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I'm saving up to get a good quality flinter. I finally got a chance to handle, not fire, a 50 caliber Great Plains flinter rifle and found it very comfortable. I was curious if there is a high quality replacement lock that can just drop into place like Green Mountain barrels fit my Renegade. It seems to me that combination would be a cost effective way to get a good quality rifle. If I had the skill (and I really don't) to build a good quality kit, I would but that isn't in the cards.
The rifle would be for paper and steel targets out to 100 yards, not hunting. I'm not concerned if it has coil instead of flat springs. Reliability and durability are more important than period correctness.
The alternative is to save up for a couple of years and get a custom flinter already made. I've never used a real custom ML but I hear so much about them it might be worth the wait to get a superior rifle I'll be able to use for the rest of my life (which could go another 30 or 40 years.)
Any thoughts? No matter which road I take, I'll still have to save up. It's just a metter of how long to save.
Thanks, Jeff
The rifle would be for paper and steel targets out to 100 yards, not hunting. I'm not concerned if it has coil instead of flat springs. Reliability and durability are more important than period correctness.
The alternative is to save up for a couple of years and get a custom flinter already made. I've never used a real custom ML but I hear so much about them it might be worth the wait to get a superior rifle I'll be able to use for the rest of my life (which could go another 30 or 40 years.)
Any thoughts? No matter which road I take, I'll still have to save up. It's just a metter of how long to save.
Thanks, Jeff