flintlock

**stopphillysmrdrrate** · December 13th, 2007, 02:01 PM

Hello all looking for a quality flintlock hunting muzzleloader for under $270.00 please PM me

**PA Rifleman** · December 13th, 2007, 06:11 PM

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=86913971

**brian** · December 13th, 2007, 09:40 PM

shop aroud for a used T/C hawkens, they can normally be had for next to nothing.

**PA Rifleman** · December 13th, 2007, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by brian

shop aroud for a used T/C hawkens, they can normally be had for next to nothing.

I picked up a Renegade about a year ago on Gun Broker. Except for the Hawken, all the old models are discontinued. I wanted a legacy model while they are still around.

While you still can get a good deal on a Thompson Center, most are percussion. Changing to flint from percussion on a TC is very easy, but requires -both- lock and barrel changing, increasing the cost about $150 or so.

If you're patient and have time, you might find a flint TC cheap. They are worth the wait, as they are still considered top shelf of all the production guns.

With a budget cap of $270, he'll be buying a used production gun almost for certain, maybe an inline. Here's an example of what a patient bidder got on Gun Broker for $188...

Keep watching those online gun trading boards, something will eventually show up that fits your needs.

Here's a little out-of-the way place where deals occasionally appear:
http://www.historicaltrekking.com/fo...wforum.php?f=2

And also:
www.muzzleloadingforum.com

Increasing your budget even $100 will greatly improve your selection and reduce the amount of window shopping.

**Karys** · December 14th, 2007, 08:16 AM

The best quality for that price range that I know of is Traditions. CVA used to make a flintlock that cost considerably less than that but they may have discontinued it. The CVA is not as nice of a rifle in my opinion.

If you can swing another fifty bucks or so, I'd recommend a Lyman Deerstalker.

Regardless of what you get, I'd recommend getting a .54 cal instead of a .50, especially if you're going to hunt with patched round balls. A .54 is just as easy to shoot and it has more knock down power.