Oct/29/2016: Another .22 cal flintlock.
Oct/31/2016: Hook Breech, touch hole liner.
Nov/03/2016: Lock, Stock, Barrel, Trigger.
Nov/04/2016: Lock Mounted, 2 screws.
Nov/06/2016: Wood scraping.
Nov/08/2016: Guard Shaping, Tru-Oil.
Nov/11/2016: Target Displayed
Jan/25/2017: Updated Frizzen Face.
A .22 cal flintlock, the beginning.
Charles Kramer (GunLab.net) donated this piece of wood, Thanks! Guessing that it's Cherry. Unfortunately it was cracked at the toe, so a piece of cut-away was glued on. After staining, the color difference may not show.
That new flintlock lock (#3), a 10-22 barrel, and a trigger.
Trigger was cut from a piece of 1/8 inch thick mild steel.
These penciled locations on the stock are approximate.
Barrel will be a hooked breech using angle iron for the stationary piece (not shown).
I would rather have one of those Green Mountain Barrel Blanks in .22 cal. at 1:16 twist, dream on. They are out of the one I wanted, 8 weeks wait time, ugh. Or maybe an old Winchester octagonal replacement barrel.
Trigger close up.
Another trigger view,
Oct/31/2016: Hook Breech, touch hole liner.
Liner: 1/4 x 20 stainless steel allen screw installed backwards.
Threads only deep enough to stop the liner at this position, snugly, then filed flat.
Barrel plug is 3/8 inch x 16 TPI. Filed down to make a hook. 1 x 3 inch angle iron sliced at 0.9 inches wide. Tang needs shaping.
Nov/03/2016
Barrel Pinned with a 3/32 inch pin, Hook Breech.
Lock inlet.
Trigger pinned, shortened at the top edge and curled more at the visible tip.
Carving/Shaping the stock started.
Lock Mounting: Since there is no room or a good position for a "lock through bolt", the lock may get held with two wood screws through the front and rear edges.
Nov/04/2016
Lock Mounted, 2 screws 6-32, in unusual places. Reason: No place else to make it work.
Front screw, just visible inside the v-curve of the frizzen spring, not the main spring stud, in front of that stud.
Second screw, where the frizzen spring has a point, to the left of that point.
There is a gap all around the lock plate, it seems that as I worked down for the inlet, the opening enlarged "somehow"!
Other side. Two screws and the trigger pin.
A cover plate will be next, to cover the side and the trigger pin hole.
A trigger guard will be drawn up and tested for fit around the trigger.
Top View, a bit fuzzy, darned android cameras.
Lots of wood to remove.
Nov/06/2016
Wood scraping
On the bench, but first some shaping
Now some scraping and first coat of Tru-Oil.
Nov/08/2016
Shaping the guard.
All Red , Tru-Oil only, no coloring.
Nov/11/2016
25 yards, 15gr of Goex FFFg, 21gr air-gun pellets, no patch. Primed with Goex FFFg.
Clean after every shot, needed. Blued the hammer after range time, during cleaning.
I did not expect good results from this kind of barrel (stock 10-22) so in the future (someday) all .22 cal barrels used will be Green Mountain ones.
Looks like 10 shots in 40 minutes or so. The front sight is about 0.1 inch too tall and a bit to the right so that it shoots left. The second five shots were aimed to the right a bit (about 1 inch) and that helps.
Before shooting while waiting to put up a target (a public range) I tried several shots at the 100yd berm (dirt bank) and saw the hits right where I aimed, kool! Saw the dirt go poof!
Jan/25/2017
Updated Frizzen Face.
Metal Materials, old table saw blade.
Here can be seen the JB-Weld squished out of the three rivet holes.
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