ORIGINAL: bronko22000

Nutzy - fellow PA guy here. To be honest, you can get a top of the line flinter on the used gun rack. You can pick up a Thompson Center Hawken for no more than $250 at most gun shops around my area and if you can find one, a T/C Renegade for about $200. In fact I know a shop that has 3 Hawkens on the used racks. If I were you I would buy a $6 CVA bore light and take withyou to the gun shops. Check the bores for rust and or pitting. Then check the lock and triggers for operation. What I've found is that you will either get a real nice one that has been cared for or you may find one that was neglected due to ignorance with black powder use and corrosiveness.(that's why you need the bore light).