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A Good Quality Flintlock Rifle to Begin Hunting?

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#1 ·
Hello All,
I am new to this forum and I am in the market for a flintlock rifle. At first, I was going to purchase a Traditions, but after reading several posts people have posted concerns with their locks and other items. I have a $600 dollar budget, what do you recommend for a good quality flintlock: Traditions, T/C, Lyman, Track of the Wolf? :confused:

I live in PA and I am really looking forward to hunting the late muzzeloader season. Thank you for your help and insight!!
 
#3 ·
Welcome to the Forum

pol6320,
Another vote for Lyman flintlocks. I have the Great Plains Rifle, Trade Rifle and Deerstalker. Check out the used gun racks and you might get lucky. I have found excellent used Lyman flintlocks for $200.00 or less. Just be careful to check the bore of used muzzleloaders because not all were cleaned properly. Hope this helps. All the best...
Gil
 
#4 ·
Another vote for the Lyman rifles. I have a Great Plains flint gun with a .50 cal barrel. It's a great shooter.
I also picked up a Green Mt. .54 (28 ga.) smoothbore barrel for the gun. That shoots nicely as well.
Pete
 
#5 ·
WOW - 3 votes in a row for Lyman. Well, I spoke with a friend last night regarding this topic and he happens to know someone that is selling their Lyman flintlock. I will be calling them this evening for the details!!
 
#8 ·
The only production rifle, better than a Lyman GPR, would be if you could find a now-discontinued Austin & Halleck Mountain Rifle.

I had an A&H .50 flinter last year that was dead-nuts accurate with the issue full buckhorn issue rear sight, which was exactly like an E-Z-2-UZE peep sight.

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#9 ·
After the replies, it seems Lyman is the way to go!

I spoke to the guy selling the used Lyman and I found out he has never fired the gun! His son bought it for him last winter and he is just too busy to get into it. It is the Trade Rifle model and he wants $275..... :)

I am going to look at it this weekend for sure! Archery is already starting next Saturday and I am more excited for the late season! haha
 
#11 ·
I've only owned caplocks but I've had two Lymans; a GPR and now a Deerstalker. They're the best muzzleloader for the money, IMHO. I've read that the Lyman flinters are reliable but some drill out the touchhole just a bit. I forget what size drill bit many use, 1/16th perhaps? If your flinter goes pzht-boom then drill out the touchole a little larger until ignition is instantaneous.

Just remember to use REAL black powder, the substitute powders, like Pyrodex, don't do well in flintlocks... Also, you can get good flints from Track if you need them.
 
#12 ·
If you get that Lyman (GREAT price, bye the way), the first thing to do is order an RMC touch hole liner to replace the Lyman stock liner. The RMC liner has a slightly larger flash hole, but more importantly, is installed with an Allen wrench rather than a flat blade screwdriver. The socket for the Allen wrench acts to funnel the flash to the main charge.

I have something over 500 shots out of my GP with the RMC liner and have had maybe 4 or 5 failures to fire due to a flash in the pan.

Here's a picture or the RMC and Lyman liners.



For an RMC liner, go here http://rmcsports.com/catalog.htm and click on "Blackpowder Shooting Accessories" on the left side of the page, then scroll down to the RMC Flintlock Touch Hole Liner Replacements section.
 
#14 ·
Check out the prices at DNR Sports: http://www.dnrsports.com/acatalog/D___R_Catalog_Lyman_Muzzleloaders_649.html . They have the best prices for Lymans on the net. This is where I got my .54 Lyman GPR flint kit. It is a good solid rifle and a great shooter. Another one you can consider is the Pedersoli Blue Ridge flinters from Cabela's. I have one in .45 and it's a real dream to shoot: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat601141&hasJS=true . All the deer calibers....45, .50 and .54 are on sale, $499. They are also made in Italy and of good quality. They are longer, slimmer and lighter than the GPRs. Now you have a choice to make between a half stock plains rifle or a full stock long rifle. Good luck.
 
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