WANTED Looking for a small 40 or 45 caliber flintlock rifle

Hello Members,

I am looking for a smaller flintlock rifle in 40 or (preferably) 45 caliber with about a 12'' length of pull. My daughter has been bitten by the flintlock bug and being a smaller statured young lady, will require a rifle with a shorter length of pull. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have something that may suit the bill. (not looking to spend a mint, but do have some nicer flintlocks to possibly trade). Thanks in advance.

Trey

Have @wayne estes build you a chambers lil'fellers rifle. I am building one right now 34" swamped barrel and about 12-1/4" LOP I'd say.

I understand what you're looking for. If you can build that may be an option for you. I built this "small frame" 45 cal flintlock rifle. I have 9 grandkids....all a bit young yet...but there's hope one will get the bug.

This has a 30" barrel, 12.25" LOP, single trigger, hook breech for easier cleaning. My total cost was $828. It's the lock and barrel that are the most costly. All brass components I made from sheet brass to keep cost down. Not HC....but shoots well!!

ChuckJonesWagon said:

I understand what you're looking for. If you can build that may be an option for you. I built this "small frame" 45 cal flintlock rifle. I have 9 grandkids....all a bit young yet...but there's hope one will get the bug.

This has a 30" barrel, 12.25" LOP, single trigger, hook breech for easier cleaning. My total cost was $828. It's the lock and barrel that are the most costly. All brass components I made from sheet brass to keep cost down. Not HC....but shoots well!!

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Beautiful! Building one is an option, though.

I see beautiful rifles for sale here every day. Buy the one she likes.
I think you will find it to be far easier to shorten an existing stock than it is to find one of that length for sale.
Take her to a gun fitter before you do any cutting.

ChuckJonesWagon said:

I understand what you're looking for. If you can build that may be an option for you. I built this "small frame" 45 cal flintlock rifle. I have 9 grandkids....all a bit young yet...but there's hope one will get the bug.

This has a 30" barrel, 12.25" LOP, single trigger, hook breech for easier cleaning. My total cost was $828. It's the lock and barrel that are the most costly. All brass components I made from sheet brass to keep cost down. Not HC....but shoots well!!

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Excellent looking rifle! More pictures, please?

Johnny Too-Tall said:

Have @wayne estes build you a kibler lil'fellers rifle. I am building one right now 34" swamped barrel and about 12-1/4" LOP I'd say.

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Kibler makes a small rifle?
Have not heard that.
Jim Chambers offers a kit like that, though. Is that who you meant to say?

smoothshooter said:

Kibler makes a small rifle?
Have not heard that.
Jim Chambers offers a kit like that, though. Is that who you meant to say?

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yup meant chambers sorry

smoothshooter said:

Excellent looking rifle! More pictures, please?

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go for a traditions deerhunter all 5 of my kids built their 50 cal frontier/deer hunters before they could deer hunt they started shooting their mothers 50 cal frontier with 15 grains 3f at targets at about age 6-7 off cross sticks at our monthly matches and by the 2nd year they were out shooting some of the adults. they carrier their guns back and forth to deer stand for a couple of years before the state said they could hunt nudge nudge wink wink now most of my grands have started the same way with the guns their parents built. they will treasure it forever and the time you spent together building it. let them pick the color of the stain with no coaching they can always redo it later when they decide to put it on a diet