pepperbelly
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I like my T/C Hawken percussion, but have been thinking about something else.
My grandparents on both sides, mom's and dad's, came to Texas from the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Tennessee a little after the turn of the century. I have been thinking about getting a rifle that would be of a type that was used in that area.
I haven't had time to research the flintlock rifles of Tennessee, and am not very familiar with the history of any muzzleloaders other than what I have read about the Hawken rifles.
I can't afford an original rifle, but which flintlock model would be closest to what they used in the Tennessee mountains?
Thanks,
Jim
My grandparents on both sides, mom's and dad's, came to Texas from the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Tennessee a little after the turn of the century. I have been thinking about getting a rifle that would be of a type that was used in that area.
I haven't had time to research the flintlock rifles of Tennessee, and am not very familiar with the history of any muzzleloaders other than what I have read about the Hawken rifles.
I can't afford an original rifle, but which flintlock model would be closest to what they used in the Tennessee mountains?
Thanks,
Jim