New Member - just finished my first build. Thoughts?

[Loja man]

Welcome!! You did great on your carving!!

 

[rafterob]

Pretty sure that's the nicest carving I've ever seen on a Traditions pistol. I'm thinking maybe some butt end was lost to the carving making it look a little shorter than normal.

 

[Capnball]

Ughh. I understand. Could you at least chip in for shipping?

Absolutely

 

[rtuba71]

Man I wish my first build ends up that nice!! Welcome!

 

[JonBishop]

Hi, and welcome from SW Arkansas. I have a pistol build in the works and this has given me a few ideas.

Jon

 

[toot]

Welcome.

 

[toot]

Hello everyone. I just discovered this awesome forum and signed up. I'm new to muzzle loaders and just finished my first build: hand carving and finishing a .50 cal percussion Kentucky Pistol. I've already learned so much just perusing this forum. Looking forward to sharing is sharing with all of you. And remember... Pistols at dawn!
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that is a beauty. all of the carving must have taken a lot of the weight off of it?

 

[toot]

Hello everyone. I just discovered this awesome forum and signed up. I'm new to muzzle loaders and just finished my first build: hand carving and finishing a .50 cal percussion Kentucky Pistol. I've already learned so much just perusing this forum. Looking forward to sharing is sharing with all of you. And remember... Pistols at dawn!
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can you post the other side of it?

 

[MSW]

looks great!

 

[JaeBeah]

Welcome, and congrats on very nice pistol!

 

[mushka]

If I may ask, how long did it take you to finish that pistol? Curious.

 

[JollyDeathCow]

that is a beauty. all of the carving must have taken a lot of the weight off of it?

Not noticeably so. The majority of the weight is in the big hunkin barrel.

 

[JollyDeathCow]

can you post the other side of it?

 

[JollyDeathCow]

If I may ask, how long did it take you to finish that pistol? Curious.

Oh if I had to guess, maybe around 70 hours - but it was a learn-as-you-go process. I'm eager to do another, could probably carve in half the time.