Recommendations for first flinter

[Landngroove]

A Thompson/Center Pennsylvania Hunter, (28" barrel, rifle) (21" barrel, carbine), are also great flinters. They are a 1 in 66" twist, for roundballs, which is traditional for a flintlock. I have the carbine, and it is fun to shoot, and handy, and light weight to carry, hunting.

 

[jim gray]

A Thompson/Center Pennsylvania Hunter, (28" barrel, rifle) (21" barrel, carbine), are also great flinters. They are a 1 in 66" twist, for roundballs, which is traditional for a flintlock. I have the carbine, and it is fun to shoot, and handy, and light weight to carry, hunting.

I wanted to find one of those very badly, and I don't think T/C makes them any longer. I ended up with a .58 caliber Renegade from Fox Ridge instead.

I would like to suggest at this point that anyone looking for a first flinter check out Fox Ridge Outfitters and then ask a local dealer to procure the gun for them. I got my Renegade for $330 by going about it in that way.

 

[roundball]

A Thompson/Center Pennsylvania Hunter, (28" barrel, rifle) (21" barrel, carbine), are also great flinters. They are a 1 in 66" twist, for roundballs, which is traditional for a flintlock. I have the carbine, and it is fun to shoot, and handy, and light weight to carry, hunting.

I wanted to find one of those very badly, and I don't think T/C makes them any longer.

Here's a new percussion model:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=32186092

 

[jim gray]

Thanks, Roundball. That's a nice looking gun. Only problem is that I live in PA. It's gotta be a flinter.

 

[roundball]

Thanks, Roundball. That's a nice looking gun. Only problem is that I live in PA. It's gotta be a flinter.

I didn't how bad you wanted one and thought I'd mention it since it's still a new one...figured you might be willing to get it then sell the cap lock and barrel and/or convert the barrel to flint.

Similiar example:
TC no longer makes a .45cal x 1:66" round ball barrel for the Hawken, so just this week I sent them a percussion barrel to swap breechplugs to make it a flint barrel

 

[jim gray]

That does sound like a good idea. Now I have to decide whether I want to do that or go ahead and get a .62 cal smoothbore barrel for my Renegade.

I'd like to do both of course, but at the moment it'd be one or the other. I am also trying to talk a friend of mine into selling his Seneca that he hasn't fired in 12 years or so. The gun is in excellent shape with a bright bore and very sharp rifling, any idea what would be a fair offer?

 

[jim gray]

TC no longer makes a .45cal x 1:66" round ball barrel for the Hawken, so just this week I sent them a percussion barrel to swap breechplugs to make it a flint barrel

How much do they charge for that service? If I had this gun I'd like to keep the roundball barrel. Do you know if the Renegade lock will fit the Pa hunter?

 

[roundball]

TC no longer makes a .45cal x 1:66" round ball barrel for the Hawken, so just this week I sent them a percussion barrel to swap breechplugs to make it a flint barrel

How much do they charge for that service? If I had this gun I'd like to keep the roundball barrel. Do you know if the Renegade lock will fit the Pa hunter?

1) $85 to swap breechplugs, reblue the barrel, ship it back to me;
2) Yes, except for the earlier, smaller Seneca & Cherokee locks, all TC side locks are the same size, same size lock mortise, same internal parts, etc

 

[Landngroove]

T/C Penn. Hunter, flinter, www.gunsamerica.com, #GA976521060