got a few flintlocks here at home between me my old man and brother we got 7 i shoot a pa hunter its a 66 twist but it shoots the hornady great plains bullets unbelievably well at 100 yards with 95 grains of 3fg goex behing it love the gun thompsons in my opinion best all around gun, lyman makes the strongest locks, and are good overall, my brother shoots a cva it shoots good enough, looks good camo/nickel and is cheap $140, i have had absolutely no good luck with traditions guns see you in the woods we hunt near tionesta in nw. pa