Want to start building a muzzleloader
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Go to dixiegunworks.com. Their kits are rated for skill level.
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Would recomend a Lymans Great Plains Rifle in a .54
"Affordable" and as "easy" as it gets. GREAT shooter and looks nice too.
"Affordable" and as "easy" as it gets. GREAT shooter and looks nice too.
There are several kinds of kits available.
The ones made or imported by the major factories like Pedersoli or Traditions are basically the same as their factory made guns with the stock left slightly unfinished.
These kits have all screw holes in place and threaded and only require some small tweeking and finish shaping and sanding.
They then need the finish(s) applied.
They usually take between 20 and 30 hours to complete.
The "kits" from Track of the Wolf, Chambers, Pecatonica River etc are a collection of raw sand cast parts and a roughed out stock blank.
The locks are almost finished but need the screw holes located, drilled and threaded.
These "kits" take a lot of work, usually needing between 150 and 180 hours of work to finish.
Then there are "in the white" "kits" available from Tip Curtis and TVM which are basically the advanced kits fully assembled but needing finish sanding/shaping and a finish applied to the metal and wood.
These "kits" take between 30 and 60 hours to complete.
The ones made or imported by the major factories like Pedersoli or Traditions are basically the same as their factory made guns with the stock left slightly unfinished.
These kits have all screw holes in place and threaded and only require some small tweeking and finish shaping and sanding.
They then need the finish(s) applied.
They usually take between 20 and 30 hours to complete.
The "kits" from Track of the Wolf, Chambers, Pecatonica River etc are a collection of raw sand cast parts and a roughed out stock blank.
The locks are almost finished but need the screw holes located, drilled and threaded.
These "kits" take a lot of work, usually needing between 150 and 180 hours of work to finish.
Then there are "in the white" "kits" available from Tip Curtis and TVM which are basically the advanced kits fully assembled but needing finish sanding/shaping and a finish applied to the metal and wood.
These "kits" take between 30 and 60 hours to complete.
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what Zonie said ... i got a 'kit' from Track of the Wolf, thinking it would take a screwdriver and some sandpaper ...
oops!!
then the learning began, and will (i hope) continue for many years.
then i got 'all brave' and built a flinter from a stock blank, then another and another and now i can't help myself ...
insert mad scientist laugh here BWAHAHAHA..
by way of warning, you are about to embark on a journey from which there is no return (note: this is not a bad thing) ... if you're confident about your woodworking skills, you may want to consider a parts collection from one of the several sites mentioned here (i would go with pecatonica or track or, if you don't mind dropping some coin on a more high end product, check out Jim Chambers' site - his fowlers are very pretty) ... if, however, you're less adept - or if you feel you're less adept, you should consider on of the Dixie Gun Works rifles.
good luck with your build... show is pictures when it's done.
enjoy! :thumbsup:
oops!!
then the learning began, and will (i hope) continue for many years.
then i got 'all brave' and built a flinter from a stock blank, then another and another and now i can't help myself ...
insert mad scientist laugh here BWAHAHAHA..
by way of warning, you are about to embark on a journey from which there is no return (note: this is not a bad thing) ... if you're confident about your woodworking skills, you may want to consider a parts collection from one of the several sites mentioned here (i would go with pecatonica or track or, if you don't mind dropping some coin on a more high end product, check out Jim Chambers' site - his fowlers are very pretty) ... if, however, you're less adept - or if you feel you're less adept, you should consider on of the Dixie Gun Works rifles.
good luck with your build... show is pictures when it's done.
enjoy! :thumbsup:
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