Looking for a starter flintlock $400-500 range. Will I find anything good at that price?

[Elkhorse]

Thanks for the tips. I’ve been scoping around the internet for deals and one of the reasons I asked this question in the thread is I haven’t really seen what I’m lookin for anywhere even after a while so I figured I need to change what I’m lookin for or my budget

Couple months ago I bought a .58 Investarms Hawken left hand. Looked for yrs. got one on here it's a 1996 never been shot, about mint. Looked for .58 pistol to match. No luck even thought of buying a .54 and having it bored out to .58. Look, look, wait, wait. The guy that pulls the Texas scam on here contacted me but he disappeared when asked for a picture of the bore. So I ran into the deal for the .50 and jumped on it. You never know how it'll turn out. I'm happy and now I'll see .58's for sale everywhere ha ha.

 

[swoter]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/911314021
this one is about $100 higher, but it is .45 and a flintlock

 

[user 51569]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/911314021
this one is about $100 higher, but it is .45 and a flintlock

I saw that one and was thinkin on it. Everyone seems happy with the Hawkens

 

[nkbj]

Just the way I went about it . . .

Found a flintlock Traditions Deerhunter for 100. Seems to go bang every time.
Replaced the plastic stock with wood for 10.
Then got a 31" long drop-in fifty smoothbore tapered octagonal to round barrel for it. Been too long so I'm not sure how much that cost. But once handling it I found the light weight and length were really very nice. I'm certain that a suitably tapered forty bore rifled barrel would handle the same.
Still have the original rifle barrel and it might become a longer tapered small bore.

 

[user 51569]

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/912233157
What do y’all think of this one for a starter? (Please don’t swoop in an get it if it’s good ) I might pull the trigger on it today it comes with a bunch of extras too.

 

[Crow-Feather]

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/912233157
What do y’all think of this one for a starter? (Please don’t swoop in an get it if it’s good ) I might pull the trigger on it today it comes with a bunch of extras too.

There is what is said and what is. I wouldn't buy it as it looks ugly and a putting a cartridge case on the ram rod tells me that he didn't want to put money into the rifle. I have never seen a 1/88 inch twist, I believe that it is a 1/66. Have you checked Gun Broker?

 

[Elkhorse]

I'd ask for more clear pictures to see what the lock, stock and barrel look like.

 

[user 51569]

I’m just not gonna do it. Agree with the above post and sent this to some friends I have and all have agreed it’s a pass.

 

[poker]

Are you ok with kit guns? Ive seen Lymans for around 600 in kit form.

 

[user 51569]

Are you ok with kit guns? Ive seen Lymans for around 600 in kit form.

I have never built one or really have much space to work on one. I’m not against them just this stage of my life I don’t think I could do it well

 

[vintovka]

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/912233157
What do y’all think of this one for a starter? (Please don’t swoop in an get it if it’s good ) I might pull the trigger on it today it comes with a bunch of extras too.

uh run away from this one. Just the conversion to flint gives me the willys.

 

[oncewas]

I have never built one or really have much space to work on one. I’m not against them just this stage of my life I don’t think I could do it well

I wouldn't let that stop you. I live in a 5th wheel and my first rifle was a Traditions St. Hawken Kit I built. Granted it was a percussion rifle but it wasn't hard to build and took up very little space. I did have to buy a Workmate bench that I could fit a vice on but that's about the only big extra. And it was a lot of fun since I've also built a Lyman Great Plains Signature Rifle also and have a Kibler SMR on order. All being built in the 5th Wheel.