I Find It Strange

[Swampman]

The GPR flintlock don't look like one that someone made one hundred and fifty years ago. Old Charlie

Correct, it looks like a rifle made in the early 1860s (like the Kit Carson Hawken)that someone has removed the percussion lock from, and converted to a flintlock.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Now that is just plain wrong headed, Charlie!!!

Yep.... :applause:

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Ditto.

The classic Hawken so much copied today and prized by buckskinner types, were products of the 1840's-50's, (mountain man era was a thing of the past by then) made popular by demand of well to do (Hawkens were high end guns) eastern tenderfeet in the westward migration of that era.

No J&S Hawkens after Jake died of cholera in 1849, S. Hawkens made by Sam and Gemner (he continued to use the S. Hawken mark) were 1850's and later guns.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

True there. I have an old style TC rocklock with a 32" Orion BBl, and for just pure shooting fun with a flintlock rifle, it is a good one.

Authetic, no, fun, heck yeah.

 

[R. Miller]

well put R B :thumbsup:

 

[Swampman]

Some of us are actually interested in other's people's view point, and we contribute to the forum instead of just bashing the parts of this hobby we can't understand.

Unlike roundball I'm not narcissistic.

 

[bwhoffman]

For me, things must be logical....

Mr Spock from "star trek" had to have things logical as well. :rotf:

 

[Halftail]

For me, things must be logical....

Mr Spock from "star trek" had to have things logical as well. :rotf:

:hmm:
Would a Tri-corn hat be a good place to hide Pointy Ears? :blah:

 

[roundball]

Your post lists a quote by mark lewis as: "...for me things must be logical..." ?????????

A quote about "logic" from someone who makes sweeping generalizations such as:

"...1:48" barrels are only good for a tomato stake..."


Seems to be a serious disconnect between those statements.