MtMan-List: Makin a smooth bore

[Chris Sega <chrissega1@powernet.net>]

I Picked up a caplock  CVA Pistol for 15 bucks. The barrel is about 5
inches long, 45 Cal and it works just fine.  I would like to possibly
make it into a flintlock smoothbore in 54 cal. Its a cheap gun as I've
said and I think its a good gun for me to start fiddlin with because if
I screw up its no big loss.  Do I have enough metal to bore it out?  I
also don't have access to a lathe so I'm gonna have to find a way to
bore it out sorta cheap.  I can get the new lock and building a new
stock is no problem, so any ideas, warnings etc.  would be appreciated.

Your most onry' and disobediant hivernant.
Sega.