How to Build a Flintlock Rifle by Hand (Part 1)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I begin the building process by laying out the stock.
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I learnt more from this series about wood carving than from most wood working channels because he puts it simply and actually shows what he does.
Thank you.
@VonSuper Hanz learnt is immediate and learned is past tense i wrote that comment about five mins after finishing the series and just because you watch/hear something does not mean you have learned it until it has been put into practice even tho both can mean the same thing yes english is very complicated with many different ways of saying the same thing
TH-cam: No gun building videos… unless they’re super well edited, historically accurate, and generally super great
And gender neutral
@@elonlovesyou wtf
@@Matt-xc6sp lol. Why not throw that in there too?
@@elonlovesyou I don’t get it. Have a nice day weirdo.
@@Matt-xc6sp Hey, stop being anti-semitic
Wow that quality! It's like I'm watching townsends but with flintlocks.
Beautiful video
Thank you so much! I love Townsends. I could watch it all day haha.
The Townsends with flintlocks would be incredible. Well, tbh, The Townsends with anything except food, food, and more food content would be incredible. I'm pretty ascetic in my tastes, so this constant food content kills me.
When you want to recreate a new three hundred tear old recipe, but the protein of choice is just not too keen on cooperating onto the skillet as you would like it to.
Townsends do collabs with all kinds of people. I bet he'd love to showcase this.
@@optimisticnihilist3417 They have some content on gunsmithing!
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One their video's.
At the expense of sounding cynical, this is a 22 minute commercial to get me to want to spend all my money at his business.
AND IT'S WORKING!
Well done! I consider you the "Bob Ross" of gun building. And as a video professional, I'm impressed with your production quality!
Thank you very sir. That means a lot. We’re both new at this video stuff, but we’re getting there haha.
I literally watched an old fitter I knew, build a flintlock pistol in front of me over several days. He handed me 2 and said "which one is the real one?" THey were identical in every way!
That’s awesome. That’s how it’s supposed to be.
This was probably one of the coolest videos about building a flint lock. Keep them coming
Glad you liked them. I’ll have more coming in the future. Thanks for watching!
RIFLES/flintlocks have an inherent beauty to them (IMHO), as well as THIS is what we may be returning to, in the not too distant future..!!! Excellent Craftsmanship, young fella! As a 60-year old, I think I can be safe in saying that. No offense meant, of course.
None taken haha. Thank you very much! I really appreciate that and thank you for watching.
Dear sir .I have learned over the years , 64 of them that there are two kinds of builders there's me who builds guns for hunting , not copy's of anything in particular but southern style for sure and I make most of my parts ,I buy my barrels and locks and there's very artistic builders who do lots of fancy carving and inlays and some can even make these parts. I love looking at these guns .my point is there is plenty of room for us all , fancy and average Joe and all points in between .keep on keeping on
Absolutely. There were many fancy and plain rifles. At the end of the day though, rifles are all for hunting and sporting. Good looks doesn’t make one shoot better haha.
Awesome video. Your language is good to understand for non native english speaker. Greetings from Germany!
Awesome! Good deal. I’m glad you liked it. There will be more coming soon.
Glad to see that I'm not the only enthusiast with an interest in early flintlock rifle construction. A vital link to the frontiersman, hunter's, trapper's, and trail guides that made a place for themselves and a great many other's that may follow. A item of both utility and beauty, the American Flintlocks were made by many European Settler's that learned their indispensable trades in the old world, and brought the final form into being. This young man has brought to the world a long forgotten legacy of hard wearing, and delicacy in design that many have replaced with arms of less function and far little grace. My thanks.
Thank you very much. I appreciate that a lot!
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 wish you knew the regard of which I hold for craftsmen that can ply their trades in such a way that it invites wonder and awe. It is we that are indebted to your facility and care. Gratefully I thank you for carrying on with your craft despite the all too common practice of making enmasse an industry for personal gain. These items were meant to be tailored to the purpose and taste of both the owner and the maker that fashioned them.
I totally agree with you. In my opinion there’s nothing that compares to bringing history back to life. People back then were so intelligent. Love their work!
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 they were fortunate in having the chiseled stone work ethic, utilized the genius of their forebears, and where innovative enough to incorporate their own brilliance into the mix. Your work is a blessing to the people who carved out a niche for themselves, while furthering the pursuits of the nation. You bring honor to those staid, and salt of the earth efforts that later lined the pockets of America's great Arms Maker's. Without the cottage industry that your trade was built upon, there would be no Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, or Winchester for that matter.
Thanks for sharing! I already had an appreciation for this craft but your passion and mastery really show through your explanations! Thanks again 👍
I’m glad you enjoyed. There will be more in the near future.
Can’t wait for my school workshop class 😊😊
Tyler, great meeting you today. Enjoyed seeing your "new" fowling piece. Looking forward to enjoying this series, and excited to see where you go with future videos.
Awesome. Thank you very much! It was a pleasure meeting you guys as well!
I would have killed for a tutorial like this ten years ago. Thank you so much. Only half way through part 1 and I am subscribed.
Good deal. I’m glad you like it. There will be more in the near future.
This just became my favorite channel on TH-cam! 👍🏻
I am pleased that this found it's way into my recommended's. Thanks for an excellent video!
You’re welcome. Glad you found it.
Thanks for giving us a lesson in pre 1840 rifle making
You are welcome. Thanks for visiting!
Good work, what was once a tree and a cnc machined barrel is now a thing of beauty.
That is correct. Thank you, and thanks for watching.
I’ll be back for more. Very interesting.
Good. I’m glad you enjoyed!
I originally saw part 3 which was so interesting I came back to watch part 1. It's both entertaining and educational to see someone who understands their craft practice it. The presenter explains the process and reasoning behind the decisions well without being pedantic. I especially appreciated the effort made to work in a period or near period manner where possible. Now onto parts 2, 4-7.
Thank you very much!!! Glad you like them! There will be more videos in the near future. Thanks for watching.
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Thank you.
Looking forward to more? Your layout explanation for the butt area answered a question I’ve had for some time. Great video!
Good deal. Follow me on Facebook or Instagram if you want. Glad I could help.
This was super cool and excited to watch the next ones good job man! Love this stuff
Good deal. Glad you Iiked it. There’ll be more.
One of the best series of videos for a gun build. Excellent work sir.
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Fantastic instruction ! This series is going to be a really big help for my Late 1970's Kentucky rifle build .My gun is a kit from from late father . I'm thinking a Dixie Gun Works .Flintlock assembly is stamped D.G.W. . Patchbox is Don's Custom Manufacturing .Thank you .
That’s great! I wish you luck sir and hope this series will help. Thank you for watching!
Dear sir , Difference of opinion is not a bad thing .It allows more things to be tried .you obviously build Pennsylvania style rifles and I build southern guns. Glad some younger guys are doing this I want to see this go far into the future .
Thank you sir. And yes it is. I absolutely love building these things. I’m never afraid to try new schools or builds. I’ve built several SMRs as well. There is something about those that are plain but have a beautiful appeal to them. Check out my Instagram page if you want. You can a couple of guns and rifles I’ve built in the past few years. Thanks for watching sir. Take care!
Golden Mean you certainly made me smile..
God Bless you and your family.....
Thank you! You just made me smile too. God Bless you and yours as well!
Haven 't had the opportunity to see that done before. Thanks, answers Lots of questions!
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed. More videos will be coming soon.
Excellent video can't wait to watch to a finished rifle.
We lost the footage of me staining and finishing that one. We videod another rifle with carving, staining and finishing. The shooting explanation video is the rifle we built in the series though. Glad you like them. Thank you.
This is one of the greatest videos I have ever seen! Please keep making videos
Will do. There will be more in the near future.
I am a fellow TH-camr with his own Channel. I speak of Martial Arts and History/Culture. As a P.h.D. in History I really appreciated your video. Never thought to find a video like this! Thank you for sharing and entertaining 🙏
Obviously I subscribed to your channel and will continue to follow you 😊🙏
Thank you very much. I appreciate that. There will be more coming in the future.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Continue this way.. you have a great channel!
Will do. Thank you.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I will continue to follow you and if/when I will speak of accident guns/gunstock I will speak about your channel to my followers 😊🙏
Great tutorial, very informative & enjoyable. Thank you for taking the time to share your craft with us. I followed you here from Instagram. Have a great day. Take care & be well sir.
Thank you very much! And it’s my pleasure. Have a great day as well.
I was very surprised to learn the ATF was ok with this, but I guess it makes sense since it's just a flintlock.
Yes. A flintlock isn’t considered a firearm in America anymore.
while it is true that the ATF doesnt consider black powder weapons made, or of a model/type that predates the 1900s firearms any longer, its also important to note that this would be legal even if it were considered a firearm.
the only part of a gun that is considered "the gun" is its receiver (were this considered a gun legally speaking, it would probably be the lock that would be THE rifle). so you would be totally fine to make, assemble, and sell stocks and what have you to go with your premade lock, just the same as you are allowed to put a sling on your rifle.
but even beyond THAT, in almost every state you can legally manufacture your own guns so long as they belong to you and only you until the day of their destruction, so its fine there too (though there are caveats, like minimum length requirements, barrels must be rifled if shooting rifle or pistol rounds, and no full auto or select fire weapons, etc.) but yeah, point is, its not legally a firearm, and even if it were, itd still be legal
Awesome!!!! So excited to watch your process
Thank you.
Thanks will need this when i travel back in time to save the roman empire 👍
The thing that I'm wondering is if it'll have the same firepower as ones sold in stores. Great video series and great job!
Absolutely! Some of my customers shoot elk with there’s. Had another customer take his to Africa for big game as well.
Great video. Easy to understand and informative.
Thank you.
Excellent video on the layout. I was just last night thinking about how I wanted to lay out a build of my own. Awesome shop, BTW!
Thank you. Glad it helped.
This guy: *putting effort and spending money to make an authentic musket*
Me with a random tube and a piece of wood i found in the closet: :3
it can be the worst day of my life, you put a video of a guy doing a flintlock it turns into the best day of my life.
Well good!
Awesome video enjoyed looking forward to your build
That's it, I need a flintlock rifle. Take my money!
Haha. Well, shoot me a message under Golden Mean Flintlocks on Instagram or shoot me an email at goldenmeanflintlocks@gmail.com and we can talk if you’re interested. Thanks for watching, and I’m glad you enjoyed!
That piece of figured maple is fantastic
Thank you. It wasn’t cheap haha.
I like how you have all of your wood chisels stored the carver I apprenticed from had the same set up in his shop
That’s awesome! Yes! Taking care of your tools is very important. A craftsman’s work is only as sharp as his tools lol. Thanks for watching!
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 ya sharp is important . His name is Larry Carter I probably butchered the spelling .He usto b well known for carving carousel horses and hade a few publications done in him Some were I have an old chip chat magazine he was featured in. He got me into chainsaw carving when I was only14 he was a well rounded old-school guy . .wood carving is a dying art and guys like u and me can't let that happen 🤣
You’re exactly right man. Hardly any younger guys even know what a chisel or chainsaw is lol.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 and it is one of the few trades wair people don't pick people apart for how Thay do things . I started doing old clocks and gnomes lol
Heck ya. I hear that!
Cool channel. Love the old fashion way of the video.
Thank you sir.
100 grand rifle an worth every penny to watch a guy like him make a Ferguson breach loader
Excellent. I look forward to the build. Fun to see you are a southpaw as well. Thanks
Good deal! Yes sir I am haha.
Did you shoot this video with an incredibly high frame rate? I looked through the quality settings and 1080p looks like it is 4k! Even at 480p it looks crisp! Excellent content by the way, I am a new subscriber.
Thank you very much! Honestly I’m not sure. Those all belong to my camera man haha. But it all looked really high tech when we were filming it haha.
Nice and relaxing but very informative. Keep up the good info and videos.
Thank you very much! I had to move to Missouri. But when my shop is complete I’ll start the videos up again.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 look forward to it. Thanks.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.
The ATF dosent want to fuck with this chad because he knows he has an army of all of the people who build the rifles on his side
Dang, you've been on TH-cam 6 months and I'm just now finding you. Looks like I have some binge watching to do. Excellent video. I like your shop!!
Thank you. Hope you enjoy. There will be more in the future.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 -- Oh I'll enjoy your videos for sure. I'm a 30+ year Blacksmith including for the National Park Service. I did recreation and restoration work for them. I love history and I love the fact you're working in period clothing in a period shop. I built my latest Blacksmith shop to look like something from the 1890's to 1910 period.
That awesome. Doesn’t feel right if you don’t haha.
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you.
You can use anything for a straight edge. I just use this because its straight and has an edge. And its here in my shop...
Looks like something out of the Foxfire books.
asking for a friend: 1 inch equal three seahawk multiplied by one cheeseburger divided by a apache helicopter, right?
followed this video to the letter, blew my thumb and pointer finger off today. I am waiting to learn if my right eye will heal from the burn it received.
You did something wrong then haha. I’ve never blown any fingers off or burned my eye from the flash lol.
Excellent! Where did you get the barrel? I cant seem to find any sellers online. Also, do you think anyone could make a musket if they put in the work?
Because I want to build one but I have no handcrafting skills
Sure they could! And I order most of my barrels from Rice or Colerain barrel company.
I've been reading the Destiny's Crucible series and currently obsessed with musket breech loading design and manufacturing.
Yes. Very fascinating.
Why am i watching this? Its 3:00 am And i have an essay to turn in this morning
Oooo, I like this.
Step one, buy an already forged and bored barrel.
Your're basically just making a stock.
They don’t forge barrels anymore. I just learned how to forge, ream and rifle a barrel. There’s only 8 people in the world that we know of that can still forge one successfully and it’s a two man job.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I'm pretty sure those numbers are pretty low. Besides the original post is basically true.
Most ever that can still do it live in Williamsburg, VA. That’s where I just came from. All of the guys that can do say they can only think of 8.
Love your videos!!!!
Any plans to continue to post more? All the best
Hope to see much more content!!!!
Fan in Alberta, Canada
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed!!! I do plan on doing more, but I uprooted and moved to Missouri and am building a log cabin. Hopefully within the year I’ll be making more videos.
Please do! Hope it has the look and feel of the shop in these videos. All the best eh on your relocating and looking forward to your new content!!!!👍😊
@MrVoltar1 thank you! It will have the same feel. That’s who I am lol.
I'm not convinced that this isn't an Unreal Engine 5 Demo
Is there a layman explanation for what a swamped barrel is? I read it's sort of like 2 cones joined at both the smaller sides, like the breach starts wide then it tappers down then it flares again. But does that happen inside the barrel only? which is why I can't see it on the surface of the octagon shaped barrel? or is it so subtle that I didn't notice it?
It’s only on the outside. There are what are called Tapered, straight and Tapered and flared (swamped) barrels. If you can’t see transitions looking down the outside of the barrel, it’s probably a straight barrel. They tend to be more end heavy. Tapered and flared (swamped) takes the nose weight out.
Improvise a Ferguson!!!! Using standard gun kits !!!! A brush carbine .. with saddle ring !!!
Love the Ferguson.
That’s really cool,and to be honest I used to want to make a gun like this,of course it must not perfect like this,however in China,it maybe made me in the prison for five years or even more.So many Chinese man really envy you that could own the gun.
Thank you. I wish you could make and own one. I believe it should be every man’s right to have one and defend himself. Guns are never the problem, people are the problem. Even your hands can be weapons.
I'm loving this!
Good deal!
你的壁炉很大，看起来非常温暖
It’s super nice to have all that heat on your back while working. There’s no heat quite like a fire.
Hello, I Like your flintlocks so much. i've been obssesed with these bad boys for month now. and I was wondering if you may tell me please where can i buy that, and how much I can buy that for?
Hop on Golden Mean Flintlocks on Instagram and check out my work and shoot me a message. I do custom builds. Prices vary a little. My smoothbores sale for about $2500 and my rifles about $3,000 depending on what all you want.
Great job
Thank you.
That tiger stripe in the maple gave me a semi chub. Not going to lie...
🤣🤣 it was a beautiful piece of wood.
Four ruffians break into my house.
🤣🤣🤣. Tally Ho!
So...you built a stock. How do you build the barrel and action?
That will be in the future. I just spent 10 weeks learning to forge the lock and the barrel. There’s only 8 people alive that still know how to forge a barrel. So finding that opportunity was tricky haha.
Great video sir, loved it. Very informative. Thank you for all you put into it.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
This dude is smart af
Thank you. I appreciate that. Still have a lot to learn as well.
Where did you get your blanks? It seemed from the way you were talking that they were bought rather than cutting them yourself.
Yes. Being from Oklahoma we don’t have curly maple here. They’re on the east coast. I cut my own walnut. That stock I purchased from Dunlap woods in VA. I also order from Muzzleloader builders supply.
Ah yes, the bureau of Atheism, Witchcraft, and Flintlocks, this parcel right here
Glad that Shia LaBeouf is back on track!
Alternative title. Gun build kits: California compliant edition
How did you acquire the barrel? Did you make it yourself, or buy it from someone? Do you know of any good places there would be to get such a barrel?
I order my barrels from muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com. The barrels are typically made from Rice, Colerain, and Ed Rayle. Charles Burton makes a really good barrel too.
Thank you. You are awesome!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.
Good video
Glad you enjoyed.
Where can i get scrap barrels to forge pipe tomahawks from?
Check movie "Gunsmith of Williamsburg" for making the entire rifle. William Gustler I believe is the name of the gunsmith. I use to show it to my students when I was teaching.
Yes sir. His name is Wallace Gussler. Very intelligent man. Love that video.
Pleasure to watch
Thank you.
Great vdo as iam starting my build on a flint lock
Where you got flint lock?
I order most of mine from Jim Chambers.
Shouldn't building a flintlock pt 1 incude forging the barrel? If it's truly hand built and all
You’re correct. I’ll have more videos in the future showing this. There’s only 9 people in the entire nation that can still forge a barrel successfully that we know of. Most of them live in VA. I build these for a living and have to make them affordable. A completely handforged rifle costs between 35-50 thousand dollars.
Would this same method work for inletting an octogon to round barrel?
Yes sir.
Ah, thought it was also about making the barrel as well by spacing out a flycutter with paper on a low pitch drawbar etc.
I did that when I worked in Williamsburg. I hope to do a series on forging and reaming a barrel but I need at least one more guy to help, and that hard to find someone else that know what they’re doing.
What happened to making a rifle cheet . buy a Barrel and skipp steps one ,two and three
Mans got the original Nike Kit Carson 1830s on his feet
Haha. Yes. I made those a few years ago. Got tired of them so went barefoot haha.
I feel like im gonna wind up on a watch list for seeing this
Why’s that?
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Red coats don't want me learning how to make my own gun! :P
Hahaha. They never have. But don’t let it stop you.
Hi ATF just checking out some historical documentation xD
A real gunsmith!
Thank you for compliment. But I don’t consider myself a true gunsmith yet. When I can make every part by hand such as forging all the parts, then I’ll consider myself a gunsmith but not a master gunsmith. The masters from the 18th century are the true gunsmiths. I appreciate you though.
Now I have a question kit vs making a new flintlock gun?
There’s nothing wrong at all with doing a kit for your first time until you get the hang of it. My very first one was a kit. After you get the hang of which rasps, files and chisels you need, it’s just as easy to build one from a blank. In fact, I prefer blanks over kits mainly because I can build one just about as fast either way and I can build it to fit the customers length of pull and drop that they need to properly fit them.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 thanks you have you ever done a shotgun?
Lots of smoothbores, which are shotguns but never a modern style or double barrel. I may be doing a double barrel flintlock soon.
Looking at the age of this video, you may not read this. How much do you sell your rifles for?
My smoothbores go for $2,500 and my rifles around $3,000.
Huuuyyyyyyyyiiii q bonito arte me anima mucho hacer uno de Armero
I think what you do is so powerful and mostly the love you give your rifles a woman will never know. Nice job I've seen a video or two of yours. What I want to do and am campable of doing is two different things. I have a special projects I won't to do. I have a Military bow I want to turn into a long range Cross bow. Upgrading it with a lefe spring and a sight. But don't know where to start I want to use the lingth of rifle stock from a long rifle. Can you tell me what you started with or does someone cut your blanks.
Thank you so much! I order most of my blanks from muzzleloader builders supply. They should be able to hook you up.
this guy offered me a way to make a rifle, and I'm taking it
Thank you.
What is the outside Dimension of the Barrel if the Interior is 50.cal?
It varies. There a difference barrel weights that you can purchase. This one is an A weight. Since it’s octagonal and also a tapered and flared (swamped) barrel, the outside measurement is constantly changing. But the thinnest part is about 7/8 of an inch.
1:08 into the clip and I really want to know...is this your daily attire and do you make them.
I do make them full time for a living. I don’t dress like this every day. But for videos and hunting I dress period.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Ah, awesome. We learn something new everyday. Thanks for the swift response,
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