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Traditional Firearms => Caplock Pistols => Topic started by: gunmaker on November 29, 2012, 05:19:45 PM

Title: bunch a pistols
Post by: gunmaker on November 29, 2012, 05:19:45 PM
Here's a few pistols I've made lately for family members.  (1.) My .50, cochran lock, maple stock  (2.) Son's .40 cal. Rayl swamped bbl. bailes lock, walnut saw handle stock.  (3.) My interpretation of a "Hillyard" .54 under hammer, New England 1840's  (4.) .50 cal. pocket pistol, CVA lock, maple stock. All parts except bbl. locks & screws made in my shop................Tom
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Post by: Bison Horn on November 29, 2012, 06:00:31 PM
Fine work, those are some lucky folks who got them.  :hairy  BH
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Post by: prairie dog on November 29, 2012, 08:04:54 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: Gordon H.Kemp on November 29, 2012, 10:17:08 PM
Nice workmanship and design .
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Post by: Bigsmoke on November 30, 2012, 12:22:57 AM
Nice, Tom.  From just a lookie see, I say that bottom one appeals to me the most.
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Post by: sse on November 30, 2012, 09:38:38 AM
The little derringer style piece looks sweet.
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Post by: snake eyes on November 30, 2012, 09:52:38 AM
Tom,
        :hairy  Great job! I would like the under hammer just to have one.
John
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Post by: gunmaker on November 30, 2012, 12:44:34 PM
The little one has a belt holster & my youngest son carry's it while hunting deer & elk. A 4" piece of cut off rifle bbl.  50 cal. with 25gr. 3f & a 250 gr. lead hollow base bullet---it will put a critter to sleep right quick.  Fired into a chunk a wood it goes deeper than my short starter (6") & 4-5'................Tom
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Post by: gunmaker on November 30, 2012, 01:09:34 PM
John I have a .50 cal. 4" bbl. fast twist that I would sell.  Here's pic's..............Tom
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Post by: Fletcher on November 30, 2012, 02:27:29 PM
That must be a short barrel with the breech plug just behind the nipple?

Do you still get good accuracy with the sights set back?

Been my experience that the longer the sight picture the better the accuracy.
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Post by: gunmaker on November 30, 2012, 03:19:01 PM
True, farther apart the sites are the less a slight variation makes in site alignment & shot placement.  Hence long bbl. rifles.  The plug screws into bbl.  1/2" & nip sits very close to plug face. It's because pistols have such a short radii that they are MUCH more difficult to shoot really well..........Tom
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Post by: Puffer on December 02, 2012, 04:28:30 PM
+++++  Rayl swamped bbl. bailes lock, walnut saw handle stock.
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Post by: pathfinder on December 02, 2012, 07:24:07 PM
Need to show 'em yer double action underhammer action! Really cool!
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Post by: gunmaker on December 03, 2012, 11:21:31 AM
It's posted on here pathfinder, I'm not a cap gun shooter, but I reallly like that little smoothbore.............Tom
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Post by: Uncle Russ on December 08, 2012, 02:53:59 PM
Nice work, Tom    :notworthy

Uncle Russ...