Austin Halleck

[weasel]

Howdy the camp anyone out there own or know anythin about Austin and Halleck flint rifle I got the chance to pick one up for under $300.00 It list for over $800.00 this'ns not fired much and spotless I don't really need it but might come in handy fer tradin and such lessn it shoots better than my gpr who's trigger in plain english does whut vacuums are supposed to.
weasel

 

If it's this one buy it

 

[Stumpkiller]

Is it just me, or is the front sight on backwards on that image? :winking:

 

Yes- it's backwords. Sure dazzle in the sunlight, though!
Daryl

 

[Zonie]

Yup, but it still is a mighty pretty gun.
For $300 I could force myself to overlook the front sight (get it? over look??)?
Boooohahahahahaha! Overloo...Baahahahahaha.

 

[Ohio Joe]

I think it's on backwards also... Seems to me the last time we dicussed the Austin Halleck rifle, someone posted a picture and I thought that front sight was backwards too... I wouldn't swear to it, but??? :: Yes, I found the other picture which is probably the same picture. It was in the "Flintlock" section, under; A@H Mountain Rifle...

 

[musketman]

See, they put the front sight on backwards at the factory so as the deer think the muzzleloader is pointing the other way, clever... :winking: :haha:

 

For 300 bucks it's a STEAL!!! Buy it or at least let someone here have a shot at it. (get it.."shot" at it.)
Bawwwwwwwwwwwwwww-hawwwwwwwwwwwww, harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, heeee, heeeee, choke, snikers, boooooooohawwwwwwwwwww.
Man I really really crack me up! :: :haha: :haha:
(O.K. it's musketman's fault, He started this pun thing.)

 

[Stumpkiller]

Are we gonna have to seperate you two?

Don't make me stop this Internet . . . I mean it!

 

Reminds me of a joke posted in one of the National Association of Primitive Riflemen magazines with a newcommer asking one of the flint-rifle toting blokes " Do you shoot Thompson Centre's here?" the primitive-type, said "Shore- jest hold 'er like so" - steps off and puts a ball though the stock - well, I thought it was funny, but attracted lots of flack. The main distain was caused by TC calling it a Hawken and some thought if it was called a Hawken, it should closely resemble one instead of using the name to sell guns that didn't. Now, I suppose THAT will start it all over again - not necessary. They serve a purpose and that's a relatively cheap ML to get someone started. I started with one myself and so'd my Bro. They got us smitten with the BP disease.
Daryl

 

[Stumpkiller]

They serve a purpose and that's a relatively cheap ML to get someone started.

Daryl

Amen to that. My first four m/l'ers were T/C - and I still shoot the two I still own frequently. Even a *gag* in-line isn't so deplorable if it gets a body interested in muzzleloading. They may put another pilgrim on the journey to the past. It's the non-blackpowder propellents that worry me. How you gonna learn and grow if you aren't breathin in all that healthy sulphur and soot? I'm pretty sure I never would care much about history if alls I had was Pyrodex and Triple 7 coursing through my bloodstream.

Never trust a gun that hides its hammer. Underhanded subterfuge and deceptive skullduggery!

 

[Rocky Johnson]

I would bet my best flint Roundball hasn't seen this post yet. Rocky /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif