I'd also suggest that ordering a couple of the books on building Kentucky pistols from Muzzle Loaders Builders' Supplies would be a great starting point.
There's several pages of listings of books and videos.

Product Listing Books-Videos-Drawings (muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com)

Track of the Wolf has a good selection of books too.
Thank you for taking the time to give such a detailed reply. The Muzzle Loaders Builders site is overwhelming!
 
I am looking for a handgun kit with these specs:
.45 caliber
Single shot
Rifled barrel
Skill level 1 (basically ********)


The only place I've looked, unsuccessfully, has been DGW but I don't know all the vendors.
From what I've found all the available level 1 kits for pistols are made by Pendersoli and Traditions. However I don't know if Traditions makes one in .45 caliber but Pendersoli does and the .45 Kentucky kit is on sale now at Dixie Gun Works for $295 in percussion, $325 for a flintlock.
 
From what I've found all the available level 1 kits for pistols are made by Pendersoli and Traditions. However I don't know if Traditions makes one in .45 caliber but Pendersoli does and the .45 Kentucky kit is on sale now at Dixie Gun Works for $295 in percussion, $325 for a flintlock.
Sorry, I just noticed the flintlock version is unavailable.
 
Button rifled .008 deep 1 in 18" twist 12 lands and 12 grooves.

Dixie No. PH 0330
 
Deer Creek has this kit. All the other kits are listed as "Sold Out".

Traditions Kentucky Pistol Kit .45 Cal Percussion - G5065 (deercreekproducts.net)

Track of the Wolf has a couple of Lyman kits that approach affordability but these are not 45 caliber.

Lyman Great Plains Rifle & Pistol Kits - Track of the Wolf

I'd also suggest that ordering a couple of the books on building Kentucky pistols from Muzzle Loaders Builders' Supplies would be a great starting point.
There's several pages of listings of books and videos.

Product Listing Books-Videos-Drawings (muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com)

Track of the Wolf has a good selection of books too.
Thanks, Grenadier, for suggesting Track of the Wolf. I slipped over and grabbed one of the Lyman pistol kits in .54 as a companion to my Great Plains rifle in .54. I currently have a CVA 50 cal Mountain Pistol (as a companion to a TC Hawken in .50) but have never been fond of the hardwood stock or the way it took a walnut stain; it's a bit cheesy, to say the least, and the 'basketball court' shine looks good to admirers at the range, but I surely want to buff that out with a good drubbing by steel wool. At least the Lyman has a walnut stock. The CVA shoots well and has a nice 40 year old patina, but maybe one day I'll figure out a way to fix that stock color.
Thanks and Cheers,
 
I will take you up on that!
Just keep in mind Duelist and I modified our builds, him more so than me but you don't have to. The most work involved will be rasping/filing and sanding the stock plus filing and sanding the brass ramrod pipes. The potentially most difficult will be fitting the sights, I found a triangular needle file was indispensable in this. Otherwise everything is fitted, all the holes drilled and the kit comes pre-assembled (except for the sights). Take it apart then go to work on it.
I kept this picture in front of me every time I worked on mine.


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Here's my finished one.

Finished Kentucky Pistol Kit.jpg
 
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