traditions frontier vent threads?

Busyhands94 · September 24, 2011, 08:05 PM

hello everybody, does anyone here know what diameter the vent on a Tradition's frontier rifle is? I'm thinking of doing a little modification to mine, i want to buy a drum, nipple, and percussion hammer and modify mine so it's a percussion gun. I'm wondering if i can do that in a way that i can convert it back to a flintlock if i want to. I want to have a percussion rifle because I'm kinda partial to percussion, but if i run out of caps i still want to shoot it as a flintlock without buying another gun.

Sincerely, Levi

Bishop Creek · September 24, 2011, 09:49 PM

Your best bet would be to buy a whole new lock and drop it in. I did the same thing a few years back with a factory percussion rifle, bought a flinlock lock, dropped it in then went back to percussion when I wanted too. It only works with factory type rifles, not custom guns.

kwhi43 · September 25, 2011, 02:29 AM

kwhi43 · September 25, 2011, 03:32 PM

The above converson cost about 10.00 for a frizzen and 3.00 for a nipple.
Just take your new frizzen and cut off the striker plate "frizzen" and in the
top plate that covers the pan, drill and tap a 1/4 X 28 thread to take the
nipple. Drill this hole at a angle so as when the hammer is in the down position
the flat part of the fake steel flint that you will have to make, will hit the
nipple square. Drill out the hole that goes thru the nipple 1/16 or larger so as
to get more fire from the cap into the pan. If you have misfires, just add a
little powder to the pan. It might help to use magnum caps also. The piece of
steel that acts like the hammer has a hole drilled thru it that the screw in the
flint hammer goes thru. Mine has the striker plate welded back onto to the
front of the frizzen pan cover, but you don't have to do this. This system is
cheap and works. To switch back and forth from Flint to Percussion , just
change the fake steel flint for a real one, and change the frizzen. Thats all.
I've had mine for quite a number of years, works perfect.

Busyhands94 · September 26, 2011, 03:51 PM

i just did that. this is the coolest thing ever. it took me two cents of scrap metal, an hour of my time, and a spare NAA companion nipple. the results are perfect. i capped the nipple, pointed the barrel at a piece of grass, and pulled the trigger. the cap fired and the blade of grass moved. it works perfectly! i just had to make a piece of metal that goes where the frizzen goes and fits just right. i just cleaned it and blued it. that is absolutely perfect

September 24, 2011, 08:05 PM	#1
Busyhands94 Member Join Date: August 7, 2011 Posts: 31	traditions frontier vent threads? hello everybody, does anyone here know what diameter the vent on a Tradition's frontier rifle is? I'm thinking of doing a little modification to mine, i want to buy a drum, nipple, and percussion hammer and modify mine so it's a percussion gun. I'm wondering if i can do that in a way that i can convert it back to a flintlock if i want to. I want to have a percussion rifle because I'm kinda partial to percussion, but if i run out of caps i still want to shoot it as a flintlock without buying another gun. Sincerely, Levi

September 26, 2011, 03:51 PM	#5
Busyhands94 Member Join Date: August 7, 2011 Posts: 31	phil, you rule. i just did that. this is the coolest thing ever. it took me two cents of scrap metal, an hour of my time, and a spare NAA companion nipple. the results are perfect. i capped the nipple, pointed the barrel at a piece of grass, and pulled the trigger. the cap fired and the blade of grass moved. it works perfectly! i just had to make a piece of metal that goes where the frizzen goes and fits just right. i just cleaned it and blued it. that is absolutely perfect

September 24, 2011, 09:49 PM	#2
Bishop Creek Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Posts: 566	Your best bet would be to buy a whole new lock and drop it in. I did the same thing a few years back with a factory percussion rifle, bought a flinlock lock, dropped it in then went back to percussion when I wanted too. It only works with factory type rifles, not custom guns.

September 25, 2011, 02:29 AM	#3
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393

September 25, 2011, 03:32 PM	#4
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	The above converson cost about 10.00 for a frizzen and 3.00 for a nipple. Just take your new frizzen and cut off the striker plate "frizzen" and in the top plate that covers the pan, drill and tap a 1/4 X 28 thread to take the nipple. Drill this hole at a angle so as when the hammer is in the down position the flat part of the fake steel flint that you will have to make, will hit the nipple square. Drill out the hole that goes thru the nipple 1/16 or larger so as to get more fire from the cap into the pan. If you have misfires, just add a little powder to the pan. It might help to use magnum caps also. The piece of steel that acts like the hammer has a hole drilled thru it that the screw in the flint hammer goes thru. Mine has the striker plate welded back onto to the front of the frizzen pan cover, but you don't have to do this. This system is cheap and works. To switch back and forth from Flint to Percussion , just change the fake steel flint for a real one, and change the frizzen. Thats all. I've had mine for quite a number of years, works perfect.