Ohio Vincent rifle kit.

[greymount]

I am thinking of building an Ohio Vincent rifle for my next project. Is this rifle kit too difficult for a person who has no experience drilling any tang or lock bolts or has not done any major or difficult inletting projects. Should I be looking at a full stock insted of a half stock for this first project. My experience so far includes building several Pedersoli kits such as a 50 cal Kentucky rifle, a Harpers Ferry pistol and my current project consisting of a Brown Bess. I also built a Euroarms Zouave kit. All came out very good and I was very pleased. What Vincent is recommended, my research indicates that TOW, Pecatonica and Muzzleloader Builders Supply offers this kit.

 

[Birddog6]

Since you are in northern Ohio, I suggest you drive over to Log Cabin and look at a kit if they have one.

As far as easy.......... Whole different game than you have been doing. I suggest a fullstock TN rifle or Poorboy style rather than a halfstock.

 

[Dave K]

My Dad built a Vincent from a kit from the now closed Golden Age gun shop. It was his very first gun and I think he put together a pretty fair gun. He built his in a 40cal. I think he built that about 2-3 yrs. ago.

 

[bioprof]

I am in the process of browning the barrel of a Vincent Ohio rifle from TOW that I started in January. This is the last step that I have to do and it will be done. This was my very first muzzleloader that I have put together, and I did all the work myself except I had TOW install the breech plug and cut the dovetails for the sights (I would have done it myself if I knew then what I know now). I made a few minor mistakes, but nothing that couldn't be fixed without showing. I am very happy with how it has turned out so far. I worked on it an average of 6-8 hours a week for about 10 weeks. I think that I could do some of the procedures in half the time now that I know how to do them. It was a fun project and will probably start another one now that I have most of the tools. I'll post some pictures as soon as I get the barrel browned (I have about 2 or 3 coats left to go).
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