Flintlock Rifle Availability?

[springfield art]

I went and looked in my library and found the below:

Flintlocks
A Practical Guide For Their Use And Appreciation by Eric A. Bye

It should be available from the NMLRA, published in 2013. It should be required reading as Ned Roberts book should be for the percussion shooter. If you cannot get it there, try the Log Cabin, they have a major library.

As before, I read he has a new one coming out after the first of the year.

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I have that book', it's a good value.

 

[springfield art]

Yes, I’m glad it’s 2 + hours away.

It’s a really cool place with lots of History…

Cool museum too!

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It’s hard too believe one man could accumulate such a collection…
Prior too the www…

I'm sure he had a network of employees, plus his reputation no doubt attracted offers. What a nice gem of a business! Wish I could get there, but I'm in PA, and have wanted to make the drive to see the Civil War battlefields along the way, etc.

 

[William Lincoln]

Pennsylvania has a rich history in Flintlocks. I would recommend you shop
here on this forum first and then if nothing you like, put a Wanted ad here
first. The members here have thousands of rifles that are sitting, often
hard to get, that they might let go. Look over the builders who do quality
kits as well. You have come to the right place to voice your desires. My
only caution is do not go too cheap on a rifle you may use for decades.
Save more or sell something you don't need and be willing to pay more.

 

[Ragged Edge]

I hadn't thought of that, but good point. Definitely will look into it following the season.

Thanks!

Does PA have pawn shops?

 

[FishDFly]

Buying used, need a bore scope or flashlight as mentioned.

I also take a range rod along with cleaning patches and screw drivers to take the lock off.

Also take a large towel to lay the rifle on while doing the inspection so that it does not get scratched up.

 

[Rod Man]

Dixie Gun Works had several Pedersoili guns in stock yesterday … kits and finished guns

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plus all this eye candy….

Welcome too the Forum! Enjoy the ride..

Dang Sensory Overload!!! Reboot!!!! Reboot!!!

LOL!

RM

 

[DuncNZ]

Buying used, need a bore scope or flashlight as mentioned.

I also take a range rod along with cleaning patches and screw drivers to take the lock off.

Also take a large towel to lay the rifle on while doing the inspection so that it does not get scratched up.

Ask the shop to take the lock off , if they can't or don't have the tools , look elsewhere .

 

[Cattywompuss]

Ask the shop to take the lock off , if they can't or don't have the tools , look elsewhere .

And while you're at it, don't be a Yankee about it. Ask nicely if they mind taking the lock off. And if they don't have the tools you aren't actually in a gun shop or a pawn shop. You're in a florists and they are trying to sell you a dozen roses.

I will say that literally anytime a customer tries to start disassembling our guns themselves, I take it from them. A year or less of selling guns will prove the rightness of my actions to anyone. I've seen "gun guys" immediately dump a mag straight onto the ground, and a guy who has owned guns his whole life leave a very expensive pistol damaged at the muzzle from trying to remove a tightly fitted barrel bushing. So, from one gun seller to one potential buyer, don't be a ponce about it, and know what to look for without getting forensic.

 

[DuncNZ]

You damage it you buy it .

 

[FishDFly]

I always ask if i can inspect a gun first, then I go to the truck to get what I brought with me. No use in bringing the stuff inside if I cannot use it. You are in their house, their rules.

 

[SDSmlf]

And while you're at it, don't be a Yankee about it. Ask nicely if they mind taking the lock off. And if they don't have the tools you aren't actually in a gun shop or a pawn shop. You're in a florists and they are trying to sell you a dozen roses.

I will say that literally anytime a customer tries to start disassembling our guns themselves, I take it from them. A year or less of selling guns will prove the rightness of my actions to anyone. I've seen "gun guys" immediately dump a mag straight onto the ground, and a guy who has owned guns his whole life leave a very expensive pistol damaged at the muzzle from trying to remove a tightly fitted barrel bushing. So, from one gun seller to one potential buyer, don't be a ponce about it, and know what to look for without getting forensic.

I keep a flexible borescope in the truck. If I see a used gun I am interested in, I ask if ‘we’ could run a borescope down the bore for a look see. If no, I usually immediately walk. If told they don’t have one, I offer mine. If still no, I walk. Once the borescope is down the bore, there us that ‘boy is that ugly moment’. Maybe make an offer on one out of every ten or so that I look at. Actually buy maybe one out of twenty. Ultimately most purchased have been gifted to a nephew or some buddy’s kid getting started. Yep, I’m looking for a deal, a deal deal, on the typical gun I buy today.

 

[Turkeydad]

Dixons dies not have many customs to pick from there selling fast plus they have zero lymans he can't get them so if your looking better get there quickly.

 

[Dobermans]

I belong to a club and shoot Clay's almost every weekend. You will catch me on the rifle range and pistol bays quite a bit too. When I go to shoot Clay's I can mention I am looking for something and most times someone there has exactly what I want for a decent price. Got my flintlock rifle, 2 percussion shotguns, a drilling, etc. Next up is a matchlock and it looks like I will have one soon.

 

[FishDFly]

Look at the The Gun Works to see what they have.

Periodically the sister site has traditional guns for sale.

 

[Redmoon]

I ran into the same problem when I got into muzzleloaders not too long ago. I couldn't find anything I liked... so I built one.

 

[Ragged Edge]

www.rmcoxyoke.com Central PA north of State College.

 

[Darto]

Flintlocks, Eric Bye (1st edition). Chapters
01 Introduction
02 Worings of a Flintlock
03 Loading and Shooting
04 Cleaning
05 Hunting
06 Target Shooting
07 Shotguns and Smoothbores
08 Flintlock Pistols
09 Weather, Sunlight, Temperature, Atmospheric Conditions
10 Match Types
11 A Few Useful Accessories
12 installing and Maintaining a Flint
13 Troubleshooting
14 Flint
15 Powder
16Patching and Lubes
17 Lead
18 Old-time Marksmanship
19 Top Quality Flintlocks
20 Triggers
21 Barrels
22 Stock
23 Ramrods/Wiping Sticks
24 Powder Horns and Possible Bags
25 Usefull tools and Accessories
26 How to Aquire a Flintlock Gun'
27 A Few Easy Projects
28 Historical Reinacting
29 Running a Muzzleloading Shoot
30 Primative Matches and Targets
31 Youngsters, Ladies, and Flintlocks
32 Some Intriquing Flintlock Variants
33 A Very Little History

Appendices
A Flintlocks in Literarture and Song
B Trivia Tidbits
C Golden Mean
D.Collecting
E Odds and Ends
F Glossery
G Bibliography
H Index

 

[LG54]

Where in PA do you live. The gun shop near me has 2 Traditions KY rifles and a nice TC Hawken all 50 cal. in Mercer County.

 

[TreeMan]

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[Andrewmtnman]

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How do you know it’s deleted? And by who? I just read through 3 pages and there is no ending. Ughh