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<blockquote data-quote="Wobblyshot1" data-source="post: 5347635" data-attributes="member: 9066"><p>What's your budget and what have you been looking at? Rancocas' and Smo's advice are spot on. The only manufactured one I have experience with is the Lyman Great Plains. I won a mildly used .54 flinter at a shooting match quite a few years ago. I was pleasantly surprised when I shot it as it was an accurate rifle with very good spark/ignition time. As I didn't need it, I ended up selling it to a member on this forum.</p><p></p><p>This being a deer hunting forum, I'm assuming you're wanting to kill deer with it. I have taken many, many deer with the simple patched ball. The main thing is to practice your marksmanship and in no time, you will be comfortable with it....after all it's just a funny rifle that uses a rock to get everything going. Some complain about all that fire and smoke right in their face upon ignition. I say if you're seeing that then you don't have your eye on your sight...nuff said.</p><p></p><p>I was very blessed to have been mentored by some great flintlock shooters over the nearly fifty years of shooting muzzle loaders and a lot was learned from them. I see your location is Rock Island which is just a tad over an hour from me near Murfreesboro. I'm retired and have some free time. If you want to shoot some flintlocks then maybe we could meet half way at an appropriate range. Don't mind at all. Good luck on your quest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wobblyshot1, post: 5347635, member: 9066"] What's your budget and what have you been looking at? Rancocas' and Smo's advice are spot on. The only manufactured one I have experience with is the Lyman Great Plains. I won a mildly used .54 flinter at a shooting match quite a few years ago. I was pleasantly surprised when I shot it as it was an accurate rifle with very good spark/ignition time. As I didn't need it, I ended up selling it to a member on this forum. This being a deer hunting forum, I'm assuming you're wanting to kill deer with it. I have taken many, many deer with the simple patched ball. The main thing is to practice your marksmanship and in no time, you will be comfortable with it....after all it's just a funny rifle that uses a rock to get everything going. Some complain about all that fire and smoke right in their face upon ignition. I say if you're seeing that then you don't have your eye on your sight...nuff said. I was very blessed to have been mentored by some great flintlock shooters over the nearly fifty years of shooting muzzle loaders and a lot was learned from them. I see your location is Rock Island which is just a tad over an hour from me near Murfreesboro. I'm retired and have some free time. If you want to shoot some flintlocks then maybe we could meet half way at an appropriate range. Don't mind at all. Good luck on your quest. [/QUOTE]
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