Question re: Left-handed Flash Hider

[Keyhole]

I shoot left-handed and I need a flash hider to shoot in some tournaments and meets. It seems that I'll need to make one since there are none for sale.

I have Jim Chamber's large Siler locks on my rifles, they shoot great and are easy on flints. Do you think I could get away with using the screw head that holds my frizzen spring to mount a thin copper flash hider? I'm wondering if this would somehow mess up timing of my lock...

 

[earlwb]

It looks good to me. Try it out. I don’t see a problem with it.

 

[Keyhole]

1st pass, made out of copper….

 

[Rifleman1776]

I admire those who are 'do it yerself' people. Be sure to show us yer final results. I'm sure it will be just fine.

 

[Dave91]

I'm very curious to see how this goes for you. I have a left handed gun and shoot right handed, so I may do something like this myself.

 

[Keyhole]

I admire those who are 'do it yerself' people. Be sure to show us yer final results. I'm sure it will be just fine.

I'm very curious to see how this goes for you. I have a left handed gun and shoot right handed, so I may do something like this myself.

Thanks guys. I’m not very experienced with such things but I decided to give it a try out of necessity. Will keep you posted…

Any thoughts on whether I should polish it or leave it with the patina?

 

[Dave91]

Thanks guys. I’m not very experienced with such things but I decided to give it a try out of necessity. Will keep you posted…

Any thoughts on whether I should polish it or leave it with the patina?

I would try to roughly match the patina of the rifle it is going on.

 

[PathfinderNC]

It’s called a Flash Guard. A thin piece of brass will just bend at the first discharge probably. It needs to be stout enough.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Any thoughts on whether I should polish it or leave it with the patina?

Yer choice. But with use it will darken and acquire patina. I would leave as is.

 

[Keyhole]

It’s called a Flash Guard. A thin piece of brass will just bend at the first discharge probably. It needs to be stout enough.

yep, flash guard.
Using copper for my first try. The ones on my other rifles are thick brass and work great

 

[oreclan]

yep, flash guard.
Using copper for my first try. The ones on my other rifles are thick brass and work great

I had a home made flash guard blow out on me... straightened right out! Heavier brass is better. Also, try to create a second attachment point. This is required now by reenactment groups.

 

[Keyhole]

I had a home made flash guard blow out on me... straightened right out! Heavier brass is better. Also, try to create a second attachment point. This is required now by reenactment groups.

Yeah it’s pretty tough to mount anything on this particular lock (see post #1). I may just use something else for the tournaments that require it. Thankfully I shoot percussion weapons for reenactment stuff.


It was much easier to mount the heavy brass flash guard on my wife’s Bess