Would like to get a pistol kit...

[CharlesT]

Is this any good?
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categ...2&subId=83&styleId=294&partNum=LYMAN-GPP-50-K

I am completely new to this and want to get this kit for my fiancee to build. She loves blackpowder and building stuff so...


What's a better caliber for two beginners, .54 or .50?

 

[rio nueces]

If she is competent with crafts like you say, yes.
Those Lyman kits are great quality.

.50 or .54??? depends on y'alls personalities
With black powder you can load at any reasonable level, light or heavy. Besides the kick is not as harsh as a smokeless powder gun. So bore diameter is less an issue.

 

[Sunray]

Hi. It'll do. Lyman doesn't make junk. There are other flint or percussion kits on Dixie Gunworks' site too. Birchwood-Casey sells a liquid finish called Plum Brown Barrel Finish made specifically for BP firearms.
The calibre is a preference thing mostly, but a .54 cal will have more felt recoil.

 

[CharlesT]

Good. I'll do the .54 then. She stole my .44mag from me.

 

[Nappers]

Not a bad price, I shop at The Gun Works, in Springfield Oregon. I would check both on shipping.....TOW is not a bad store either.

I tend to lean on .50 caliber for accuracy purposes with a shorter barrel than a rifle. but my .02 for what it's worth. I just bought a Traditions Trapper model in .50, double set triggers, not a bad gun.

It's good to get the other half involved with this hobby!

Just go slow in wood removal and take your time. I like the browning as well as it takes glare off of the metal in the sun. I learned to screw stuff together like it's going to be and make sure the wood is trimmed enough, just putting it in doesn't always do it.

Have fun!

 

[ElvinWarrior]

Lyman makes a very good quality product, and they stand behind their products. They have been around a good long time, and are a very stable company, so, you can't go wrong with anything they offer.

That's a very nice, sturdy pistol, at a very affordable price as well !!! It's a shame they don't come in 69, 71. or 75 calibers, or I would be looking at picking one up myself !!!

In addition to Dixie Gun Works, (DGW), you may want to take a gander at The Possible Shop, (TPS). They also carry a number of pistol kits, affordably priced, of good manufacture, and, alot of their kits are offered in either flintlock, or caplock versions. (But not all of them.)

http://possibleshop.com/pistol-kit.html





Have FUN with it !!!

Sincerely,

ElvinWarrior... aka... David, "EW"