I cannot believe you don’t have tens of thousands of people subscribing to your channel. Your knowledge, skill and presentation are simply outstanding.
I watched all your videos on how to build a flintlock rifle and I must say you are extremely talented. You as you said about a maker of rifles in the 18th century, you are a natural. I loved all your videos. Thank you
It's well deserved. I can appreciate your skill and eye balling because I make traditional furniture with hand tools, Queen Anne forms. I do a lot of eyeballing in my work and it takes takes a lot of eyeballing so again I enjoy watching you because you are a natural. How are you doing finding old tools? I do hope you are finding some good old tools. I live in Maine and there are many places to find old tools for not a lot of money. Keep up the great work! And I do hope that you make more videos. @@goldenmeanflintlocks9713
A really good video with lots of information. Thank you for this. The minute you said you have worked at Williamsburg I knew your information was going to be fact. Excellent.
Nice looking fireplace, very rustic. Used to go to black power shoots, years ago. And a few rendezvous out In Montana . Lots of fond memories with my Father. Thanks you for keeping me entertained.St. Paul Minnesota.
Just rewatched this on a rainy day. Very well done, very good explanation of the various types of 18th century flintlocks. I am finally just about done with my New England Fowler. Thanks for your advice.
Really enjoy your videos. It’s hard to find good black powder channels and yours is definitely one. I read in the comments that you moved to Missouri. If your anywhere near fort wood and need someone to show you around some of the public land give me a holler.
Great job on the build it’s a beautiful Longrifle. Love your videos. I referred to them frequently building my first flintlock. I just watched a video of you doing a informative class at Colonial Williamsberg. Great job explaining how to build a gun.
It's so great seeing another of your videos. Thank you for all the information. A smoothbore is my next dream. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Take care.
Great video as always Just made a video here recently on our original Revolutionary War militia Frankenmusket made out of various French guns and I'll tell you it's probably one the coolest guns I've handled. Keep dropping the rock brother.
My buddy got me into these videos and I've been hooked. As a Virginian, it's cool knowing you worked at Colonial Williamsburg, I'm about 30 minutes away in the county George and Matha got married.
The 20 ga shotguns became popular because all French smooth bore muskets were that caliber. A lot of natives and settlers loved French muskets because they were very light and handy
I like your flintlock building videos as I have built a few myself. Did you finish your last build from a year ago? I was waiting for the latest videos. Take care. Best regards, Steve
Yes sir. But we lost the footage to the one I was working on in the series. I had to build another one and and do the finishing on another video. I apologize. I’m trying to get my new shop going and do more videos soon. I’m glad you liked them.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video's. I am currently saving for a Kibler rifle kit as I do not possess the skill to build from scratch. I have found my own interests move from modern camping to 18th century gear... thanks for the video's
As one of the dirt poor group, I'd like to know what the cost would be to have you make me a Fowler that would be from the 1754s. Merry Christmas. Excellent video as all of yours have been. Also, the background music is haunting. Nicely done.~~~
Thank you so much! If you wouldn’t mind, shoot me an email or message me through Instagram and I’d love to talk to you about pricing. Thank you Robert.
Other reasons for barrel explosions would have been continual loading, one charge and ball on top of the other in combat. Was very common even up to the US civil war in all armys. A point about barrel forging at the time.... Most barrels were mandrel forged, as im sure your aware, and started out as relatively flat sheets of iron and pounded into swage blocks around a mandrel. This left a seam which was usually put down in the barrel channels to add strength to the forge weld. Modern barrels are drilled, even for muzzleloaders making them once piece and infinitely stronger then their vintage period counter parts. Good video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching! You are correct! Double loads were very common. Sometimes even 7 or 8 loads have been found. You are correct on the barrel making as well. They were made from a flat piece of wrought iron and beat into a tube using mandrels. The taper and flare and octagonal flats were hammered in with light blows and cherry red heat. Welding heat is a white hot though and will not leave a seam. It’s a molecular bond and is actually still the strongest weld known to mankind today still. Unlike our welds today that will break along the edge of the weld, this weld will not. Being wrought iron as well, the barrels do not vibrate when fired. Our modern ones do. You’re correct, they didn’t start drilling through small arms barrels until about 1845. They were drilling cannon barrels way back then but not small arms. I’m really glad you enjoyed sir. Stay tuned. More videos coming soon. I will be doing a barrel forging video as well before too long.
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed! A very nice lady made my coat. Her business name is “Jan’s Cabin”. You can find her on Facebook if you have it. She does 18th and 19th century clothing. If you tell her you’d like a jacket like Tyler Sydebotham’s orange one she’ll know what you mean. It’s an awesome coat. It’s wool on the outside lined with linen on the inside.
Cool! I worked there for 10 weeks as an intern opportunity. August through October of last year. It was probably the most memorable time of my life. Wish I could’ve gotten hired on full time.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I mentioned you to George Suiter in a recent e-mail exchange and he didn't know you... Now we know why! After 40 years in the gunsmith shop he retired prior to you being there... I worked with George, Jon, Dave and Gary. Wallace was there before and after me. Yes, it is an incredible place to work for the curious and sociable. Many fond memories... I appreciate your enthusiasm here. Not too keen on the grumpy guy's distain but do appreciate his skills.😉
My Pedersoli Bess was a deer killer out to 60 yards reliably. I killed 2 and both hits were very effective and quick kills. It was definitly too heavy for hunting though. I now use a trade gun 20ga.
Oh sure. I wouldn’t be afraid to take one hunting at all. I just think I’d much rather carry a little lighter rifle and more accurate tool as well. Rifles were built for hunting. For me personally I don’t like the bulkiness of the Bess. But still a great firearm.
Sure. Jaegers were kinda the inspiration of the Germanic style rifles built in America. Most gunsmiths here were German immigrants or descendants of them. Jaegers were short barreled rifles. Their use in combat served well for long range shots. The shorter barrel didn’t effect accuracy. Length of barrels only existed because they were built to fit the customer here in the US. Primarily just for deer hunters. Rifles were never really intended for combat then because they were much slower to load than muskets. Jaegers built in Europe were many times very fancy, relief carving all over them and many times, silver wire inlay as well and stocked out of walnut. They were built as a sporting rifle or showpiece. Mainly for princes or people with lots of money if they were fancy. You couldn’t hunt deer in England on your own land unless your land was worth 500 pounds or more. Otherwise you were considered killing the kings deer and it was a hanging offense. Barrels were typically 31” in length and a .60 caliber was pretty standard for a Jaeger. Hope that helps.
Yes. Except for the first and last 4 inches or so. Those areas were formed to fit the barrel perfectly. The middle was all Planed out round allowing the stock to just touch the barrel every so often.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 well I'm from iowa man, where do you go to buy your wood parts barrel? I shoot alot but black powder is all new to me. Meat eater turned me onto it I jump on you tube and find you. You have a talent man!
Thank you very much! I buy most all my parts from Muzzleloader builders supply or Track of the Wolf. The barrels and locks vary. I use a lot of Rice and Colerain Barrels. Ed Rayle is great as is Charles Burton. The locks I typically get from Jim Chambers. He’s making some of the best locks in today’s building. And Jim Kibler is now making great locks. Hope that helps.
Hey bro can you suggest some books I should buy for building a flintlock? I know about the gunsmith of Greenville county and the art of recreating the longrifle
Books on building g are difficult to find. But books like “Rifles of colonial America” and others are great for pictures so you can study them to see how their lines are. Mike Miller has a series out on DVD where he goes through step by step. You can order his dvd through Pioneer video.
On my Instagram page under Golden Mean Flintlocks. You can also private message me on Messenger under Tyler Sydebotham. I’d love to chat with ya and see what we can work out!
I'm glad that you're making videos again. A.} How long would a normal settler have to work to earn enough money to buy a Rifle or Fowling Piece? I mean like, for many years a Colt Peacemaker cost about $20-which was also about one-month's wage for a top cowhand. B.} While I know they were in much less common use, I'd like to see a similar exposition on period flintlock pistols-especially, I've heard that sometimes a maker would make a Rifle/Pistol combination-often using the "Drop" from the rife barrel for the pistol's barrel. Any truth to that?
Honestly never heard of them using the drop for a pistol, but I’d say without a doubt they absolutely would have. All barrels then were hand forged. So you’d want to make two barrels at once for a rifle and pistol if possible. I do know they would forge a long barrel for multiple pistol barrels. And just cut it off as needed. Unfortunately the money then compared to today does not translate. I’d say it’s safe to say it would be about a months wages or more to purchase a rifle but it also depends on your occupation. 90%-94% of the population were farmers. Farmers did not need a rifle, they needed a shotgun. With the Fowler also came 12 different sizes shot because the pests those shot sizes were designed for came in 12 different sizes as well. That’s why still today we say large buck, small buck, goose shot, swan shot and so on. The average Fowlers were being imported from England because it was still cheaper to purchase it at your local merchant store than to have a gunsmith build you one in America. Costing 1 pound. A rifle would’ve been built here and cost roughly 4 pounds. Daniel Boone quoted that he could kill enough deer in one day to pay off his rifle. If they were prime red summer skins. He would’ve had to have killed at 16 prime deer in one day.
Moved to Missouri. I’m building a log cabin for the time being. Hopefully I’ll be making more flintlock videos soon again. Just been a hectic past year lol.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 yeah I feel you there. Maybe just do a walk around and update. If it’s trash then don’t post it 😁 anyway, I loved your video series. Hopefully one day I’ll have the time to make my own but I’m currently starting blacksmithing/knife making. For sure going to make a cannon though 😂😂
Great videos, Tyler, this and the build series! I saw the fiddle on your mantle. Did you record that haunting music that accompanies your intros and outros? Bravo Zulu from a former squid! I'm starting my first scratchbuild flintlock, having assembled a ?Kentucky? from a Numrich kit years ago. No particular style on this build, just what looks good to me. Your build videos are really well done and a great help. Thank you!
Forging a barrel will be a whole other series someday that I will do. It’s very time consuming. Forging takes about 8 hours. Reaming the barrel to the proper bore size takes several days because it’s exhausting work. And rifling the barrel is done by a rifling saw. Takes about 4 hours to rifle one depending on the depth of the grooves. Sights aren’t really an issue. Just have to shoot it and figure out where to move them. As long as there pretty close to center they should be shooting well.
im in the process of building a 62cal rifle but not going to adhere to the traditional styling and design of the jaeger pattern... have you ever built a "fantasy" firearm? something that didnt necessarily exist or has attributes that you prefer rather than were implemented on actual firearms of the past? im sure i will receive negative opinions on mixing and matching parts from different schools but to be honest i just dont care... i like what i like... you ever break free from the traditional builds? would love to see something like that being built... diggin the channel! hope you continue to make videos! merry christmas!
Thank you. More videos in the near future! And absolutely. I don’t believe you have to stick entirely to a certain school. There were tons of guns and rifles that were just thrown together with French, English, American and Dutch parts. Build whatever you want. It’s yours. Not anyone else’s. It’ll be awesome! Good luck to ya! Merry Christmas.
To hold a original Pennsylvania Rifle, is what I consider to be like hugging Marilyn Monroe. I hate the term Kentucky Rifle, it ditches the Gunsmiths of Pennsylvania all together, and they were Absolute Masters of Gunsmithing!
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 First guy I ever heard refer to it as the actual First World War was Dugan Ashley. Love the channel man, keep up the great work!
@@JEJAK5396...and it was started by a young Colonel from Virginia, name of George Washington, whose raiding party ambushed a French surveying party and killed a relative of the Governor of New France. Spread round the western world and lasted seven years, resulting in British domination of North America.
I cannot believe you don’t have tens of thousands of people subscribing to your channel. Your knowledge, skill and presentation are simply outstanding.
Thank you so much for that. I really appreciate it. I’m glad you appreciate it as well.
I totally agree
I watched all your videos on how to build a flintlock rifle and I must say you are extremely talented. You as you said about a maker of rifles in the 18th century, you are a natural. I loved all your videos. Thank you
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
It's well deserved. I can appreciate your skill and eye balling because I make traditional furniture with hand tools, Queen Anne forms. I do a lot of eyeballing in my work and it takes takes a lot of eyeballing so again I enjoy watching you because you are a natural.
How are you doing finding old tools? I do hope you are finding some good old tools. I live in Maine and there are many places to find old tools for not a lot of money.
Keep up the great work! And I do hope that you make more videos.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713
A really good video with lots of information. Thank you for this. The minute you said you have worked at Williamsburg I knew your information was going to be fact. Excellent.
Thank you sir. Glad you enjoyed it. I loved working there.
Excellent, high quality presentation! Interesting about the rational behind large loop trigger guards on the trade guns. I didn't know that.
Yes. They also made them big because of mittens.
Nice looking fireplace, very rustic. Used to go to black power shoots, years ago. And a few rendezvous out In Montana . Lots of fond memories with my Father. Thanks you for keeping me entertained.St. Paul Minnesota.
That’s awesome. Thanks for watching!
Just rewatched this on a rainy day. Very well done, very good explanation of the various types of 18th century flintlocks. I am finally just about done with my New England Fowler. Thanks for your advice.
Thank you Dean!
Really enjoy your videos. It’s hard to find good black powder channels and yours is definitely one. I read in the comments that you moved to Missouri. If your anywhere near fort wood and need someone to show you around some of the public land give me a holler.
Thank you! I live around Sedalia area.
Thank you for the video, very informative. Living in northern New England, I have always wanted a traditional fowler.
You’re welcome. And that’s awesome. Hop on my Instagram page if you want and check out my work. I’d love to maybe build you one someday.
Hey Rattlesnakedaddy, you wouldn't be the maple pepper man from Maine by way of VT, perchance? Nice username!
So glad to have found your channel. Outstanding information, presentation, and knowledge! Looking forward to more.......take care!!!
Thank you! I’m hoping to make more. Just been a hectic last couple years.
Great job on the build it’s a beautiful Longrifle. Love your videos. I referred to them frequently building my first flintlock.
I just watched a video of you doing a informative class at Colonial Williamsberg. Great job explaining how to build a gun.
Thank you very much! I apologize. I’m just now seeing your message.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Thank you!
Good to see you again and Great to see a new video! Love the historical information. Merry Christmas Tyler
Thank you very much. We’ll be doing more videos very soon. Merry Christmas Terry!
It's so great seeing another of your videos. Thank you for all the information. A smoothbore is my next dream. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Take care.
Thank you George! More videos coming soon! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for this video. It was very informative. As a dirt poor West Virginian, I have saved up almost a year for my flintlock rifle.
That is awesome! They are addicting.
Great video as always
Just made a video here recently on our original Revolutionary War militia Frankenmusket made out of various French guns and I'll tell you it's probably one the coolest guns I've handled.
Keep dropping the rock brother.
That is awesome! What’s your channel? I’ll check it out.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 better late than never getting back to you I guess.
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@@Real11BangBang no worries!
Hope you come out with a new video soon. I so enjoy them
Thank you. I’m trying. I moved to Missouri. So it’s been a hectic time. When I get my shot back up and running I’ll do some more! Glad you enjoy them!
I’m still waiting, hope things are going good , hope to see you back soon
Hopefully this summer.
My buddy got me into these videos and I've been hooked.
As a Virginian, it's cool knowing you worked at Colonial Williamsburg, I'm about 30 minutes away in the county George and Matha got married.
That’s awesome! I absolutely love Williamsburg and the history of Virginia.
Was so exited to see a new upload, Merry Christmas and looking forward for more videos
Awesome! More coming soon! Merry Christmas Kenneth.
The 20 ga shotguns became popular because all French smooth bore muskets were that caliber.
A lot of natives and settlers loved French muskets because they were very light and handy
Enjoyed your information video on different guns and a merry Christmas to you
Thank you.
Just found your latest vdo glad your back
Thank you. Yes, we will be working on a pistol build series here soon.
Good to see a new video from you Tyler hope all is well with you Merry Christmas to you and your Family and to all!!
Thank you. All is well and I wish the same for you. More videos coming soon. And you guys have a Merry Christmas as well.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge I really enjoy watching your videos!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the informative video. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
You are very welcome. Merry Christmas.
I like your flintlock building videos as I have built a few myself. Did you finish your last build from a year ago? I was waiting for the latest videos. Take care. Best regards, Steve
Yes sir. But we lost the footage to the one I was working on in the series. I had to build another one and and do the finishing on another video. I apologize. I’m trying to get my new shop going and do more videos soon. I’m glad you liked them.
Love your videos! Merry Christmas!
Thank you very much. Merry Christmas.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video's. I am currently saving for a Kibler rifle kit as I do not possess the skill to build from scratch. I have found my own interests move from modern camping to 18th century gear... thanks for the video's
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching and I’m really glad you enjoyed.
As one of the dirt poor group, I'd like to know what the cost would be to have you make me a Fowler that would be from the 1754s. Merry Christmas. Excellent video as all of yours have been. Also, the background music is haunting. Nicely done.~~~
Thank you so much! If you wouldn’t mind, shoot me an email or message me through Instagram and I’d love to talk to you about pricing. Thank you Robert.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 will do! Thanks!
You are welcome sir.
Enjoyed the video as always. Thanks for taking the time go make them.
Merry Christmas!
You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas.
I’ve seen you at wolorock if that’s how you spell it your a real great guy and I’m gonna try to see you again this year
Awesome!!! Yes Woolaroc is a wonder place. I’ll be back out there this fall in October for the rendezvous.
I hope you do a clip on installation breech plug in barrel
I’ll do that when I get my shop up and going again.
I never really knew what a Fowler was. Thanks. Merry Christmas
You are very welcome!
I love your videos and channel!!!!!
Good deal!!! I’m glad you liked them. I will have more in the future but I’m moving to Missouri and will be very busy for a while.
What a great channel
Thank you so much!
Other reasons for barrel explosions would have been continual loading, one charge and ball on top of the other in combat. Was very common even up to the US civil war in all armys. A point about barrel forging at the time.... Most barrels were mandrel forged, as im sure your aware, and started out as relatively flat sheets of iron and pounded into swage blocks around a mandrel. This left a seam which was usually put down in the barrel channels to add strength to the forge weld. Modern barrels are drilled, even for muzzleloaders making them once piece and infinitely stronger then their vintage period counter parts.
Good video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching! You are correct! Double loads were very common. Sometimes even 7 or 8 loads have been found. You are correct on the barrel making as well. They were made from a flat piece of wrought iron and beat into a tube using mandrels. The taper and flare and octagonal flats were hammered in with light blows and cherry red heat. Welding heat is a white hot though and will not leave a seam. It’s a molecular bond and is actually still the strongest weld known to mankind today still. Unlike our welds today that will break along the edge of the weld, this weld will not. Being wrought iron as well, the barrels do not vibrate when fired. Our modern ones do. You’re correct, they didn’t start drilling through small arms barrels until about 1845. They were drilling cannon barrels way back then but not small arms. I’m really glad you enjoyed sir. Stay tuned. More videos coming soon. I will be doing a barrel forging video as well before too long.
Great presentation. I have been looking for a hunting orange jacket such as yours. Where did you get it? Thanks!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed! A very nice lady made my coat. Her business name is “Jan’s Cabin”. You can find her on Facebook if you have it. She does 18th and 19th century clothing. If you tell her you’d like a jacket like Tyler Sydebotham’s orange one she’ll know what you mean. It’s an awesome coat. It’s wool on the outside lined with linen on the inside.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Thanks very much!
Great video sir, very informative. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. Will do. More coming soon!
Nice! Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
When were you at CW? I worked there too and am still in regular contact with folks there...
Cool! I worked there for 10 weeks as an intern opportunity. August through October of last year. It was probably the most memorable time of my life. Wish I could’ve gotten hired on full time.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I mentioned you to George Suiter in a recent e-mail exchange and he didn't know you... Now we know why! After 40 years in the gunsmith shop he retired prior to you being there... I worked with George, Jon, Dave and Gary. Wallace was there before and after me. Yes, it is an incredible place to work for the curious and sociable. Many fond memories... I appreciate your enthusiasm here. Not too keen on the grumpy guy's distain but do appreciate his skills.😉
I agree. Couldn’t agree more. And thank you.
My Pedersoli Bess was a deer killer out to 60 yards reliably. I killed 2 and both hits were very effective and quick kills. It was definitly too heavy for hunting though. I now use a trade gun 20ga.
That Brown Bess looked familiar....
Haha. Yes! And I have your bag mould.
I really enjoyed your video, however I would definitely take a Brown Bess hunting. I would take my 1795 Springfield huntin as well.
Oh sure. I wouldn’t be afraid to take one hunting at all. I just think I’d much rather carry a little lighter rifle and more accurate tool as well. Rifles were built for hunting. For me personally I don’t like the bulkiness of the Bess. But still a great firearm.
Have you ever used or fired a twist steel barrel? Great videos. Looking forward to the next builds.
Thank you! And no I have not.
Can you give any information on German Jaeger Rifles? There's scares little information on them floating around the internet.
Sure. Jaegers were kinda the inspiration of the Germanic style rifles built in America. Most gunsmiths here were German immigrants or descendants of them. Jaegers were short barreled rifles. Their use in combat served well for long range shots. The shorter barrel didn’t effect accuracy. Length of barrels only existed because they were built to fit the customer here in the US. Primarily just for deer hunters. Rifles were never really intended for combat then because they were much slower to load than muskets. Jaegers built in Europe were many times very fancy, relief carving all over them and many times, silver wire inlay as well and stocked out of walnut. They were built as a sporting rifle or showpiece. Mainly for princes or people with lots of money if they were fancy. You couldn’t hunt deer in England on your own land unless your land was worth 500 pounds or more. Otherwise you were considered killing the kings deer and it was a hanging offense. Barrels were typically 31” in length and a .60 caliber was pretty standard for a Jaeger. Hope that helps.
were the barrel channels on a octagon barrel rounded on original long rifles?
Yes. Except for the first and last 4 inches or so. Those areas were formed to fit the barrel perfectly. The middle was all Planed out round allowing the stock to just touch the barrel every so often.
I saw your usmc bracelet semper fi? Also I love your videos I'd love to get into this.
Semper Fi brother. You totally should. It’s a great thing for getting your mind off of things.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 what state are you from? And idk if you'd be willing to help point me in the right direction.
Oklahoma. And sure I would.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 well I'm from iowa man, where do you go to buy your wood parts barrel? I shoot alot but black powder is all new to me. Meat eater turned me onto it I jump on you tube and find you. You have a talent man!
Thank you very much! I buy most all my parts from Muzzleloader builders supply or Track of the Wolf. The barrels and locks vary. I use a lot of Rice and Colerain Barrels. Ed Rayle is great as is Charles Burton. The locks I typically get from Jim Chambers. He’s making some of the best locks in today’s building. And Jim Kibler is now making great locks. Hope that helps.
Tapered barrel- same as a "swamped" barrel?
Yes it is. Swamped is more of a 19th century term. No one ever heard it called swamped in the 18th.
Hey bro can you suggest some books I should buy for building a flintlock? I know about the gunsmith of Greenville county and the art of recreating the longrifle
Books on building g are difficult to find. But books like “Rifles of colonial America” and others are great for pictures so you can study them to see how their lines are. Mike Miller has a series out on DVD where he goes through step by step. You can order his dvd through Pioneer video.
When will u make more vdo
I’m hoping this year. I moved to Missouri and am building a house, shop and cabin. It’s been a hectic time.
You got a web page so I can purchase a flintlock from ya?
On my Instagram page under Golden Mean Flintlocks. You can also private message me on Messenger under Tyler Sydebotham. I’d love to chat with ya and see what we can work out!
Are you still making flintlock rifles
Yes. Just been a hectic time here lately with other things going on. Hopefully I’ll be back soon!
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 great. I would to see you in person someday
I'm glad that you're making videos again. A.} How long would a normal settler have to work to earn enough money to buy a Rifle or Fowling Piece? I mean like, for many years a Colt Peacemaker cost about $20-which was also about one-month's wage for a top cowhand. B.} While I know they were in much less common use, I'd like to see a similar exposition on period flintlock pistols-especially, I've heard that sometimes a maker would make a Rifle/Pistol combination-often using the "Drop" from the rife barrel for the pistol's barrel. Any truth to that?
Honestly never heard of them using the drop for a pistol, but I’d say without a doubt they absolutely would have. All barrels then were hand forged. So you’d want to make two barrels at once for a rifle and pistol if possible. I do know they would forge a long barrel for multiple pistol barrels. And just cut it off as needed. Unfortunately the money then compared to today does not translate. I’d say it’s safe to say it would be about a months wages or more to purchase a rifle but it also depends on your occupation. 90%-94% of the population were farmers. Farmers did not need a rifle, they needed a shotgun. With the Fowler also came 12 different sizes shot because the pests those shot sizes were designed for came in 12 different sizes as well. That’s why still today we say large buck, small buck, goose shot, swan shot and so on. The average Fowlers were being imported from England because it was still cheaper to purchase it at your local merchant store than to have a gunsmith build you one in America. Costing 1 pound. A rifle would’ve been built here and cost roughly 4 pounds. Daniel Boone quoted that he could kill enough deer in one day to pay off his rifle. If they were prime red summer skins. He would’ve had to have killed at 16 prime deer in one day.
More building videos please
There will be a pistol build series coming soon.
Where did you go brother?
Moved to Missouri. I’m building a log cabin for the time being. Hopefully I’ll be making more flintlock videos soon again. Just been a hectic past year lol.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I feel you there brother. Feel free to throw up a cabin build video people would like that too 😉
Yes sir. I’ve considered that. I’m just building it all by myself, so it’s hard to move a camera around so much by myself lol.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 yeah I feel you there. Maybe just do a walk around and update. If it’s trash then don’t post it 😁 anyway, I loved your video series. Hopefully one day I’ll have the time to make my own but I’m currently starting blacksmithing/knife making. For sure going to make a cannon though 😂😂
Any chance of doing flintlock pistols?
We’re going to be doing a series here very soon.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Awesome! Keep up the awesome content!
Thank you. Will do!
Great videos, Tyler, this and the build series! I saw the fiddle on your mantle. Did you record that haunting music that accompanies your intros and outros? Bravo Zulu from a former squid!
I'm starting my first scratchbuild flintlock, having assembled a ?Kentucky? from a Numrich kit years ago. No particular style on this build, just what looks good to me. Your build videos are really well done and a great help. Thank you!
I’m so glad you liked them. A friend of mine did that recording of the music. I play a little bit not as good as her.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Give her a Bravo Zulu from me. Those tunes are ear worms that crawl around inside your head and give you goosebumps!
Will do!
How you build rifle barrel ? Rifled and perfect aligment sigths ?
Forging a barrel will be a whole other series someday that I will do. It’s very time consuming. Forging takes about 8 hours. Reaming the barrel to the proper bore size takes several days because it’s exhausting work. And rifling the barrel is done by a rifling saw. Takes about 4 hours to rifle one depending on the depth of the grooves. Sights aren’t really an issue. Just have to shoot it and figure out where to move them. As long as there pretty close to center they should be shooting well.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 i forgot to say i are not a north american rich like yo
What do you mean by rich? I am not rich at all! But I’m happy!
im in the process of building a 62cal rifle but not going to adhere to the traditional styling and design of the jaeger pattern... have you ever built a "fantasy" firearm? something that didnt necessarily exist or has attributes that you prefer rather than were implemented on actual firearms of the past? im sure i will receive negative opinions on mixing and matching parts from different schools but to be honest i just dont care... i like what i like... you ever break free from the traditional builds? would love to see something like that being built... diggin the channel! hope you continue to make videos! merry christmas!
Thank you. More videos in the near future! And absolutely. I don’t believe you have to stick entirely to a certain school. There were tons of guns and rifles that were just thrown together with French, English, American and Dutch parts. Build whatever you want. It’s yours. Not anyone else’s. It’ll be awesome! Good luck to ya! Merry Christmas.
great vid
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.
Make the gas gun please
I am researching that one a lot. I will probably try to do a video on it if I try to build one.
Hi tornado
Hello!
Красота!
Thank you.
Hey are you still making vdo.
Haven’t in a long time. Got married and moved to Missouri.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 wow thats alot in one year.
Yes it is. It’s been a hectic year. As soon as I get settled back in I’ll do some more.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 great we miss you.
Thanks. Hope it to get everything up and running here in the next year or so.
To hold a original Pennsylvania Rifle, is what I consider to be like hugging Marilyn Monroe.
I hate the term Kentucky Rifle, it ditches the Gunsmiths of Pennsylvania all together, and they were Absolute Masters of Gunsmithing!
I agree.
A World War over Ohio. That’s interesting. As an Ohioan, I’ve not heard it put quite that way, but it makes sense.
It really does when you think about it. Surprised me as well when I heard another gentleman refer to it as that.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 First guy I ever heard refer to it as the actual First World War was Dugan Ashley. Love the channel man, keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do! More coming soon.
@@JEJAK5396...and it was started by a young Colonel from Virginia, name of George Washington, whose raiding party ambushed a French surveying party and killed a relative of the Governor of New France. Spread round the western world and lasted seven years, resulting in British domination of North America.
Huuuyyyyyyyyiiii esas son las q me gusta de fulminante
HI bro im miss you
Haha. Had to get another cameraman. My original buddy up and joined the Air Force on me haha.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713Is that what happened to the missing video footage from part 7 of the build series?
No. We just somehow lost it. Not sure what happened.
damn women, ugh