Crockett Rifle Range Day - Testing the completed kit and fixing issues 

As someone that has not yet built a BP firearm from a kit this video is really informative. Your dialogue is very thorough and makes everything very easy to understand. Great job and congratulations on a nice little rifle.

Your video helped me decide to get one of these (finished, not a kit). I shot it today and it boy was it fun to shoot and very accurate. Thanks for posting this video!

Congrats on the 10K! Great video. You finished that rifle really well.

You may want to try a number 11 percussion cap instead of the 10's. It looks like (in the close-up camera shot of your lock when firing) that the cap is not fully resting down on the nipple, but is held up, because the cap is to tight.

To know if the ball is fully seated, simply toss the ramrod down the bore when you think its seated. If it bounces, the ball is on the charge of powder. If not, push once more.

That’s pretty cool! I’ve never shot a .32-caliber muzzleloader. I’ve only shot the big ones, but this looks fun!

Been wanting one of these for a few years now. You just convinced me. Thanks!

Pretty little rifle, I would say you did a good job on it, thx for the vid.

I have really enjoyed your videos on the 32 calaber squirrel rifle, I plan to order one for my 66 birthday on Jun 29. I'd love to know where you got your hunting frock and hat, I've been searching for one and can't seem to find any.

I inherited my Grandfather's CVA Squirrel rifle some 20 plus years back and it was in bad shape, so I ended up completely redoing it and one thing I found is that the nipple on those guns, which is pretty much the same on the Traditions guns, was pretty awful so I found one that allows me to use musket caps. That completely changed how the gun works, even as old as the gun is and the fact the kit quality back in the 70's was dismal, I'm amazed at how well it really works.

Had the same issue with mine as well as did several other people. We all fixed it the same way. The hammer was touching the top of the lock plate. All that needs to be done is to grind off the inside of the hammer with a Dremel tool. This is more than likely your problem. 100% functioning now on all of these rifles.

Man I wish you would do more videos with this gun and the flintlock❤

Bought me one used your previous video on the build to accomplish good results .. thank you

Thanks for the video / memories. I started out with a CVA squirrel rifle.32 .I went to a spitfire nipple from Mountainstate Muzzleloading. Not one hiccup after that. Lol this was back in the 80’s.My rifle liked 23grs. 3f

As you're dialing in the rifle, use a fine bead or post hold at 25 yards. Holding a full bead or post at 50 should compensate for the drop without having to hold over. This will keep you from obscuring the target at longer range, allowing for better accuracy. While dialing the rifle in, try different powder charges. You'll eventually find one that shrinks your groups significantly.

Probably depends a lot on the depth of the rifling and the twist rate, but my Thompson Center 32 caliber shoots better with a bit heavier load. I use 30 grains of 3F.

Good video. I liked the different camera angles when firing the rifle. I thought there would be a lot more smoke. I liked also that you showed the work you were doing to fix issues as you tested out the rifle.

Old wives tale, no air gaps. Everything Black Powder has a video on exactly that

On small bore muzzleloaders there is a problem with fouling turn in the barrel between shots works really well to swap the barrel between shots is alcohol on a Cotton Patch the alcohol evaporates quickly so you can load your follow-up shot with just one patch down and out of the barrel and a deep cleaning

Great video Richard. Dress to fit the time period. Good thing the Vikings didn't have firearms ✌️

Nice rifle. I watched the build first. In my state small game such as squirrels are only .22 caliber. I want to check with the rule book about percussion rifles and if there are any exceptions to that rule about a .32.

I have wanted one for so long

Finally ...A CAP LOCK..!!....SO GLAD SOMEONE CHOSE A CAP LOCK FOR A VIDEO..

Very interesting video Richard , looks a really enjoyable little rifle .... Probably wouldn't take it Spotlighting tho , ha ha.

Will there be any hunting videos with this rifle?

Looks like a light, pretty little rifle, but those caps shouldn't be snapping. I've got an old custom made 54 in the Leman pattern with an Uncle Mike's nipple. It's never snapped and I've owned it since the mid 80s. I've used sandwich wrap taped around the lock area and another fitted loosely with a rubber band around the muzzle. I've hunted with it all day on the rain and fired it off on the evening. L*R lock, Green Mountain barrel, and reworked Thompsom Center triggers. If those old sidelocks are properly fitted, they're dependable.

Nice build!

Great video, very informative

Hello. It looks to me that your mainspring is not quite stiff enough, maybe reharden and temper it.

Thanks I was waiting for the follow up video. Great job.. If Davey only used a squirrel at the Alamo I can see why they lost :) One of my favorite parts of American history. Have a great day

I have had problems with caps not firing with my Hawken. After replacing the nipple with a sureshot nipple all is good. I wonder if that would help with your problem?

use no11 plus there was a lot of dicky cci caps about,personally never use them now stick with RWS,have a pedersoli Alimo in 32 and a 36 flint lock another pedersoli unknown what they call it looks very much like a Hatfield type, both are over 30 years old both shoot spot on ,use only BP in both 3f never use pyrodex found it dirty on the one time i tried it and also a hard to get where i live ,3f never a problem

Love the garb! Nice hardware too but I'm too old for that much work and too slow also. 😊 JimE

I don't understand how they went from $80.00 to $400.00? How do you find Black Powder and the caps. I sold mine at a gun show for $150.00 and I thought the guy was ATF or something he wanted it bad,....It was a kit I put together and it looked good I did the stock green and used 6 coats of Polly. I worked at a golf factory that refinished wood drivers,....so I could take a break and shoot a stock. Where can you find an affordable kit now. I found a inline 54 caliber for $99 so I bought 2.

Change your powder charges ! Start back at 15 gr. You may be surprised !

Great content as always.

Why is it called a Crockett riflle? I thought Davy Crockett used a Flintlock full stock long rifle?

Springtime is not legal hunting season anywhere I've ever been unless you're hungry.

Don’t you lube your patches?

Has something changed my crocket says no more than 12grains of powder

Why you didn't show the target in the last shots?

i have to chuckle a little only because, i have read that back in the day some woodsmen could fire and reload on the run. but i guess if your running for your life. safty is the last thing on your mind.

Is this a smoothbore muzzleloader or rifled?

try glass bedding the barrel and that should stabilize the barrel

By the time percussion guns came into use tricorn hats were several decades out of fashion. Nice video though!

Why didn't you mark your ram rod

Hey Richard glad you hit 10,000 next 100,000. I had to replace the nipple after about 25 shots. I tried everything so I ordered two more. I used Pyrodex. Also I cleaned the barrel after 3 to 5 shots of until it was very difficult to load. When the new nipple gets here I will clean it after each shot If would have had that shim issue I would have been lost and sent it back LOL it's still a lot of Fun we will see. Well done thanks

Beautiful rifle, I only wish that you would load it historically, from the bag using a powder horn with patches you make.

For anyone new to muzzleloaders reading this, Do Not pound on your load like he does in this video. It's wrong and something people picked up from the movies. A smooth consistent push on the ramrod all the way down is all that is needed. Beating the ball with the ramrod up and down is stupid and can deform your ball. There is no reason for for beating the ball and is a stupid habit people really need to stop.

Should have shone us your shot pattern at 50

Mark the rod .

Traditions owes you a stock. Unless the bolster sits right down on the top of the rounded cutout of the lock plate you will never get good accuracy. The lock needs to be fitted at the proper angle front to back as well as up and down to achieve this in order to support the barrel in a way to prevent rotational torque from the falling hammer. The tang screws and barrel wedge are not enough. I have seen their trapper pistol with the wedge plates offset as much as 1/8 inch and the wedge was at a god awful angle. They have some quality control issues in their wood working department. In your case the rear of the lock plate is too low and nothing you can do to fix it correctly and still have it look nice. The wood around the lock was carved out such that the lock sits too low in the back and the front of the lock plate is too high. This angle is important as well as the bolster touching the lock plate.

You made a comment about the powder flask havili 35 grain spout. You should NEVER ! NEVER! Add powder to the rifle after shooting from a powder flask or Powder Horn. If there is a burning ember in the bottom of the barrel it will flash back up the barrel into your powder flask and explode in your face. Always put the powder into a powder measure and then pour the powder down the barrel never never dumped it directly into the barrel from the powder flask or Powder Horn

How did you finish your stock? It looks great. That's how I want mine to turn out.

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Why are,you 3fff powder instead of 2ff powder

This is what you get when you buy a cheap rifle kit.

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Nice video but I wish you guys would stop teaching new blackpowder shooter's to beat the ball out of shape by repeatedly smashing the ramrod down on the ball. Consistency of the pressure between ball and powder lead to accuracy and that cannot be achieved by what you guys are doing.

Have you ever measured your BP brass scales on a reloading scale to see how close they are , with various brands of powder ?

very cool i like that project alot been debating getting i to one

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