HuntingNet.com Forums - View Single Post - Best Traditional
View Single Post
Old 11-18-2005 | 09:07 AM
  #3  
Tahquamenon's Avatar
Tahquamenon
Typical Buck
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 771
Likes: 0
From: Michigan
Default RE: Best Traditional

I have a slew of T/C Caplocks so I guess I must really love them. However, the T/C is "reminicent" of a traditional ML. Not historically correct, but T/C rifles are very good in my vew.

If you really want traditional in my view, then you are talking Flintlock, not caplock.

I've just started getting into Flintlocks this year after almost 36 years of muzzleloadingwith a NIB T/C Hawken 50 cal and a DP 50 cal Frontier. Have only shot about 40 shots with a Flintlock and I'm still trying to get the hang of it. But they are alot of fun!

Lyman Great Plains is a nice looking, handling and shooting ML. I don't have one yet, but I likely will eventually.

Earlier this year I picked of a NIBPedersoli Frontier for really cheap and it's also a really nice rifle. I purchased the caplock and ordered a "drop-in" flint lock for it.
www.pedersoli.com

I also looks of the Caywood rifles. I am looking at ordering a French Fusil next year. www.caywoodguns.com

If you like the Hawken style and also want something more traditionally correct,take a look at:
http://www.donstith.com/

Also take a look at:
www.trackofthewolf.com They have a wide variety of rifles in traditional and also historical flavor.

Here a a bunch of ML builderscourtesy of "The Muzzleloading Forum":

Muzzleloading weapons
Adolphsen Bros Custom Muzzleloading Firearms
Austin & Halleck
Arts and Arms, Ltd.
Blue Grouse Black Powder
Cannon Mania
W.G. Shipman: Gunmaker
Blackhart Longarms
Cabin Creek
Caywood Gunmakers
Cherry's Fine Guns
Chuck Edwards Longrifles
Clear Creek Trading
Cochise Muzzleloaders
Colonial Gun Works
Curt’s Blacksmith Shop
Custom Muzzleloader Works (T. A. Brown)
Custom Muzzleloaders (birddog6)
Davide Pedersoli & C.
Early Rustic Arms
Fox Ridge Outfitters
Horst and McCann, Inc.
J Brown Gunmaker
Jim Chambers Flintlocks, Ltd
Gobbler Knob Longrifles
Loyalist Arms & Repairs
Lyman Products (all Lyman products and firearms)
Middlesex Village Trading Companie
Military Heritage
Mile Run Muzzleloaders
Muzzleloading and More
Navy Arms
North Star West
Pirates Cove Arms
Otter Creek Rifle Works
Recreating History
Ryan McNabb Longrifles
Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading
The Gun Works
The Rifle Shoppe
Thompson / Center Arms

Regards,

Tahquamenon
Tahquamenon is offline  
Reply