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Percussion to flint

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How hard is it to switch from a percussion to flint? I have a pedersoli kentucky rifle that I was wanting to convert to flint. Does anyone know what kind of kit I would need and where to get it?
 
Depends on the rifle. If yours has a drum and nipple arrangement, it is simply a matter of unsrewing the drum and replacing it with a touchhole liner, and replacing the lock with a flinlock model. Lots of the common mass produced guns are set up so that one stock can be fitted with either a flintlock or caplock mechanism. I had a CVA Mountain Rifle that I did this with and shot flint and cap interchangeably.

If your gun has the bolster (snail) type arrangement, then conversion to flint becomes more of a problem, especially if you intend to use the same barrel. It requires re-breaching or milling and machining operations which soon becomes very expensive. If you opt to get a new flintlock barrel and lock, you will soon see that for the money you will have tied up you may as well buy a whole new gun.
 
I have a Pedersoli Kentucky that I can swap back and forth from Percussion to flint in a matter of three minutes. You will need to order a flintlock and a vent liner from these people, http://www.vtigunparts.com/ab22400...?id=155&cat=Pedersoli+Kentucky+Rifle+32+45+50
If your percussion has been a percussion for a period of time, you may have to apply some heat to the drum so you can unscrew it from the barrel.
You may have to make a split block of hard wood to use to get it off the barrel, mine unscrewed with not much force at all. Do yourself a favor and use anti seeze or whatever it's called each and every time you break it down, saves you a lot of sailor talk! LOL! Good luck with it.
 
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I am planning to change a Pedersoli Dixie but will buy from Dixie as the prices are much less for lock parts. I was hoping to find a replacement lock other than Dixie but cant seem to find one. thought about the Siler from Track that has a plate that you cut to your own lock mortice.
 
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