[Projectgun]

I just googled gun guides and found this sight and this is my first post. ok i'm really into making my own weapons i have mostly decorative things (swords, shields, spears, etc...) but i havent made a gun and black powder seems easiest if you have any suggestions on how to make a gun any type is fine doesnt have to be black powder but must be semi-easy this is my first homemade gun

[4v50 Gary]

Buy a Jim Chambers kit and take his kit assembly class at the Conner Prairie Arms Making Workshop.

[scrat]

naaa

like it has been mentioned before. Before buying a kit. its best to get a black powder gun. Shoot it and learn it. so when you get a kit you will have an understanding on what your doing. check out dixie gun works they have some pretty good kits.

[Pancho]

I've got to agree with Scrat. Buying your first sidelock is easy because it is legal in most states to buy and ship primitive firearms without the need of a FFL middleman. Perfectly fine serviceable percussion guns can be bought in online auctions for around $200. Handle it, shoot it, and learn what makes it go "click BOOM". The online auctions are also good to let you browse the different styles of muzzleloaders to get a feel for what you want.

[bowl443]

Didn't I see a thread last week similar to this. The OP was looking for a way to make a gun because he could not legally, for whatever reason, own a gun. The mods locked it.

I wonder if this is the same guy???

[mykeal]

I agree with buying your first bp gun and learning the black art before striking out on a kit project to build one.

However, if one is more interested in the art of building a gun than shooting black powder, I suggest one of the kits that require minor inletting and then wood and metal finishing as a starter. In particular the Lyman Great Plains Rifle. Chambers kits are superb but do require some advanced skills (meaning experience).

[arcticap]

The early handgonnes were very similar to having a small "cannon barrel" on the end of a stick. Once it's loaded, a fuse can be lit to fire the charge.
Every black powder "gun barrel" needs a way to set off the charge.
Historically it's been accomplished by either a lit fuse (handgonne or match lock), a sparking wheel (wheel lock), a sparking flint (flint lock), or with percussion caps or other primer material (percussion lock).
It's basically about the type of ignition for the black powder "gun barrel" that one choses and the associated level of building sophistication desired, i.e. - stock, lock & barrel. :)

[scrat]

darn you guys scared away the nooobeee already

[Projectgun]

Lol no i'm not scared away i was on a vacation. I took my wife and daughter to south carolina for a little while to get a job interview

[Perk]

Projectgun - Noticed that no one has welcomed you to the sub-forum, yet. So... Welcome to the forum! Seein' as you've come back to post again, it looks like you're going to survive this bunch. :D