[Blacklabman]

I have used the same CVA Hawken since the late 80's and for two weeks a year or so ago, an In-Line contraption.

I want to go another direction now.
I am wanting to buy a Flintlock rifle, of the Kentucky heritage. I do plan on using the rifle for Deer hunting, so I am looking at a .50cal. Might even use it in some of the Mountain Man Matches.

There is a man up the road in TN who makes custom Kentucky rifles. My wallet and wife will not allow price(2k+) for such a rifle.

Can someone suggest a quality production Kentucky Flintlock??

Thanks.

[4v50 Gary]

I don't really care for any (big) factory made flintlock longrifle. The Lyman Great Plains is nice and I've got a couple of them, but they're in a different class (Fur Trade era). You might want to go to Friendship, Indiana during the National Matches as you might be able to find a used gun at a reasonable price. There may be some "learner" gun builders who may sell you what they build or you buy the kit, they do the assembly (and you live with their mistakes).

[Chawbaccer]

Check with Dixie to see what they have, I always wanted one of their mountain rifles.

[Phillip Allen]

I have had good luck and good feed back about the Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle in both caplock and flint...one friend took a bear this year with his flint rifle (these are available in .50 or .32 last time I looked) Oh yeah...they shoot better with oversized balls .495 or better.

[captaincaveman]

try one of these

http://www.avsia.com/tvm/

http://www.earlyrusticarms.com/index.html

Josh

[1911 guy]

If it's legal for deer in your state, consider a .40 caliber, only because you said you might use it at matches. The .40 uses less powder and lead, so it's cheaper for extended shooting, but the trajectory is much flatter for a longer distance than the .50.

Personally, I use a .50 because I don't shoot matches with my hunting rifle. I use a .36 for tree rats and rendezvous.

[captaincaveman]

or if ya want even cheaper check out Pedersoli http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=5901&osCsid=d329963985985d6bb5f3743ccd61164c

Or just go through the DGW site. They have alot of options

Josh

[Vairochana]

Haven't been hunting with my Pedersoli Penn .45 yet but once you get the trick figured out to make it spark all the time-It is a great shooter-minute of deer to 100m (prolly a bit far for a .45 but the acuracy is there)

[arcticap]

Marstar in Canada sells the (oops! it's a .45) ArmiSport Kentucky flint, don't forget to convert their Canadian price to U.S. Dollars with their converter.
But they do make it in .50 caliber too:


http://www.armisport.com/eng/dettaglioA.asp?idSottoFamiglia=12

http://www.armisport.com/eng/distributori.asp

http://www.marstar.ca/gf-armisport/ArmiSport-Kentucky-rifles.shtm

Here's a Pedersoli .50 Kentucky:

http://www.cherrys.com/ped_rif1.htm

[Phillip Allen]

someone mentioned a .40 above and I have a flint .40. It is the only one of my muzzloading rifles I've actually fired across a chronograph. I was using my deer load which is quite heavy by my thinking (80g of FFFg and of course a patched RB)...it clocked at over 2000fps. I can see that as being pretty flat shooting! (fairly new to me and not shot it enough to feel really comfortable with it yet)

[rusty from italy]

Let Armisport Kentucky to the vendor! (IMHO)
If you wont a cheap kentucky style buy Pedersoli, is well made.
A.S....i have see one to loose water during cleaning from the breech plug!
Maybe a unlucky one but....
The army sport .58 rifled musket like Springfield, Enfield & Zouave are quite good, i own one, and more friend too, good shooters just a very little less quality than euroarms in manufactoring (metal-wood finish) bat maybe better barrel :)

ciao
rusty

[hank327]

Jack Gardner makes great semi-custom muzzleloading longrifles in both flint and percussion. Here's the link to his webpage.

http://www.avsia.com/tvm/

It's not much, but just click on the drop down menue under the photo and select which rifle you would like to see.

I have a Tennessee Rifle in .50 & a Southern Rifle in .40, both in percussion. They are great rifles and very well made. They are not that much more in price than a rifle like the Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Mountain rifle and much better in build quality.

[mothernatureson]

Check the Cabelas website. There is a Kentucky percussion .50 cal on sale for 289 dollars. It is an Italian , is pretty good quality, and you know they have a great satisfaction policy. The rifle has a nice full length ONE PIECE STOCK, and you should get good service from it. Take a look .

[arcticap]

Here's the flint with 5 star reviews:

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20712-cat601141_TGP&id=0012642214586a&navCount=2&podId=0012642&parentId=cat601141&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=6IS&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601141&hasJS=true

[Loyalist Dave]

TVM makes good rifles. Early Rustic Arms makes good rifles. I currently own a Cabin Creek: Pennsylvania Mountain Rifle, in .54, and wouldn't part with it. Any one of those three should be under $1000.00, and should suit you right down to the ground. The Cabella's Blue Ridge Hunter is a dependable rifle, but if and only IF historical style and detail are also desired, the Cabella's BRH isn't historically correct. It IS the least expensive finished rifle by around $300 compared to others. You can come close to the BRH price I think if you get one of the other three rifles assembled in-the-white, and do the wood yourself. I would try to find a trade or market fair, and actually handle the guns, before you buy.

LD