Single Shots

[rdstrain49]

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[midland man]

.50 Caliber by Bob Worthington at Greyhaven Arms. The sights, though, are by me. Bob's originals are a lot prettier but not adjustable.

nice I would love too have this in either 45c or 32c I bet that would be fun!! I like the adjustable sights!!

 

[rdstrain49]

Pedersoli .44 cal. Kentucky. Fun factor is very high. Accuracy isn't bad either.

 

[rdstrain49]

LePage by P Bondini, first 25 yard group, prior to making a new front sight. Now shoots to point of aim.

 

[midland man]

Pedersoli .44 cal. Kentucky. Fun factor is very high. Accuracy isn't bad either.

nice pistols!!

 

[midland man]

LePage by P Bondini, first 25 yard group, prior to making a new front sight. Now shoots to point of aim.

I bet that grip is non slip?

 

[rdstrain49]

Like a lot of the single shots, there is a very definite learning curve regarding the grip. This one requires, for me, middle finger on the hook, thumb centered on top of the grip. A sweet shooter to be sure.

 

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I will add this to the mix.
I built this 36 cal. under hammer flintlock several years ago out of scrap and extra parts I had in my shop.
Just to see if I could.
It works good but is kind of front heavy.
It does get some strange looks at the range though!

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[midland man]

I will add this to the mix.
I built this 36 cal. under hammer flintlock several years ago out of scrap and extra parts I had in my shop.
Just to see if I could.
It works good but is kind of front heavy.
It does get some strange looks at the range though!

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ive heard that a flintlock will fire upside down and I own a flintlock rifle in 45c so never tried this does it do pretty good??

 

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ive heard that a flintlock will fire upside down and I own a flintlock rifle in 45c so never tried this does it do pretty good??

Reliability and lock time are the same as a regular flintlock. Other than the wow factor there is no difference.

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[Mike OTDP]

Yup. In principle, the sparks should be going upward, the priming powder falls downward, and all the ironmongery is moving in the vertical plane of the barrel. Perfect setup for a pistol.

 

[Pete D.]

Beautiful work.

 

[Pete D.]

nice I would love too have this in either 45c or 32c I bet that would be fun!! I like the adjustable sights!!

Two more:
Traditions flint .50 and a Hopkins and Allen underhammer

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[midland man]

Two more:
Traditions flint .50 and a Hopkins and Allen underhammer

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pete i like those nice pieces you have i love that under hammer

 

[Pete D.]

And then there is this - a single shot +1.

 

[Pete D.]

 

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Here is another I built. 54 cal. 12 inch Green mountain barrel. The stock is easily removed to shoot it as a pistol.



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[Blackpowdershooter44]

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Is that a Howdah pistol? What a beauty, I would like to own one of those

 

[midland man]

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what gauge is it? I like that

 

[midland man]

Here is another I built. 54 cal. 12 inch Green mountain barrel. The stock is easily removed to shoot it as a pistol.



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wow! that's freakin cool!!

 

[Pete D.]

Yes, it is a Howdah....sorta....nominally a 20 gauge, it really is more an 18 gauge....a bit on the small side for a Howdah.
It is a fun shooter at this point......when I first had it, it had absolutely the worst trigger (two of them) that I have ever used...Took two hands to fire the thing. After a lot of work on the locks, the poundage is down to a useable 10 lbs.

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SC 45-70: Another beauty. Question.....where did you get the internal trigger spring for that lock? I have another H&A underhammer and it needs an internal spring.
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Thank you Pete D
For an internal trigger spring try,

Deer Creek
6989 E. Michigan Rd.
Waldron In.
46182
phone # 765-525-6181

My pistolrifle does not use a H&A type trigger spring.
I made the action and made it to used a plunger and spring that also works as a trigger over travel stop.




Note the small plunger behind the trigger. It's sits in a blind hole drilled into the action.

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[Pete D.]

SC- Thanks for the contact info. I will give them a call.
Your set up.....that is a coil spring then? Simple but clever idea and easy enough to do. I may just look at the H&A that needs the spring....see if there is a possible area to install a set up like that. What did you use for the plunger?
What is the trigger pull weight (if you have it handy)?

 

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SC- Thanks for the contact info. I will give them a call.
Your set up.....that is a coil spring then? Simple but clever idea and easy enough to do. I may just look at the H&A that needs the spring....see if there is a possible area to install a set up like that. What did you use for the plunger?
What is the trigger pull weight (if you have it handy)?

The plunger is made from 1/4 inch 304 stainless steel round bar. I bored a bind hole in the plunger and inserted a coil spring. With the plunger bottomed out in the action I trimmed it until I had the over travel correct.

Trigger pull (on my cheap gauge) is about 2 3/4 lbs.

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[Pete D.]

SC: Thanks.