Hello

I think it is a no brainer. If you get the flint you will be able to use it alot more in PA. I bought a PA pellet back in May of this year and I love it. I plan to hunt the late season after Christmas in PA. I looked at all the guns and settled on the Traditions. Learning to shoot a flint is not as hard as one might think. Even though the gun is designed to shoot pellets, save yourself the expense and misfires and use only loose powder. I don't believe that pellets offer any real convenience over loose. It is no real hassle to measure out charges and when you go hunting you can pre-measure them and put it in a speed loader or film canister. I have been shooting 777 80grains ffg in the barrel with a Powerbelt 295gr copper hollowpoint. I use Goex ffffg blackpowder in the pan. This combo seems real good, accurate out of this gun and the powerbelts are a dream to load. I bought my gun at D&R Sports online. I got the nickel barrel with camo synthetic stock for $230. Seems like a real nice gun for the money.You can get this gun alot cheaper if you go with blue barrel and wood stock. Ask alot of questions here and you will get alot of help. I gained years of experience in a matter of days from the guys here. Good luck!