RESEARCHING FOR A FLINTER

[hdj2520]

I'm looking at two flintlocks and would appreciate any advice. A Lyman Great Plains and the Austin Halleck both with roundball twist.
A 50 is fine,and a 54 finer,but I don't think A.H. offers one. How does quality compare to say a T.C. Penn. Hunter?

[rusty51]

I think the GPR quality is as good as TC.the
GPR has a good reputation I have one myself and it is a great rifle

[captchee]

  the GPR is a fine piece for the money  Especially in flint

[sundowner]

 I have a 50 cal. flinter GPR it shoots great and you can also get a hunter barrel for it . I have both barrels . Great gun .
   sundowner

[sharps4590]

Put my vote in the GPR flint column.  They're betterr than most and as good as the best production rifles.  Like you I'd go with the 54.

[Sir Charles deMoutonBlack]

I had a GPR Flinter.  Didn't keep it as the lock didn't want to work smartly.  I now use a Pedersoli Mortimer, in .54, with the 12 ga. barrel as well.  If properly loaded, and with a good flint it has never failed to fire.

[hdj2520]

I've heard good things about the Mortimer,but it is in another price bracket if I recall. Ross Siegfried wrote a good article on it in Rifle or Handloader. It is a very nice piece if work.

[crow_feather]

Ever wonder why Lyman still sells GPR's when most everyone else on the mass production market has quit?   Because they sell a quality product that is accurate and works well for not a whole heck of a lot of money.  Get yours while you can.  A 54 round ball will kill anything within it's range. 

On a buffalo hunt in Canada, three modern very high power rifles and a 54 black were used.  The 54 was the only rifle to drop a buffalo with one shot.     nuff said

C F

[Snowshoe]

I have the Austin and Halleck Mountain rifle, and it is a great looking rifle. I also have a Lyman Deerstalker, and I think the Lyman are a better built rifle.