Are used traditionals common in your area?

[Kylongrifle]

Ive been a big gun trader for years and stay tuned to whats being swapped and whats out there pretty well..It seems for the last oh 5-7 years traditional muzzleloaders have been very lean to non existant in my area. One flintlock in a local shop in the last 15 years that Ive seen(it was a hatfield rifle) I occasionally come across an old beat to death percussion gun(usually has been mistreated and drilled for a scope), that's about it..I haven't seen a lyman rifle used here for longer than I can remember. What about you?

 

[mooman76]

They are fairly common if you go to the right shops and if you use the name Traditions loosely. The older ones didn't have a name stamped on them and were bought and marketed by CVA, Traditions and other names. In fact they had the same part numbers for replacements. Most gun shops here don't carry them but the ones that deal with used older guns usually do. Very common at the gun shows but often they want too much. If you keep your eye out though they are there. Just gotta keep looking. Most of my BP guns I have bought used.

 

[Sean Gadhar]

Even the pawn shops (well all the big ones & most of the small) won't by or sell used traditionals here anymore

 

[Kylongrifle]

That's pretty much the problem here..They buy/trade what sells..About a month ago on a whim I down and called every single gun shop within 50-70 miles of me that I could find a number for..Not one, not a single one had a traditional muzzleloader of any kind..I mean anything that was not an inline..

 

[Shine]

Not common here at all. I do have a friend with a shop who will but not many show up. I did once find a Green river rifle works leman rifle for 150.00. I beat the pawn shop down from 175.00. It had sat there a while. :shocked2:

 

[ghostdncr]

Nothing to speak of around here. There is one shop nearby that's had a grossly overpriced GPR and one of the Tryon rifles on the rack for years. Aside from that, I haven't seen a flinter on the wall since back in the early 90's or thereabouts. Looking for a black rifle? The shops are absolutely littered with them! :shake:

 

[410-er]

About 80% of the local gunshops won't trade in used muzzleloaders. :idunno:

 

[Jumpshot]

There are some here, but in my immediate area they're usually things like Investarms Hawkens and CVA pistols, and they sit there for a long time because no one wants them. Occasionally something different comes along. There's currently an Armisport percussion gun modeled on a Sharps with a falling block that's been sitting in the rack for a few months. I've thought about buying it just because it's unique but I'm not really sure what use I'd have for it. I did buy a very nice .54 Renegade a few weeks ago, first one I've seen in this area.

There are more varieties available if I'm willing to do some driving. It's an hour and a half to the nearest big city where a blackpowder gun shop is located. The prices are higher there but they have tons of stuff.

There's also a small blackpowder gun shop up in the hills about 30 minutes away, he specializes in traditional guns and gear, but I haven't been up there in a while.

Overall, despite prices usually being a bit on the high side, there's a better selection of traditional muzzleloaders in this area than any of the other places I've lived. Another one of the reasons I like where I live now. :thumbsup:

 

[ohio ramrod]

"Gun shops" don't deal with what doesn't sell quickly. But in my area there is the Log Cabin. The best place to buy used traditional guns is at club rendezvous. Or major NRLHA events. :hmm:

 

[bubba.50]

occasionally a few in the pawn shops here in S.W. Virginia. they generally fall into two categories, older overpriced "collectors items" and overpriced production guns that have been turned into rust factories by clueless people who know nothing about them & only bought them to get more huntin' time.

usually a few at the gun shows. they go into three main groups. old often handbuilt long rifles(often nice guns but much overpriced), military type muskets generally from percussion era, and a few t/c's/lymans/cvas that suffer from the same neglect as the ones in pawn shops.

 

[S.Kenton]

I see a few here and there... I see a few at the local gun shows and a few at the pawn shops. I notice alot more on the various websites than anywhere else. I'm with Ohio Ramrod..the Log Cabin shop in Lodi Oh. is the place to go for mass produced and custom traditional rifles both used and new.

 

[stinkyfeet]

On the Army base I am at Fort Riley, KS we have a primitve only muzzleloading season the first 10-days of season is also is bow season and the soonest you can hunt in the year. Must be a side lock only flint or percussion. The base exchange store even carries lyman muzzleloaders/pistols, and even some Tc new synthetic flinters.

 

[IROCZ]

You need to check yard sales and flea markets, in Pa they are not considered firearms. I got a nice T/C .54 Hawken at a yard sale a few years back at a good price.

 

[Rat Trapper]

Have not seen any at any of the gun shows I have been to in a long time.

 

[bpd303]

Scarce as hens teeth around here.

 

[Coot]

We have a good sized gun show here in Richmond (advertised as 600 tables but there have been "holes" lately). You see very few muzzleloaders. Those that you do see tend to be beat up & overpriced "collectables" and an occasional low end custom modern made & overpriced gun. BP revolvers are also there at market prices. Easier pickings on Gunbroker.

 

[hanshi]

Common? No.

 

[William O.]

None to speak of around here. The few that I've seen at the local gunshows are all vastly overpriced as well. Most of the time I buy/sell to someone I already know or is in the local muzzle loading club.

 

[Jumpshot]

Gee, I'm starting to feel privileged. Sounds like I live in the mother lode country compared to the rest of you guys. There's always something available here, with a larger selection available with a little driving. And the traditional muzzleloaders vastly outnumber the modern ones in the shops I frequent.

Maybe you should all move to Oregon. :grin:

 

[hahnr7]

Mid town Austin TX (keeping it weird) has a great gun shop and buys ML's. I bought a really nice underhammer for a good price. Most of the used guns I've been interested in have been priced to move out the door. Delay of a day or two of "thinking about it" results in it is gone.