Longest Flintlock rifle

[Bill Rowe]

A good friend that knows I'm into guns, came over to the house and gave me a old Rock Island Arsenal catalogue, as I was drooling threw it, I came across this delightful flintlock on the top page, with accompanying photo of lady holding the gun . Anybody seen a longer one ? Cheers,

 

[Eterry]

I'd like to meet the man who can shoot it offhand!

The biggest, (not longest) flintlock I've seen is this one from The Rifle Shoppe.

 

[MAPMFF]

I guess size matters..

That top one, jeesh 101.5" barrell, one guy to pull the trigger and two more to hold it!

 

[Griz44Mag]

By the time you got a ball and patch to the bottom of that barrel the patch would be worn completely out.

 

[waarp8nt]

Dixie Gun Works has some long ones on display in their showroom.

 

[tenngun]

I remember the Bugs Bunny cartoon where he was hunted by some Hillbillies. They had long guns and shot. The gun would rumble and vibrate shaking the shooter as well till it finely erupted.

 

[Griz44Mag]

I remember the Bugs Bunny cartoon where he was hunted by some Hillbillies. They had long guns and shot. The gun would rumble and vibrate shaking the shooter as well till it finely erupted.

Unfortunately the "woke" idiots have forced most of the old classics like that off the air.

 

[SDSmlf]

Might not be flintlocks, but……

 

[sheriff john]

I'd like to see how they made the ramrod.

 

[tnlonghunter]

Looks like an old punt gun, if I recall the term correctly. Saw one on the wall at a local gunshop/range a while back. The owner is a collector of all sorts of old stuff.

 

[tenngun]

I'd like to see how they made the ramrod.

Old growth forest had lots of ash and hickory that were straight grained and splittable as much as forty feet or more. Splitting out a six foot rod was not too hard.

 

[hanshi]

Maybe just me but I think there's a limit to how long a rifle can be and still have a reasonable chance of being used.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Well, I like my 75-cal, 60” barreled club butt … < 8-pounds, handles like a dream!

Those others are specialzed hunting or ‘punt’ guns, not meant to be fired offhand.

 

[Mark Herman]

I have a contemporary 20 gauge fowler with a 72" barrel. Only weighs 11# and can, and has, be shot offhand.

 

[Josephg]

A few years ago on the ALR forum there was a beautiful rifle just finished that had, I think, a 56 inch barrel. Of course everyone gushed over it and said how great it was and on and on it went, until I posted. All I said was "I don't like it", and I didn't and I still don't. How dare me say that ! A 56 inch barrel is not practical as far as I was concerned, how dare me be honest and not fall in line with the others!

Neat thread. Those sure are some super long guns. I like um! Many years ago I went to a small town near Seattle where a man had a chunk gun advertized. It was a huge punt gun so I passed. The mans surname was Hong. He was Norwegian.

 

[Eric Bye]

I find the very long barrels interesting but impractical for the kind of shooting I do. Worst of all is the magnified chore of cleaning such a long tube.

 

[SOLANCO]

I suspect the only ones that saw regular use were the punt guns. Market hunters used them on rafts of ducks and geese in the water.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

That appears to be a wall gun.

 

[fishmusic]

Might not be flintlocks, but……
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My wife posted the top picture on f***b*** and it had a caption that it was a fowler and capable of downing 50 ducks in one shot. I'm not sure about the veracity of that statement but they banned it in 1860 for that reason.

 

[springfield art]

I'd like to see how they made the ramrod.

Wonder about the Fed-Ex UPS shipping fee!