[TennBill2]

Heck yes, the first chance I get! I suspect at this point, the value of an original is such, no one would want to chance breaking a part. The design is really pretty straight forward though. I have only fired primered shells (30Mauser) to check head space/firing pin. Not sure of the right mainspring tension just yet, so will start with very soft loads. I think it actually feels better in the carbine roll than as a pistol......just my opinion. And, it would be great to see 'photo essay', these will be lost to history. Though this has been very time consuming, it's less complicated than the first wheellock I built. I'll bet a assembled, disassembled, filed, remade parts a hundred times! The first time it fired, I just stood there....it taking several seconds to realize what had happened.