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I have been using my TC PA Hunter Carbine for at least 20 years now. Still shoots great but I want a new one. My son is getting interested in hunting with one and loves to shoot the TC. Which gives me the 2nd reason to buy a new flinter. I like the hawken style rifles. I seen Pedersoli has a hawkens flintlock. I not completely sold yet. Anyone have any suggestions on a hawkens style flinter or a good read to not buy the Pesersoli. I would like to keep the price around 700 or less. Pesersoli I have seen in the 550 price range. I plan on going to my local shop tomorrow to look around also. They are a great shop.
 
As I've mentioned to others, consider the Lyman Great Plains Rifle. It's a Hawken styled rifle. I think you would be pleased with one.
 
Thanks for all the replies, I just got back from my local BP shop. They had a nice selection but none really jumped out at me. They had a traditions there that just didn't feel right when I pulled it up. A old CVA that I didn't like the balance of. A Lyman GPR. That one almost came home with me. He also had a Thompson there. Older but in really good shape. The shop owner and I talked and he said for what I was looking for he would lean towards the Pesersoli or the GPR. They are within 25.00 of each other. I believe I am going to go with the Pesersoli in 54 Cal. I have a Pesersoli double rifle in 54 now and it shoots great, a beast of a gun and it craftsmanship is really good.
 
I'd take the GPR over the Pedersoli. Both are good shooters. The finish on the Pedersoli tends to be high gloss unless they have changed it these days. I don't want to come out of the woods at night and freak out over scratches in my stock.
The Lyman I have has been sanded out and the color changed over the years three times. Scratches taken out at the same time. A real workin mans hunting gun and as dead on as they come for a production gun.
Lyman, with a walnut stock. My 2 centos.
 
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