SOLD Hickory stocked .40 Custom Flintlock NEW PRICE $1100

[martin9]

For sale is a .40 caliber hickory stocked flintlock I built this past summer. Gun has a
Swamped A weight Colerain barrel 41" long. I didn't like the look of the crown so I shortened the barrel 1" and heavily coned the muzzle to allow use of conicals for deer hunting.
Chambers Late Ketland lock
Davis double set triggers. Front trigger is set up to be shot without setting the rear. Front trigger pull is 4-5#s Set trigger pull is less than a pound
It has a mix of steel and nickel silver hardware.
Hickory stock which has quite a few worm tracks in it. Stocked was finished with asphaltum and tung oil
LOP is 13& 7/8"
Guns weighs 7.6 #s

The only issue with the gun is the entry thimble is a little ugly. It got bent out of shape from getting hung in my shop drawer so I had to hammer it back out.

Gun will come with 2 bullet molds. A lee .390 mold and the .41 pistol bullet 200 grain mold. A bunch of round balls, bullets, overshot cards for use with the bullets, short started and bag. I made this starter longer than usual to help with loading the conical bullets. I found they need to engrave to the rifling fully so you can seat them with the ramrod. The little extra length of this starter does that and they load easily after they're started.

Gun shoots extremely well. a 40 grain charge of 3f with PRB and a 60 grain charge of 3F with the conicals both shoot to the sights. The conicals shoot 1/2" higher for me.

Also includes the forged tunrscrew and a few spare flints.

$1100 shipped. Payment by Money Order, cashiers check or personal check to clear.

Re-posting due to the first buyer backing out.

 

[martin9]

Few more pics...

 

[Brazos John]

The aging and worm tracks really make it look old!
I'm still happy with the .36 Lehigh/Northampton that you made, but this is sure tempting...

 

[martin9]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the .36.

 

[martin9]

New price $1100 shipped. I don't think you can beat this deal...I don't shoot my small caliber guns much these days so I'm ready to move it onto another home.

 

[DuncNZ]

Interesting rifle , was Hickory often used for gun stocks ? and what is the barrel finished with ? . Asphaltum comes in many types , what did you use ?

 

[martin9]

Not often I'd say. It's hard to work...makes a dang tough stock though and doesn't weigh out anymore than sugar maple on the 2 guns I've stocked in it. I've seen 2 other contemporary rifles with hickory stocks. Barrel is finished with LMF browning agent. I just let it rust up evenly then neutralize it. My asphaltum was sold as pure asphaltum powder from a specialty woodworking place, it's just a bag of fine black powder I mix with turpentine to apply. I didn't know there were different types.

 

[Brokennock]

Is this the only hickory stocked gun you have made? Has it or others been used much in high humidity? I ask because hickory is known to be very hydroscopic (spelling?) regardless of finish. As great as it is for whitewood bows, that is it's one flaw, performance loss as the wood absorbs humidity. Wondering if a hickory rifle stock moves much, if at all, under humid or rainy conditions.

 

[Kevin]

This old boy does good work, love the 45 I bought from him.

 

[martin9]

I've probably made 100 hickory bows and do agree with it being hydroscopic. I don't think it'll be an issue with a gun stock. I bet you could make a sugar maple bow and it would lose some weight in high humidity conditions as well...the nature of whitewood bows.

I built another hickory rifle I had for a year or so, never had any issue with the point of impact changing. I believe i built this bow in May or June this summer and it's always shot straight. I'm in AL as well so it doesn't get much more hot and humid than that

 

[martin9]

Ha! I said "built this bow"....meant to say gun

 

[martin9]

SPF Thanks to all who replied.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

SPF Thanks to all who replied.

Well that's good. I too thought the worm holes that had been stabilized a nice touch.

LD