Best Shooting Production Flint pistol

[Luke MacGillie]

I own and shoot a number of cap and ball revolvers from all the Italian makers plus Colt's.  The local club has a "Only One Chamber loaded" rule for revolvers, so I might as well get a single shot.  Not looking to jump into a Scales set of dualing pistols, but want a reliable, under 500 buck flint pistol.  Accurate downrange, not hanging in my belt.  Am I in the middle of a pipe dream?

[Daryl]

I don' t know of any today.

[Frizzen]

Harold Yazel of Mentone In makes them. Any cal.  I don't know the price but I bet it will be
under 500.  They are as accurate as can be made.

[northmn]

Pedersoli makes a lineup for International competition and has some that have won.  These are traditional pistols.  Problem is that $500 will not buy one.  they do make a "Kentucky" pistol, but I question the reliability or quality of the flintlock at that price.  Even good kits tend to sell for more than that.

DP

[SCLoyalist]

$350-425 or thereabouts will buy you a Flint KY pistol kit from Track or from TVM.  A Kentucky pistol doesn't offer some of the target niceties like sawhandle grip or set triggers that some of Pedersoli's match grade guns offer, but they can turn in respectable scores (mid 90s at 25 yds, low 80s at 50) if the shooter puts his mind to working up a load and learning to hold the gun steady.   Maybe could even put in a set trigger.

If your heart isn't dead set on flint, used TC Patriots show up on Gunbroker and similar auction sites from time to time.

And, I believe there's a Yazel flintlock pistol on AuctionArms.com now, still within your stated price range.

[Candle Snuffer]

I have a couple cap lock Pedersoli Kentucky pistols that were manufactured maybe 12 to 15 years ago and they've treated me well over that time.  Both are .45 caliber.

I don't know the qaulity of the Pedersoli today as compared to back when I got mine, nor do I know the quality of the flintlock pistols they offer.

I do think you could build a nice one, and the kind you want - as mentioned earlier.  As for the grip of a "standard Kentucky" that is what mine are as the rules I shoot under is that we must use that type of grip (no target grips allowed).

[Daryl]

Luke- if you are intersted in an accurate, pistol, I suggest you for-go the flint and get a cap gun with set trigger. Otherwise you'll have difficulty competing with the Patriots and other set trigger percussion pistols.

[bob in the woods]

I built one in flint from parts available at Track of the Wolf. Small Siler Pre inlet stock, .45 barrel
Under $500 by a long shot. It points like an extension of me, and shoots well. If I made another, I'd go with the smaller Bailles lock, also available in their stock. Might put in a set trigger from MBS, but maybe not.

[Daryl]

Few years back, Taylor and I put together this 'generic' flint pistol.  It's a find shooting pistol, fits and holds well, but was not competitive until I converted it's 'second' barrel to percussion, leaving the pictured barrel, a .54, as flint - interchangable by changing lock and barrel. This lock is the Bailes lock. Very little filing was needed on the plate of it's percussion 'double' to fit.  The first day at the range with the percussion version showed it's accuracy advantage by shooting 'bagged' groups at 25 yards that were just under 1" centre to centre.  The flint .54 barrel will also shoot as well off the bags, but - is much more difficult to shoot that well, and is decidedly more difficult to shoot standing using one or two hands.  This is due to lock time, and perhaps slight 'jar' of the cock striking the frizzen & subsequent frizzen movement, even though the lock is a small one with nice short cock throw.

[Leatherbelly]

Try this one:  http://www.thegunworks.com/GunIndex.cfm?next=where   They have some English pistols in here that I've heard good reviews on.