Looking for my 1st flintlock

[MSW]

Don't know if this will fit your bill in terms of style, but I have been lusting after one of these for some time:

https://kiblerslongrifles.com/colle...-colonial-american-longrifle-kit-down-payment

good luck in your quest.

(by the way, I have several of Jim Chambers' locks, and they work great!)

Make Good Smoke

 

[Ben Meyer]

I bought the Dixie Gun Works TN mountain rifle that's in the classifieds here. It checks pretty much all my boxes, I'm excited about it and hope to have it in a week. I may have something done about the grease/tallow hole, like have a patchbox put in. I dont hate the hole, but I doubt I'll ever use it.

I've been shopping for a while. Seems like there's a bunch of sub $500 guns, a bunch of $1500+ guns, but not tons in the $500-1000 range out there.

 

[Westbrook]

A Siler is a type of lock. Chambers and L&R both make Siler locks IIRC.

Do a search on Bud Siler....

 

[Zonie]

Actually, the Siler lock was a creation of Bud Siler. The rights to build it was bought by Chambers so L&R does not make a "Siler" lock.

L&R makes some that are outwardly similar but the internal parts are a L&R design and are not interchangeable with the Chambers Siler locks.

 

[BruceL]

On my "bucketlist" for some time has been to build a flintlock kit. After looking at what's available, I decided on Jim Kibler's 50 cal. colonial long rifle kit which I recently received. His you tube video series and detailed step-by-step instruction and the quality of the kit sealed the deal for me. The lock is a Chambers and barrel is from Rice. His attention to detail and even the special wood crating it arrived in are impressive.
I'm a newbie to muzzleloading and am located in S. New Hampshire and several kind folks from this forum have already reached out to offer their help at a range once the kit is finished.