I feel like this forum is in dire need of a FAQs sticky at the top. Lots of things are referenced but rarely explained in recent topics. I've done some searching for days and its just a lot of time consuming work to research.
1) Barrel Threading, 1:66, 1:48 etc twist, what effect does it have on performance?
2) What Twist rate is period accurate?
3) What is a swamped barrel, what effect does it have on performance?
4) Rice barrel is referenced a lot, is it a type of barrel or a brand?
5) What is the best type of lubricant for a rifled barrel between shots, many different answers, and some seem conflicting currently made a batch of about 50/50 olive oil beeswax.
6) Is a short barrel or long barrel better for newcomers.
6a, what effect do they have on range/accuracy
7) Is pedersoli a good brand of BP rifle?
8) What are common custom/semi custom vendors that are recommended.
9) Do custom vendor arms perform better, or is it a aesthetics thing?
10) What caliber is most accurate in a rifle usually?
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I'm currently sitting on about $2500 and I really want a nice flintlock. Just because I have that much available doesn't mean I necessarily want to spend every dime of it either. It seems like everyone has conflicting opinions on a lot of things. I know a few things I would want is a double trigger, most likely a late 1700s period, decent sights, and no cheekpad for right handed/left handed (as I fire Ambi but favoring left). I've looked into Jim Kibler, but he only has double triggers on the SMR and its absolutely massive looking, and I'm a bit of a tall twiggy guy, I imagine it would be hard to sight.
PS: the only thing I have right now is a Blunderbuss from Veteran Arms, and I love the thing as kind of a shoulder cannon for fun, I have always wanted to practice shooting accurately with a rifle, as BP is insanely cheap to fire, I'm wanting a very nice accurate rifle.
1) Barrel Threading, 1:66, 1:48 etc twist, what effect does it have on performance?
2) What Twist rate is period accurate?
3) What is a swamped barrel, what effect does it have on performance?
4) Rice barrel is referenced a lot, is it a type of barrel or a brand?
5) What is the best type of lubricant for a rifled barrel between shots, many different answers, and some seem conflicting currently made a batch of about 50/50 olive oil beeswax.
6) Is a short barrel or long barrel better for newcomers.
6a, what effect do they have on range/accuracy
7) Is pedersoli a good brand of BP rifle?
8) What are common custom/semi custom vendors that are recommended.
9) Do custom vendor arms perform better, or is it a aesthetics thing?
10) What caliber is most accurate in a rifle usually?
______________________
I'm currently sitting on about $2500 and I really want a nice flintlock. Just because I have that much available doesn't mean I necessarily want to spend every dime of it either. It seems like everyone has conflicting opinions on a lot of things. I know a few things I would want is a double trigger, most likely a late 1700s period, decent sights, and no cheekpad for right handed/left handed (as I fire Ambi but favoring left). I've looked into Jim Kibler, but he only has double triggers on the SMR and its absolutely massive looking, and I'm a bit of a tall twiggy guy, I imagine it would be hard to sight.
PS: the only thing I have right now is a Blunderbuss from Veteran Arms, and I love the thing as kind of a shoulder cannon for fun, I have always wanted to practice shooting accurately with a rifle, as BP is insanely cheap to fire, I'm wanting a very nice accurate rifle.