Flintlock Under $500?

[Smokey Plainsman]

With the insane prices on modern ammo right now due to panic, I am getting back into the muzzleloading rifles and am wanting to pick up a flintlock. But I don’t have a whole lot of money to spend right now so what is the best option for a flintlock rifle for under $500? Thanks and take care,

-Smokey

 

[kje54]

With the insane prices on modern ammo right now due to panic, I am getting back into the muzzleloading rifles and am wanting to pick up a flintlock. But I don’t have a whole lot of money to spend right now so what is the best option for a flintlock rifle for under $500? Thanks and take care,

-Smokey

Depends on what you want. A lot of Hawken styles are available on this site for under $500 unless it's a flintlock, if you want a full stock you might get lucky and find one for that price but good luck. Heck the Pendersoli scout kit in percussion (.50 caliber) is on sale at Dixie Gun Works for $545.
I have a .54 caliber Investarms Hawken percussion currently for sale at $465 shipped.

 

[M. De Land]

With the insane prices on modern ammo right now due to panic, I am getting back into the muzzleloading rifles and am wanting to pick up a flintlock. But I don’t have a whole lot of money to spend right now so what is the best option for a flintlock rifle for under $500? Thanks and take care,

-Smokey

How about buying an inexpensive percussion and converting it to flint your self?

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Purchased Lyman deer Stalker for about $460 this year. New in Box

 

[Grenadier1758]

The used market is your place to locate a flint lock rifle under $500. Probably very difficult to find such a thing locally since the local black powder shop has closed.

 

[Spikebuck]

I'm not plugging this place. It was just the first on top of my google search with several Traditions "snap together" kits in flint for under $500. Shopping around you might find better pricing.

Just be careful as the lock on a flint lock can be a blessing or a curse. Cheap flintlocks might just have cheap locks that don't spark well, eat up flints, are slow, etc. I've watched too many YouTube videos of guys with these kinds of guns that have a deer in front of them and the lock fails to work properly (or maybe it was their maintenance/loading routine...hard to tell) and then they state to the world that that's just the challenge of shooting a flintlock as they don't "go off" a lot of the time....FALSE....it doesn't have to be. Good locks and good loading and maintenance = exceptional performance and dependable ignition.

http://www.deercreekproducts.net/store/c29/Traditions_Muzzleloading_Rifle_Kits.html

 

[tenngun]

A good lock barrel and stock will run about $600 in its parts. Butt plate, toe, pipes, side plate will push it up.
Loyalist arms sell a shooter in smooth in the 650 range.
GPR run cheaper but in flint not a very hc design. Traditions have weaker locks that can be a pia and leave a bad taste in the mouth for how a flinter preforms

 

[vulture]

True it is not HC. but there is a real nice flintlock Lyman GPR on Gunbroker right now. I would at least take a look at it. Probably wind up going for more than you want to spend, but hey, you never know.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

Investarm .50 or .54, T/C or Lyman in"Hawken" style in the same calibers are regularly found used for under $500. Have patience, watch here, watch gun broker, and watch any local forums that exist in your lcoal and you'll find one. I recently saw a nice condition T/C in .50 flintlock go for $325. Put out a wanted add here. You have no idea what you might find.

 

[Stubert]

Where I am in New York, T/C flinters can be bought at gun shows in the $250.00 - $400.00 range. No one in my area shoots Flint or real black anymore, they mostly use the in lines. I picked up a .62 flinter built from a Track kit for $400. about 6 yrs. ago. Just the parts kit is $800.00 +

 

[hanshi]

You might look into doing what I did; sell the moderns and get a good flintlock.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Smokey, another option for a flinter is to keep an eye out at local guns shops and pawn shops. They occasionally show up. Another option is local muzzleloading clubs or rondevous. Usually there will be blanket traders and venders and you may run into a bargain. I picked up a 32 Traditions Shenandoah which is a full stock at a pawn shop a couple of years ago and between the cap and ball I traded off and cash I have less than $300 in it and I don't think it had ever been fired. So the deal are out there.

As far as best option, my guess would be a good used Pedersoli/Cabelas/Hatfield would come in at that price give or take and they are nice guns.