Bill Raby continues his 4 Bore Flintlock Rifle build with part 26 in his video series. In this video, he’s beginning to inlet the lock, which he claims isn’t as hard as people think! So, if you are eager to learn about muzzleloader building, you’ve got to check out this video!

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This project is a flintlock 4 bore English rifle. It’s an elephant gun. These were the largest hunting rifles to ever be in general use. This one will represent one that would have been made around 1840. At that time the percussion rifles were much more common, but 4 bores were made in flintlock in small numbers right up until the time cartridges became available. I will be trying to keep it as historically accurate as I can.

Part 1 – Introduction, Parts

Part 2 – Plans, Layout, Crowning the muzzle

Part 3 – Breech Plug

Part 4 – Breech Plug Part 4.5 – Tools

Part 5 – Barrel Chanel Preparation

Part 6 – Breech Plug

Part 7 – Breech Plug, Marking Out Barrel Channel

Part 8 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 9 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 10 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 11 – Inletting Barrel Channel

Part 12 – Inletting Barrel Channel, Barrel Lugs

Part 13 – Barrel Lugs Part 14 – Entry Pipe

Part 15 – Ramrod Pipes

Part 16 – Ramrod Pipes

Part 17 – Ramrod Pipe

Part 18 – Attaching Barrel Rib

Part 19 – Attaching Barrel Rib

Part 20 – Attaching Barrel Rib, Bedding the Barrel

Part 21 – Bedding the Barrel, Barrel Pins

Part 22 – Ramrod Hole

Part 23 – Ramrod Hole, Lock Disassembly

Part 24 – Lock Polishing

Part 25 – Lock Fitting

Part 26 – Lock Inletting

I am not an expert at this. I am not going to show you the right way or the best way to do this. I am just showing you how I am doing it. There are a number of books and videos out there about how to build guns. Every one of them is going to show you a different way to do things. Study all of them and decide what way is going to work best for you.