I been retired now for some time let see 18 years but 20 years on the job need 2 more years to make 20/20.
I have lot of things too do around the house but do too a bad back (*neck)I am limited in what I get into,most of the time my sons stop by when it comes to the heavy work,I do have some things for them already set up for the this winter project.
I just started last night taking apart a PA Hunter percussion I pick up and will be making it into a 45 cal, flinter
I set the lock last night too see were I need to do some minor fiting seem the lock was hanging up inside the lock cut out,easy fix had to sand a little wood away so that the sear woulkd not hang up on the wood.The lock seem to sit tight at the vent liner and will need some glass beding to square up the lock when drawn into the stock.I did strip the stock from the old finish and will start sanding and glass-beding the tang area.The barrel is a new old stock 45 cal. flinter barrel t/c that was never fired early 80's year.I go with FORMBY'S TUNG OIL LOW SATIN LOOK I run about 30 coats to finish ,rust brown the steel but plate and screws,hope it turns out to be a good shooter and think it will be the last flinter I will do.
I already have a t/c 50 cal. a 54 renegade flinter and now a 45 flinter hard too choose which one shoot the best the 50 and 54 are about the same tack driver .I have a GM barrel on a vintage hawkens stock in percussoion I like to shoot for target but not crazy about percussion guns,I would like to keep the PA Hunter barrel which is a 31 inch deep groove rb barrel but does have some pitting in the bore,I bet this barel don't have a box of balls threw it.