Western New York Flinters?

[gonzborden]

Greetings folks. I live in Buffalo, NY, and I'm getting ready to build/buy my first flint longgun, and before I make any major mistakes, I would like to talk to some people near me who build and/or shoot flint guns. I would like to see/handle a variety of rifles so that I can make a good investment on the kit I choose. Also, I'd like to learn all I can from some experienced shooters in order to shorten the learning curve. Can anyone suggest a good resource near me that may be able to help? Is there a blackpower club in WNY that anyone is aware of? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andy Borden

 

[lonewolf5347]

I am in hancock n.y. and hunt the late BP season with my flinters
I would say i would see about buying either a Lyman great plains
I myself favor t/c I have two flinters one in 50 and the other 54 cal.
I think you can't go wrong with either choice but t/c warranty is hard to beat :thumbsup:

 

[Robby]

Gonz, I'm about sixty miles from Buffalo. I would be glad to help you out if I can. I have about twenty guns on hand. Fowlers, jaegers, rifles, even some lefties, one percussion. No kit guns though. E-mail me if you like.
Robby

 

[joeboleo1]

gonz,
Check out the New York State Muzzleloaders Association site (www.nysmla.org). Click on the Affiliated Clubs tab and you can find the Alabama Hunt Club. They are a big black powder club in your neck of the woods. They have monthly shoots and a good number of shooters attend so you will get to look at a fair amount of guns.

 

[gonzborden]

Thanks guys for the awesome help!

 

[Trapper]

Hey Gonz, Trapper here, I live just north (30 miles as the crow flies)of ya. I've built guns from the ground up. I'd be glad to help ya out. Gimme a shout. Now I better get back to buildin the Missus flinter

 

[curator]

I have been out of WNY many years but second the suggestion about the Alabama hunt club. They were nice folks many years ago and I suspect still are. You might also try the Niagara County Sportsman's Association in Pekin, NY, Off Lower Mountain Rd. There was always a muzzle loading contingent there and some good old fashioned gun builders among them.

 

[Xring]

Gonz I live in Orchard Park Ny and have built seven rifles and a few pistols,both flint and percussion.I belong to a small gun club and we shoot quite a bit of BP.Some of my friends also build BP guns. You can email me for more informaion if you would like.

 

[rhwestfall]

Gonz,

I'm on Grand Island. Shoot a Lyman GPR/GPH and another flint gun guys don't like to talk about here... If you are near by, you are more than welcome to check it out. I'm a member at GI Rod & Gun, so there is a place to let a few rounds go down range.

Good luck.

BobW

 

[LeMat1856]

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. dec 7 / 08:45am


i used to live in buffalo, ny, back in the 1970's.. went into a store to get change for the parking meter and when i came out my car was buried under 6' of snow.. decided it wasn't worth the effort of trying to dig it out so, if you see a red vw beetle (probably a little rusted by now) parked near delaware park, you can have it.. :wink:

it's a beautiful part of the country but the winters are too brutal.. and i was born there ! !(allegany county).

sorry this has nothing to do with flinters, but it's nice to know the sport is alive and well even in western new york.

~d~ :hatsoff: