Just finished my "winter" project which was a Traditions Kentuckey flintlock pistol. These kits seem to be out of stock a lot so when I got a "in stock" alert from Muzzleloaders.com back in January, I jumped on it. Price was reasonable and I had it at my door in three days. Being familiar with Traditions kits, this was my forth, I knew what to expect. Only two issues to speak of, one was the barrel sat to low in the stock causing the touch hole to sit to low, a third of the hole was below the bottom of the pan. I got some 1/16" and 1/32" basswood planks from the hobby store and was able to shim the barrel to the proper level. The second issue was the trigger guard inlet; the rear section was cut to deep and didn't follow the shape of the brass. I ended up filling it with a plug of wood and recutting it. Turned out better than I expected with only a small 1/8" part of the plug showed at the end of the guard. Staining blended it very well.
I used LMF browning to lightly rust blue the barrel and lock , then rubbed it back to get a "French Grey"/natural patina look of a left in white barrel with some age. The lock looks darker in the pics than it really is. Brass was tarnished by wiping with a patch with BP fouling. I used a brass side plate from TOW to dress it up a little over the round washers supplied. Stock has one coat of BC rusty walnut and two coats of BC walnut cut 50/50 with water. Finish is 4 coats of Minwax antique oil finish , then lightly buffed to give a dull sheen. Very pleased with how it turned out, I was going for that slightly aged, used look and I think I achieved that look. Also lock parts were polished and tuned and a cva bridled was added for a smooth hammer throw. I haven't shot it yet, plan to get out mid week and give it a try. That is all, carry on friends.
I used LMF browning to lightly rust blue the barrel and lock , then rubbed it back to get a "French Grey"/natural patina look of a left in white barrel with some age. The lock looks darker in the pics than it really is. Brass was tarnished by wiping with a patch with BP fouling. I used a brass side plate from TOW to dress it up a little over the round washers supplied. Stock has one coat of BC rusty walnut and two coats of BC walnut cut 50/50 with water. Finish is 4 coats of Minwax antique oil finish , then lightly buffed to give a dull sheen. Very pleased with how it turned out, I was going for that slightly aged, used look and I think I achieved that look. Also lock parts were polished and tuned and a cva bridled was added for a smooth hammer throw. I haven't shot it yet, plan to get out mid week and give it a try. That is all, carry on friends.
