Hardware Store Muzzle Loading Pistol Part 1 

i recently met a few hipsters at a bar who loved shakey graves. It was quite interesting when i explained i learned about him from a video about a man building a gun in the garage. Excellent work btw.

I love this build. Reminds me of my youth spent building the things that 12 year olds were restricted in having. Guns, cannons and rockets! Oh my! The local hardware store was my constant source of imagination as well as materials. Now I have a prototype machine shop. I know what I'm doing in my retirement!

Awesome work, sir. I've been wanting to build one for a long time now. I live in Germany, so this is the only type of pistol, I'm allowed to own, without going through the hassle of getting a license

...when it's way too late and you need to sleep but the video is so very satisfying and calming so you just continue to watch.

A true master craftsman indeed. Can't wait for part 2! Thanks for sharing Tim! Greetings from Germany!

Great work, I like how literally everything on the gun is from hardware parts. Just goes to show how simple firearms are.... And I like your idea of 2 pipes inside each other, which solves any questionable strength issues. Please make more gun videos like this!

Omg the shakey graves song I love them!!! Awesome build!!

Not the first time I've heard this song but last time I heard it I was really into it at like 3am...turns out it was on THIS video and I'm still debating doing a build like this & ended up at your video I'm so happy I did because not only did you help me nail down the song/artist but you also helped me figure out exactly what action I want to use for me beautiful (almost free) gun to keep in the barn at the summer home...cheap enough that if it breaks/dies then I don't feel bad yet impractical enough that if it goes missing I also don't feel bad since it doesn't use center or rimfire bullets so if some idiot DOES try that, it'll go click without doing anything Truly your build is amazing to look at

That's in ingenious way of carving a barrel channel and well engineering the lock. I hope that coil spring will be strong enough to set off caps!

I love these videos because not only do you make some awesome stuff, but you show off some great techniques that are incredibly useful. Thanks for another awesome video!

I think I will use an extension spring like you did next time because it reduces the parts count, and the operation of the spring doesn’t have to count on a sloppily made spring guide. Good idea.

very cool build, I watched part 1 and 2.

Man gotta say if u just do this as a hobby, then fine job, u might look into gun smithing as a fall back career, that lock work was the best hardware store style ive seen

Awesome build and good music... this video was a win win! Well done

Freaking awesome choice of music, there's a group from NZ with a similar sound. Love the pistol.

Thank you very much. I'm going to make a toy musket(percussion) rifle for my son's cosplay. (My son is going to play a 20th centry Korean empire (1897 ~ 1910) soldier at the cosplay party) I had found the perfect drawing of trigger-hammer set for toy gun. Thank you again (sorry, that My english is poor).

Funny thing is that looks like the type of hardware store that still sells guns and ammo

that's bad ass tim, can't wait for part 2.

Wow, looks really amazing! Can´t wait for part two. :)

This ole boy can build I could watch this all day

Excellent job man! On to part 2 now... 👍

Very interesting! I've been wanting a pirate pistol on the cheap. This could really be decorated with carvings and inlays to fill that niche.

This is something i can technically own here in the UK so long as it's modelled off of a pre 18th century firearm. I probably will never build one but i just thought I'd let other people know that as long as you don't threaten anyone with it the police can't legally take it from you.

could you put out a link to the template you used for the mechanism?The pistol looks great!

ahh hahaaa i love how you drill bored where the barrel goes instead of hand carving/file it. genius!!!

My dad on his way to Home Depo to get the exact same place as this guy

Looks great, but how did you put a breech plug on the end of that pipe ? That's where the most pressure is when the powder goes boom ! From the look of your jigs, I would say you have done this before. Unlike so many you tubes that fumble around unprepared , showing how to do something. You wasted no time and I appreciate that immensely ! Thanks again ! I am a Gunsmith (retired) and Firearms Safety Instructor, (teaching safe hunting to kids and new bees). Black Powder is one of my specialties !

Great video. very inspiring. Anyone ever tell you that you look exactly like Barry Corbin from Northern Exposure. Thanks for putting this up.

Always impressed with your various talents

good video! I love watching people work and not listing to them ramble on about how they made it

This is how YT used to be. I loved the music and want to make this pistol. I subscribed twice.

What a great hardware store. Home Depots are shitty. This one is organized and clean.

That's really cool can't wait for part 2..

Beautiful art! Congrats!

Wish my crappy store had hydraulic tubing and springs.

That is really super. I am ready for part 2.

Guauuuu!!! This magnificent creative mind has earned a 👍🏻

Thank you for the drawings of the parts! I was looking for this for some time :-)

cant wait to make this

Thinking about building my own. The price for the kits are insane.!

Song? And btw I followed ur every step now I’ve got four of em fully working thnx!

The quality of this build is insane... great job on the wooden stock, that jig was a really smart idea!

Love it!... dont forget to make a knife brother for that fine pistol. Stay safe ;-)

Careful with those long sleeves and that beltsander!

Enjoying the music.

What kind of bandsaw is that? By the way, I absolutely LOVE the drill as the poor man’s lathe. For all the folks who want to try this at home, be sure to wear safety glasses. Getting a piece of metal stuck in your eye is NOT a fun experience. I had one hit my cornea, missing my pupil by about a millimeter. The eye doctor put my head in what was basically a vise, and used some special tools to pull it out. She said that she picks foreign objects out of people’s eyes at least 2 to 3 times per month.

sick dude

Old school! None of that new fangled 3D printer nonsense...

This is a very late comment, and one that will almost certainly never get seen; but 1) amazing job. and 2) is it possible to adapt this design to make a muzzle loading musket? got to prepare for the zombie apocalypse somehow. Joking of course, but it making one promises to be great fun.

I love Shakey Graves

Thanks for all. 😀

Before you try making this lock from plan, build a mock up out of wood and try it. If you try to do a direct copy of of the lock parts from the drawing...Nothing fits and it will not work without a lot of extra filing. Building these parts is a, "Ball Buster" unless you have access to a metal cutting bandsaw.

looking forward to the finish up on this :)

Pipe in different schedules, lengths and inside diameters, springs of multiple sizes and some look tempered. What hardware store do you patronize? All I have around here is Lowes, Home Depot and Ace. They have nothing like that selection.

With a bit more sanding and a bit of varnish, that could be a very nice firearm.

Thank you,you did A Nice I've made A 50 & 45 from kit's I think I'll try your way next.Can't wait for#2

Awesome! Can't wait for part II :)

Excellent work. Can you give us the templates for the mechanism parts?

No mention of what caliber it is. Guessing 50-ish, since 1/2inch black nipples are common. ( I used to work in a hardware store similar to the one you showed. Pity it went out of business.)I was wondering on that first shot of the square tubing. Then I thought, "hmm...heat, twist, rifling? Eh, maybe not."

Bonus points for the Shakey Graves sound track :)

I thought of putting one pipe inside the other to make up for the thinness, I didn't think it would actually work

I think I'm more impressed by your damn shop dude

Very nice video ! I'm looking exactly that ....

Honesty looks like something from the English civil war

Do you know the inside diameter of the pipe? The video is awesome brother amazing craftsmanship.

Nice trigger and hammer build.

I appreciate the folk music here

Wow, a real hardware store

need building plans for example the hammer and trigger a 1:1

God forbid should the world go to hell skills like this would be invaluable for self sufficiency.

awesome video! now I really want to make on myself. did you get the plans for the trigger assembly online? also I loved the music.

That's a cool project Tim!

Shakey Graves are great!

man your a great tinker and and awesome blacksmith good job... liked the vid

How thick is the steel for the mechanism and what type did you use? was it mild or something like 1060 or 1095

Seeing as this is common sense, but if an 18th Century firearm were to be wet, say from either rain or snow, it wouldn't fire 100% of the time. So it's safe to say that the pistol would be covered and or concealed to preserve the integrity of its firing upon action. Also since holsters were not as advanced back then, it's also noted that such a pistol would be cloaked under clothing. Further the load time is egregious and would also require it to be loaded at all times to be effective in a life threatening scenario. So that would make this a Pistol loaded and concealed on a person for self defense predating the 2nd Amendment. So why is it that people still don't believe and argue that carrying a pistol which is loaded and concealed wasn't commonplace before, during, and after the 2nd Amendment was written and ratified?

What kind of pipe did you use for the barrel

Great work! Can't wait to see it fire!

Great work, Tim! Nice music choice also

I enjoyed both videos nice work and thanks for the template

How do you secure the tumbler and hammer to the axle? I don't understand how you drilled the holes for the pins that secure the tumbler and hammer to the axle, while simultaneously maintaing the proper orientation of the two parts, and then inserting the pins. The instructions for the Jaco Kentucky BP rifle on scribd do not go into detail on this process. If you are uncomfortable divulging instructions on the construction of this gun, I would appreciate tips on how to fix two propellers blades in an identical configuration with an identical process. This would be for a model airplane I am working on.

That is awesome Tim! Can't wait for part 2! BTW: love the music with the video!

Cool looking forward to the next video

You sir are a genius!

Hello: I just found your channel and subscribed...! Thank you for sharing this information with us. Have a great day and Be Blessed...!

Awesome video from a bad ass dude. You got yourself one more sub. Keep the cool videos coming!

Well done

do you think i could do this but as a flintlock instead, that could be one of your videos perhaps. Also what caliber is that ball

So sorry for the late comment but I have been meaning to try this for myself. The link for the template isn't working. Any way you can send them my way? Also love the video and great content.

Mind furnishing a list of required tools? I'd like to start building up my supply and skills so I can eventually do my own build.

While you're at the store, don't forget to buy: Metalworking lathe with 6" chuck Band saw capable of cutting 3/8" metal stock. Industrial belt sander. Pillar drill Milling machine Grinding/polishing wheels. Why not go the whole hog and buy a rifling lathe, along with a CNC system for your milling machine so you don't need to get that horrible sticky spray adhesive all over your fingers?

Nicely done!

ooh, love shakey.

So it was two barrels right? One inside the other?

Did you weld the breach plug or is it only tapped and threaded in? Also what kind of pipe did you use inside the black iron pipe? Thanks

Why would you waste that whole plate for 1 part? Looks like it would have fit close to one side?

that is awesome Tim

Looks awsome

Can the same mechanic used in an rifle?

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