I have 2 Frontier Pedersolis. Cap and flint. Love them both. .50 cal.
RanchRoper,I have 2 Frontier Pedersolis. Cap and flint. Love them both. .50 cal.
you may like to think so but in 60+ years i have found it only gets more complicated. that is if you let it. not as complicated as suppository reloading which is why all my presses etc are gathering dust and rust. the simplicity of muzzleloading just makes this old man grin. the tweaking of a stubborn lock/vent/flint/powder charge/patch thickness/trigger pull/muzzle crown/rifling pitch is sooooooooo much less frustrating!deerstalkert,
If you're making that comparison, I'd walk away before I get in too deep.
If it has tits or tires, you're gonna have problems with it. True!
I'd like to think muzzleloaders are waaay less complicated.
Flints work fine if they didn’t this forum may not exist. Sounds to me like you were trying to please your friend by taking a bad build off his hands. There’s plenty of good builders that sell sweets flintlocks on this forum. By AmericanHere's another issue... Bass Pro Shops/Cabelas has both the Pedersoli Kentucky and Blue Ridge rifles in stock....but they're both flintlocks. I would like to think a brand new flintlock rifle would not have any issues, but I'm currently at "2 strikes" with flintlocks. So, I'm a little "gun shy" at this point and afraid to "pull the trigger" on another flint.
Does anyone own either of these rifles to give me a push, one way or the other?
Pathfinder is one he’s built several nice flintlocks since I joined the forum. I assume forum members have purchased them and I have not seen anything negative just rave reviews. Once a flintlock is shooting they shoot all the time. I have too many flintlocks and everyone shoots and shoots. Buy from a forum builder and you won’t have a problem provided he is a respected builder.Flints work fine if they didn’t this forum may not exist. Sounds to me like you were trying to please your friend by taking a bad build off his hands. There’s plenty of good builders that sell sweets flintlocks on this forum. By American
I have many percs..Sorry you had such frustrations. That can ruin an outing, having a gun that just won’t function properly will leave a bad taste in your mouth for sure.
I tell you what…You find a flintlock with a properly located flash hole and a nicely tuned, or even nicely functioning, lock…you’ll never go percussion again.
I started my flintlock travels with a Brown Bess Carbine. I hunted upland game and waterfowl exclusively with it for 2 years…It was a fun adventure, very nuanced education; been shooting flintlocks now for most of 27 years.
I just unencummbered mysef long ago.(she divorced me)i also have many lonely percussion rifles. though i shoot them enough so the "you need to get rid of the ones you don't shoot" gestapo can't raise its head!
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