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This recreated Pennsylvania flintlock Longrifle has had a life of its own. Hundreds of artisans have revived a three century long history of our struggle for independence and self-reliance.
If you're looking to get into shooting flintlock rifles, you need to know what to look for in a gun. Here's a guide to flintlocks.
The owner of a legacy firearms company will be bringing back the company’s Hawken flintlock rifles that have been popular with Pennsylvania hunters for decades. Gregg Ritz, who purchased ...
Pennsylvania's flintlock deer hunting season started 50 years ago. Heritage is one reason new hunters take it up and others return year after year.
It really puts one’s skill to the test with a weapon far less advanced than modern-day rifles. That’s certainly not to say there is no proficiency among flintlock shooters.
Most muskets of the period had smooth bores. The Pennsylvania long rifle has grooves inside - called rifling - which encourage the bullet to spin, stabilizing its flight.
In an amazing 10-part video series, [Wallace Gustler] of colonial Williamsburg takes us through the process of crafting a flintlock long rifle circa 1700.
Hunters talk about the enjoyment of the flintlock muzzleloader season for deer in Pennsylvania that runs through Jan. 17.
Many consider the Model 1803 flintlock rifle to be the most beautiful long gun ever produced for the U.S. military.
The owner of Thompson/Center Firearms shares his plans for when hunters can expect to see new models of firearms including flintlocks.