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  1. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    After a whole lot of shooting, and an almost an entire undershirt worth of patches, I finally got to the bullseye at 50 yards (see photo in link below). The two holes in the center diamond were the last two shots. The combination used was 80 grain FFFG, .530 cal ball with a .015" patch. It took...
  2. M

    Cleaning your ML

    An advice I got from a gun maker was to fill the barrel with a 50/50 solution of denatured alcohol and murphys oil soap. He recommended leaving the barrel full overnight (after plugging the flash hole) and just running a clean jag in it after that. Has anyone tried using that before?
  3. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    No question the rifle handles much better than factory productions. It felt great. As for cleaning and supplies, I owned a .50 cal flintlock before and I am familiar with the cleaning process. All I need to get is some .530 balls and .015 patches. I have plenty of 4F and 3F powder and now I have...
  4. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Have not sighted it in yet. Good catch on the front site. He installed a thicker front site for me so seems like he put it on backwards. He won't mind adjusting that at all. He repeatedly offered any adjustments I needed anytime. He is also capping the ramrod with a brass piece for me so I will...
  5. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Why did you have to say that? Now you planted another bug in my head. How hard do you want to make my hunting people? I already have enough of a hard time killing deer in VA with all the possible technology I have at my hands (scopes, break open action, range finders, etc.) I saw a smoothie...
  6. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Try this one below. I have not figured out why the "attach photo" does not work for me. Link
  7. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Well, I can't thank you enough. That was an incredible tip. I have an update for the forum: The search is over. I looked at your links and I loved the Virginia rifle so I looked up the artist, and what a stroke of luck! Gary Ford lives only 20 minute away from me in Gainesville, VA. I called him...
  8. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    I stopped by Dixon's Muzzleloader on my way up north and got to handle a few guns. The lightest he has was the Lyman Deerstalker in .54 which was good. I know this does not please the traditionalists but weight is a big factor considering the distance I will need to walk up the mountain. Now rhe...
  9. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    So thank you all for great insight. So in summary, while the answers are very different and diverse, they all imply: "You need to do more homework"! - Find and visit local PA gun shops and handle some guns. - Look up some of the smaller internet outfits, like ToW and Kiblers. They definitely...
  10. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    I stay away from synthetic stocks. They do weigh less but they don't look good.
  11. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Thank you. Great site and very pretty looking guns. That fancy maple stock is awesome. Now you just cost me two more days of staring at these pretty rifles and figuring out what options I want :) !
  12. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Any places you recommend for that other than gun broker? That seems to be the only place I know.
  13. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Traditional is not a criteria. Lightweight, accurate, and looks good are the three criteria, in that order. I do like the Fusil de Chasse (Type-C) on TotW site, but they list no weight information, neither does RMC. I definitely did not imagine getting weight info on flintlocks to be so...
  14. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Very good question. I was thinking the same thing. I would say, roughly around $1000. Been browsing "Track of the Wolf" and that may not get me what I am looking for.
  15. M

    A flintlock hunting question

    As everyone says, the most important factor is your shooting skills. But let me add one more thing: Where do you hunt? If the eastern woods, then odds of you taking a shot past 50 yards are low. In over 25 years of blackpowder deer hunting. I only took a 70 yard shot once. All other were under...
  16. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    I wish I could find a local place that carries the GPR. I live outside of DC, and our gun shops have long given way to designer food supermarkets.
  17. M

    Help from Flintlock hunting experts

    Hello everyone, I could use your expert and amazing knowledge again. I decided after 25 years of hunting inlines, to move to a Flintlock. I knew very little about them, so I went to Cabelas and bought a Perdersoli Hawken. I tried it for one season and I hated it. Main reason is that despite...
  18. M

    Opinions on Pedersoli Hawken

    I just bought a Pedersoli Hawken .50 from Cabela's last week and was surprise how heavy it was. It certainly did not feel the advertised 7.1 lbs. I looked at the Pederoli site and that rifle actually weighs 8.6 lbs. Craftsmanship was okay but not super grade. I would give this rifle a B- based...
  19. M

    For 25 years, this has been in the closet

    Thank you very much. After a lot of calling around, I was able to find the parts from Flintlocks Inc. They were quite helpful. As they said, I had to do some fiddling and filing but I managed to make it all fit together. The cocking is very stiff, I think the little part (tongue) that depresses...
  20. M

    For 25 years, this has been in the closet

    I am amazed at the wealth of information this article contains. I knew such information exists but what a fantastic surprise to see it summarized in one location. I plan to print this article and save it. Thank you very much for this Claude. It is outstandingly helpful! Moe66VA
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