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I'm thinking about picking one of these up this summer to jump into flintlock hunting this winter.

Anyone have any experience with these?

Is it possible to mount something like a scoutrifle scope forward of the lock and frizzen without ruining it?
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Okay before you do that, are you just looking to get into a muzzleloading season or do you want something cool to shoot?
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>>65210344
Muzzleloading season.

I'm in PA, where there's both a muzzleloading season and flintlock season, so i thought I'd get something legal for both.
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>>65210450
Then yes that will serve you fine. In terms of ruining it you can't really ruin it, its not a proper replica nor is it historically accurate or significant. Its a musket shaped modern manufactured black powder gun. I don't know how good the glass is, but Traditions sells a kit for mounting scopes.
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>>65210485
I wasn't concerned about ruining the rifle, but the scope. I'm thinking something along the lines of a Burris scout scope, and I'm wondering if all of the smoke and sparks will ruin the scope. I apologize for being vague.
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>>65210493
it'll get dirty faster but its nothing that wont wipe off
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>>65210450
>Muzzle loading seasion
>Also flintlock season
Is this implying there's guy with percussion cap or flintlocks that get their own time out there?
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>>65210627
Muzzleloading season is any muzzleloader.

Flintlock season is flintlock muzzleloaders only.
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>>65210467
Someone oughta make something a bit more old fashioned looking to mount with.

>>65210627
I see the logic, flintlock is harder than caplock, need better followthrough and you give the game a better chance to react and flee.
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>>65210776
Most muzzleloader hunters use something like this

>209 primers
>easy scope mounting
>modern materials for weather and corrosion resistance

Basically makes muzzleloader season as easy as regular firearms season.
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>>65210627
Pennsylvania has a flintlock only season, not sure about other states. It's the first week or two of muzzleloader season, as I recall.
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>>65210950
I know, and that's their choice, but it's not very traditional.
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>>65210989
A Pic rail and a scope isn't very traditional on a flintlock either. You should go all in on the modern stuff or go all in on a nice looking historical reproduction of something like a Kentucky Longrifle.
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>>65211019
I could tolerate something vaguely old fashioned looking, as long as it didn't look like a pic rail.
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Why are tacticool flintlocks not a thing?
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>>65210334
Don't need a scope. Practice. Its fun
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>>65210334
They aren't at all bad. Mine is a percussion and was the build-it-yourself version but it's basically the same thing. They're reasonably accurate at 100-200 yards and you can definitely hunt most animals with it (I've used mine for quail) so if you don't mind spending like 500 bucks it's pretty good.
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>>65210334
Haha nice ragebait.... you almost had me going
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>>65213735
I'll just leave this here.
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>>65215802
Why does it have a magwell? This is super fucking lazy especially for that price, I'd expect a custom chassis not Bubba getting creative with extra PSA uppers and lowers.
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>>65215807
That'll be $1,925.00 + tip. No lowballs, I know what I got!
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>>65215831
If they made a modern black powder that looked like picrel and allowed for easy breach loading of paper charges I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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>>65215838
The fuck is that, a modern needlefire gun?
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>>65215802
Slap a PEQ on that bad boy and you could do some night hunting
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>>65216039
Thermal scope on a muzzleloader is GOATed
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>>65210776
>>65210989
>>65211112
>traditional
There is no traditional flintlock scopes and no one makes replica scopes for mid 19th century breechloaders that can be mounted on a flintlock. Just git gud. Davy Crockett didnt use a scope.
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>>65218670
Doesn't hi lux make replicas of those old long tube scopes? And all you'd have to do is cut another dovetail, which would be easy if your gun has an octagon barrel
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i recommend it for home defense in case 3 rapscallions break into your home
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>>65215872
22lr single shot
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>>65218751
is that....was that a ruger?

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