Building a Rifle with Jim Chambers Flintlocks

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I had the opportunity to go build a little piece of history, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania style Flintlock Rifle at the Jim Chambers Flintlocks Build Class...
Jim Chambers has been a big part of the muzzle loader world for decades. And once a year they host a build class in Asheville, North Carolina. My buddy Jason, from Muzzleloader Magazine, helped get me out there and take part in this amazing experience.
Over the course of a week, I slowly finished out a Jim Chambers Rifle Kit. Starting with a roughed out stock and all of the parts, I got after it. Under the guidance of some gunsmiths, we slowly inlet the pieces, shaped the wood and eventually assembled an amazing historic firearm, one that the country was won with.
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[@maddog45auto66]

I could only wish that I can build a jim chambers kit gun. My dreams went out the door in 2013. When I broke my back in 3 places in the oil field. Now I'm on a fixed income and never could afford one of these beautifulgun kits. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@shadetreemech290]

Don't give up. Keep faith and keep contact with the ML community.

[@45calibermedic]

Keep an eye out, you might be able to save some money and acquire a used but loved one for a feasible price one day.

[@uclajd]

Thanks for talking me out of buying a muzzleloader rifle kit. I'll definitely buy a finished rifle!

[@jackson4861]

Or a kit from Traditions, I ve done 4 or five of these, can be done on a Saturday easy.

[@johnmullholand2044]

Building a kit gun is like an old saying I've heard. "Quality is a question of money. How much do you want to spend?" There are very high quality kits, and there are very inexpensive kits, and the end product relies on your skills. A "cheap" kit can be made into a very nice gun, but maybe not as historically correct as a more expensive kit.

[@mattfleming86]

A huge job like that takes a LOT of patience and even more restraint. Hard AF but also good for your brain.

[@jonathanwick1265]

The craftsmanship that goes into building these rifles is insane. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[@graemebroad9228]

Thoroughly enjoyed your build. Nice to see mistakes corrected, and the end product was nice. This comment is from the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. I would be interested in knowing if you have received comments from further away.

[@Minutes-Mils]

Hell yeah, love me a modern classic 👌

[@xnorcal831x]

That would have been super cool to do. Just appreciating how things used to be and how far its come.

[@kellymeggison9418]

That's awesome! My absolute favorite rifles are the Tennessee mountain rifles, bar none! Love a good flintlock rifle for our muzzleloader season here in Maine and want to hunt with it in other states, too!

[@ILoveMuzzleloading]

Thanks for sharing your experience! The Chambers are great people.

[@bkauffman0390]

I just watched this, great film, and that quality footage of them shooting just goes to show how fast Siler/Chambers locks are

[@BrapBang]

"Really tedious. Removed too much material. And then fixed that." Rinse and repeat! That was a lot of work but it sure came out amazing.

[@maddog45auto66]

Good people great food you can't beat it.

[@SugarFreeTargets]

Shooting muzzleloaders is a unique experience that everybody should at least get to experience once. There are many rendezvous this time of the year and are usually opened to the public. I suggest going to one just to experience the mountainman lifestyle.

[@Chris-SS]

Brilliant video good sir, thank you. I should be getting my Chambers kit early in 2022 and this has spurred me on to make a really nice job - hopefully. I just wish I lived in the US for this kind of stuff, here in the UK we have some very strict rules/laws., plus there are not many folk really into flintlock long rifles.

[@steveburke9218]

That was completely cool.

[@charlesharper7292]

Beautiful guns. I come from about the same school as you. I've built firearms for a while. Never a black powder muzzleloader. These things are a work of art compared to what I have done. I've found a new hobby. Thanks for the video.

[@johnking4221]

Huge appreciation for yesterday's craftsmen.

[@laurencelance586]

Sounds like a wonderful class. I find I really learn when things go wrong.

[@1982rrose]

So pic rail & Aimpoint next? QD cups? 😁 I've fired a muzzleloader once, no interest till I did it. Now I want one. Give it a try. Very cool.

[@joelerk6298]

The ar15 of our fore fathers. I wonder if they also met up to talk about gear like we do nowadays 🤣

[@paairmen7458]

Was just thinking the same

[@JEJAK5396]

Look up the Militia Acts of the 1780’s-1790’s. Those dudes were more technically and tactically proficient in their day than we are in ours.

[@paairmen7458]

Yes they new a lot more because you did not China to make everything

[@paairmen7458]

I know about the militia !ifyour in the 2A community you are the militiamen

[@JEJAK5396]

@@paairmen7458 Wut.

[@TimParker-Chambers]

What an amazing experience, thankyou for sharing it, and, kudos indeed, on being the only student to complete their rifle 👍👍👍👍

[@chasejohnson1122]

very cool! ive always wanted to build a muzzleloader.

[@CaliforniaFly]

That's basically a good video.

[@kootenaiblades946]

Nice case, and nice muzzleloader. 🙂 Thanks for choosing I.C.C.

[@discipleochrist4202]

Jims a few houses down from me. Hope you enjoyed our little town

[@Ian-yk4pk]

Whenever you want to do your stain use aqua fortis and a heat gun. It will really bring out the grain in the wood and give you an amazing color. After you get it the color you want use tung oil or boiled linseed oil to seal it. When you clean it you'll want something to use on the wood too. Personally I like a mixture of animal fat and bees wax.

[@brianshaw373]

Great overview of the building process. I’ve always worked in a different order and it seems to not matter much. Love the use of epoxy on nose cap. I do that despite some traditionalists who seem to hate that method.

[@rickyburton4642]

That was really cool 😎! I enjoyed the video and I’m looking forward to the next one!

[@chrissewell1608]

Since I am watching these in reverse... Going from building ARs to Flintlocks is a definite de-evolution too! This looks like an 120 hour job in 40 hours. Which inspires me to get out my old C.V.A. Rifle Kit and start building it. It's probably 30 years old, and hiding in my basement, somewhere?! But I believe that hand crafting your own black powder firearm, takes us back to a earlier time, in our country's history. And to relive our colonial heritage, which formed this great country. We get to own a new piece of history.

[@bendiksbendiks1859]

Very nice, well done. Very few people can make them as well as you. However, let the emphasis be primarily on the lock, the firebox, the combustion chamber. Other details are less important.

[@garth6665]

Thank you for sharing, very interesting!

[@de629]

Very interested to see the finished rife. Years ago I spent many hours talking to John Bergmann that built muzzleloaders and I have some of his rifles.

[@stevesmolik24]

John is a phenomenal builder/gunsmith.

[@walkercustoms]

I shoot blackpoweder for all deer hunting. Our firearm season any firearm can be used rifle/shotgun/blackpoweder then our blackpoweder starts the day afterwards.

[@Toimu13]

You have a drill press, but you use a hand drill a lot? Looks like a great time!

[@masonmcconnell676]

I grew up outside of Asheville- small world!, as always great video- even though i have also never shot a muzzleloader...

[@ronkilmer8991]

liked everything about this instructional Videl but who were the sharper students shooting without, wearing safety glasses

[@BigFiveJack]

A Very Interesting & Enlightening Video! A patience building exercise indeed!

[@fr3d_fly351]

Looking forward to trying this on next year’s coast to coast

[@natebumppo4929]

Great video. Want to see the finished rifle now.

[@mtladd4705]

Love the dog!

[@Jerry-Parker]

Old School Ghost Guns I hope you can share more of the finishing of it. Excellent post ! 👍

[@willware85]

I'd love to have one but unfortunately the cost. When you have kids working two jobs put a damper on things. Absolutely gorgeous muzzleloaders

[@robertshuffelen9172]

Hey! Great video, but I want to see the finished fire lock!!!!

[@Blackpowderdad]

Very cool

[@stephanieandjared390]

🇺🇸 Awesome video man! (If you end up digging the flintlocks, you HAVE to check out David Price muzzleloaders...hes from NH, and builds the most beautiful rifles ive ever seen.)

[@stephanieandjared390]

@@TrueOpinion99 i have one of his earlier kentucky rifles that words cant describe, and a kit gun of his from years ago. Both guns the action is so smooth and fast theyll shoot upside down. Hes an amazing craftsman, and those swivel breech rifles are not only some of the most beautiful rifles ive ever seen, but they shoot phenomenally.

[@blackriflex39]

wheres this? i live about 45 mins east of asheville id love to take these classes

[@paairmen7458]

Worlds first AR

[@MaliciouslyCompliant]

Aww man that's my neck of the woods! should've given a notice so I'd invite you to come shoot some USPSA and drink a beer arounds a burger!

[@yankeedoodledandeefirecrac7518]

you have the coolest looking DOG!! tell us about your DOG!!

[@ValMartinIreland]

Any heat treatment of steel? Hardening and tempering or as is sometimes called in the USA, tempering and drawing?

[@Will7981]

I get the idea the inletting was your favoraite part. Lol. It looked quite tedious.

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@trevorfitzgerald4996]

Hey will they send a rifle kit to australia?

[@columbuspalmer846]

This looks like fun. I’m interested in learning about the flintlock gun. Is there a school for this.

[@searchingfor6thgear44]

Nicely presented. Thank you! So.... did you ever finish it?

[@user-bs4lj2to5e]

I have a question I am now made in my own gun and faced a problem closing the other part (the back) a barrel how can I close that part can you help me

[@Devilsblacksmith]

After watching this video I'm wondering about a tool, that is being used in nearly every drilling action in this video. It is the clamp with the hole that acts as a drill guide. I'm googling all over the internet, but can't find it - can anyone give me a hint? Thanks in advance

[@nicholascecil6733]

Where's the rest of the video?

[@DangusKhan]

Who makes that drill square vice jig?

[@geebeaux]

Im sure you know this, but black powder is EXTREMELY corrosive. Be sure to learn about cleaning a muzzleliader, it will begin rusting immediately after being shot.

[@johncromwell7182]

ATF sees this and starts going after 0.8% completed firearms kits

[@johnhancock8552]

It's a wonder you don't hear more about woodland fires during battles of the American revolution with all that burning powder falling out of the barrel

[@devemch7851]

What the heck. I have been filing for hours and it’s still to small. LOL When doing any handwork from cutting dovetails to fitting metal parts for the first time, remember, the biggest issue is always taking off to much material. If you keep this mind you can control yourself from being to exuberant.

[@erickrewson6419]

Very interesting, I use Chambers flintlocks in all of my builds, one criticism; watch the video and count how many times you inserted "basically" into the narrative where it was unnecessary, yikes, I have never heard it used more. I am not without word sin as well, I got rid of "basically" and "like" but can't seem to shed "you know" which irks me to no end.

[@mikecompton6401]

I’d rather build a flint lock Hawken

[@garyhiggins6718]

I assume by now you have finished it, but I hope you finished the woodworking properly and not just polyeurathene varnish!

[@jamesvatter5729]

Wait...Jim's daughter made a "Barbie Q?" That's some pun.

[@JEJAK5396]

Love the videos, the cinematography, but brother, I will send you an old AC/DC 💿 so you can play something, anything different on your videos! 🤣

[@KitBadger]

I love some AC/DC, but they get flagged for copyright... :(

[@thomaszimmerman8682]

Yeah I’m way too stupid to do this

[@garyruxton5226]

You paid for a class and you still used vice grips when they should have taught you to only use a proper main spring vice? DANGEROUS! I used to do it till one came flying out of my vice grips and ripped a bleeding gouge in my arm.

[@peterschmidt2849]

🤣🇺🇸🔥