WANTED Wanted - 62 cal flintlock rifle

[pamtnman]

In search of a single trigger .62 caliber flintlock rifle (not smoothbore) with a 28-32" rifled barrel, of Hawken, Jaeger, or British sporting rifle design. Must be top quality, solid, Best components (lock, barrel, etc), very well made, but no fancy inlays or carving are needed. New, old but unfired or rarely fired, or excellent used condition.

 

[Africa58double]

Oh ya! Nice criteria. Good luck finding er

 

[pamtnman]

Oh ya! Nice criteria. Good luck finding er

I know, I know. Someone will deliver a unicorn to my front door before anything happens with this. However, it is possible that someone made a single trigger Jaeger and couldn't sell it. If the trigger works, I am probably the only buyer.

 

[Africa58double]

Jaeger… MmmHmmm!

 

[pamtnman]

Oh ya! Nice criteria. Good luck finding er

Jaeger… MmmHmmm!

i agree with you, although it is not my ideal design. Probably the British sporting rifle is what I am after most, or want the most, but the Jaeger is what is likely to be most available. I could have something made to my exact specifications, but that takes two to three years. So let's see what happens from this post. Thanks for your support!

 

[excess650]

I'm checking with a guy who had a Jaeger for sale last fall. I don't recall the caliber or if single or DST. He's about an hour east of you.

 

[pamtnman]

I'm checking with a guy who had a Jaeger for sale last fall. I don't recall the caliber or if single or DST. He's about an hour east of you.

Thank you! I appreciate your help, whether it pays off or not

 

[nkbj]

My way to get there was a GM smoothbore drop-in flinter barrel. Had rifling cut post purchase.

 

[pamtnman]

My way to get there was a GM smoothbore drop-in flinter barrel. Had rifling cut post purchase.

intriguing, thank you

 

[nkbj]

Have you thought about a replacement barrel on a New Englander?

 

[pamtnman]

Have you thought about a replacement barrel on a New Englander?

Not until you suggested it, I had not, thank you. Truthfully, I am less of a piecemeal guy and more of a one complete masterpiece done organically and with a single purpose kind of guy. It makes sense why someone would go the drop-in-barrel route, but with something as big as a .62, I would want the stock and wrist to be built to size and not trying to catch up to a new and much more powerful barrel. But this is a possible solution, and I will put it in the file, thank you

 

[excess650]

Have you thought about a replacement barrel on a New Englander?

New Englanders are prone to crack with .50 and .54, and the butt isn't tall or wide enough to be comfortable with .62. Besides that, there weren't NE's made in flint, and TC didn't make the greatest locks...

 

[excess650]

Check your PMs for a photo of an English stock. I have a swamped Getz .62 that was inlet into that stock.

 

[pamtnman]

I foresee an in-person meeting one of these days, Excess. I will be at Lewisburg on Friday, if you can be there

 

[david w]

I have a .62 Early Hawken with a 36" Hoppy Hopkins barrel and L&R lock. But based on your demands, I don't think you'll want mine. It was my first build, and even I was a bit disappointed! Shoots great though and is very accurate. Hoppy Hopkins was the premier barrel of it's time.

 

[BigSkyRambler]

My way to get there was a GM smoothbore drop-in flinter barrel. Had rifling cut post purchase.

I have had several unmentionable single shots rifled into gauge guns. Kind of dandy at the end.

 

[pamtnman]

I have a .62 Early Hawken with a 36" Hoppy Hopkins barrel and L&R lock. But based on your demands, I don't think you'll want mine. It was my first build, and even I was a bit disappointed! Shoots great though and is very accurate. Hoppy Hopkins was the premier barrel of it's time.

Thank you! Build aside, the barrel length is beyond what I’m after. Something short and handy. And my only build was from a Derringer kit 47 years ago. It was butt ugly and i never tried again. Thankfully. So I admire anyone who carries a build through to the end, whatever the end may be.

 

[pamtnman]

Thanks to user Excess here, we probably have this goal/ solicitation partially filled.