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Anyone build a muzzle loader from a kit?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blitzfike" data-source="post: 2288005" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>I've done both kits and parts sets in rifle and single shot pistol. All were percussion. I have also built a couple from individual parts that I acquired over a period of time. The kits are pretty straight forward, just assembling and finishing both the wood and metal parts. Light sanding on the wood, and browning on the metal. (or bluing if you prefer..) I built one percussion lock from scratch, but I don't ever want to tackle that again, lots of fitting of parts to get it right, and I have the tools to do it. If you decide to build a percussion revolver, brass frame kits tend to deteriorate with lots of firing. If you are building it for display, good on ya mate!! but if you plan to shoot it a lot, get a steel frame revolver. Mine has about an eighth of an inch play between the barrel and cylinder its been shot so much. The frame gets deformed behind the cylinder from the recoil. Lots of fun, go for it.. Blitzfike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blitzfike, post: 2288005, member: 807"] I've done both kits and parts sets in rifle and single shot pistol. All were percussion. I have also built a couple from individual parts that I acquired over a period of time. The kits are pretty straight forward, just assembling and finishing both the wood and metal parts. Light sanding on the wood, and browning on the metal. (or bluing if you prefer..) I built one percussion lock from scratch, but I don't ever want to tackle that again, lots of fitting of parts to get it right, and I have the tools to do it. If you decide to build a percussion revolver, brass frame kits tend to deteriorate with lots of firing. If you are building it for display, good on ya mate!! but if you plan to shoot it a lot, get a steel frame revolver. Mine has about an eighth of an inch play between the barrel and cylinder its been shot so much. The frame gets deformed behind the cylinder from the recoil. Lots of fun, go for it.. Blitzfike [/QUOTE]
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