Ask yourself 4 questions....
How much do I want to spend???
How authentic do I want it to be???
How much time can I invest to build a gun???
How well do you work with your hands???
The most authentic, historically correct long rifles being made are a
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I will warn you, prices start around $800...But some master builders use this foundation for long rifles that sell for a few thousand dollars......
The second tier of "kits" come from such places as "Track of the Wolf"
"Pecatonia River", "Tennesse Valley Manufacturing" and others...
These are nice "kits", but use cheaper components...Depending on options and barrel brand chosen, you should be able to put together a decent rifle for around $600...Much depends on the quality of wood used and the barrel...
The third is what most folks put together, kits like Lyman, T/C, Traditions etc, that can be ordered from Bass Pro and Cabelas....
Time needed??? My first build took me 2 years and about 200 hours....It wasn't a kit, they didn't have authentic kits back in the '80s....But it's one of a kind and it's an authentic long rifle from the 1770 era....
Good Luck...
