sorry wadedog my spelling is always bad but when im on my laptop its extreme . the key board is different .
what i was getting at is that Traditions uses a drum bolster for their percussion guns . un like TC or Lyman which use an improved breech .
the drum bolster is the part your nipple screws into . this is the way flintlocks were converted to percussion . they simply tapped out the flash hole liner and threaded it so as to be able to screw the drum in . so to convert it back , you have to simply take the bolster out, make or buy the proper size liner .
now traditions uses the same lock plate for their flintlock model of this gun as the do for their percussion rifle . IE the inlet is the same .
I have also found that the pan on their flint , lock . lines up nicely to the same location as the bolster on their percussion rifles . this makes conversion back to flint fairly simple.
Now IF you call traditions on this , they will tell you NO you cant convert their percussion rifle . But understand they also claim that their flash hole is placed properly , concerning their flintlocks and it is not correct ore any where near correct in its location .
But just converting the rifle to flint isn’t going to change that it’s a generalization of an opinion of a possible rifle of an early time period . Now there is nothing wrong with that , nothing at all . Remember the ONLY person you have to please is yourself .
So what I was getting at is this .
Lets say you like the rifle , it shoot nicely for you but your wanting something that would be alittle more correct in the lines but cant afford the cost of a new rifle . Maybe you have concerns about used rifles ?? Who knows
What im asking is have you considered just re stocking and up grading your traditions to better lines.
You have the barrel trigger and such right there . Yes the barrel will be shorter the optimal but if that’s not a problem for you and you can live with that , then your going to find yourself into about ½ the cost .
If this was me and I was looking into this I would get a stock , either blank or pre-carve depending on your skill level , that’s more correct for the time fraim your thinking of . I would then get the hardware for the same general time period your looking at . IE butt plate , side plate , TG , . RR thimbles . Same with the nose cap and RR entry thimble IF applicable .
While your at it I would change the lock . By that , im saying DON’T get a traditions lock or a L&R RPL replacement for traditions . Get a good quality lock that also is relative to that time frame and for the rifle that your doing . I have no faith in the traditions flint locks . For their cost you can add a few more bucks and get a lock that is 1000x better in every way ,,,, hands down .
Now all you have to di is use the main components of your existing rifle and place ? Inlet / fit ,them to your new stock ..
If you do this yourself , you will not be without a rifle while you working on the new stock ..
If this rifle isn’t your primary shooter and you can do without it for a while and don’t want to try this yourself , contact me through PM and we can go over the cost of me doing it for you .
I do this a lot for folks . You still end up with a Traditions rifle , but now the sky is the limit . You can add what ever you like . Different patch box , maybe a wood sliding patch box .
A better fitting stock cut to the proper drop , cast and pull for you . Not to mention a lock that will be a lot more consistent and reliable .
Not to mention something that will be , while shorter , still much more along the correct lines of what your thinking of
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