My wife and I were talking about the new flintlock rifle my dad is building me. She asked THE question, "how many [flintlock] rifles do you need? You already have 2 or 3."

I have 1 flintlock rifle.

That means I can get 2 more and not get in trouble, right?

Ask her to count in her shoe closet.

Never. Not gonna do it. I value my life far too much.

my ?--i know its a mark on your man card to sell one but is it ok to trade one for a boat.

i have 4 frontloaders-fyi.

I have 1 rifle, 2 fowlers and a pistol. She specifically said rifle.

I've sold 2, so I could buy nicer ones.

What kind of flinters do you like or prefer ? Is your Dad building a kit from one of the makers ?

My rifle is a JP Beck style, 50 caliber swamped barrel. Siler lock. Plain maple. This has been my go to gun for fifteen plus years.

My first smoothbore I built from a Track of the Wolf "kit." It is the English style, 20 gauge, plain maple stock.

The second smoothbore I built is styled after a gunsmith from Massachusetts, Phineas Sawyer, mid 1760s. He would restock older French and English parts in local woods, in the French (Tulle) style. This one is also 20 gauge, with a 48" barrel, in a cherry stock.

Dad is building me a Herrmann Rupp/Lehigh Valley inspired rifle. Forty two inch, 54 caliber swamped Getz barrel, Siler lock, grade 3 maple. Should be done in time for deer hunting this year. Not from a kit, but most of the hardware came from Muzzleloading Builder's Supply.

I hope you post pics when it is done. I'm now down to 4 flinters from a high of 7.

I will, for sure. There's going to be some serious range time with it. Pretty good chance it will be going to wyoming for an elk hunt next year. Need to work on that 100 yard load.

What I like to do is often times if I go to town on my own I tell my wife "I may buy a new gun today". And often times I come home without a gun. So in my mind when I actually do buy a gun, I like to point out all of the times that I could have and didn't buy a gun!

as long as your finances are in order it doesn't matter how many you own.

I think you should have said ah 4-5 seems like a reasonable number get her to agree to that then you have a nice cushion before it needs discussion again.

Money is fine, I blame her Luxemburger heritage for being tight with money. Dutch with attitude, I like to say.

k snow , we have hobby budgets as long as the budget isn't over run I don't worry about yarn or fabric or sewing machines and she doesn't worry abut guns or ammo.

hobby budgets are a budgeted way to keep sanity.

Pretty much the same here. My wife's yarn, fiber, spinning and weaving budget is pretty darn close to my muzzzleloading, reenacting and hunting budget.

Did I just click on a midway commercial? Lol

I've contemplated a flintlock for some time. Considered a built rifle from TVM. Thought about building a quality "kit" rifle but don't trust myself for a build.

The "kits" definitely take time and skill. They are more like a list of parts. With good books and an experienced builder to talk with, my dad and I have had pretty good success.

My second fowler, as well as the rifle for my wife and the current one he is building, started from full stock blanks, not precarves. That adds a whole other level of difficulty.

I have read, heard very good reviews about Jim Kibler's new kits. CNC parts and inletting in precarved stocks has simplified the assembly process.

TVM makes some darn nice guns.

Yea right........ Thats like calling a woman's rights group and asking to talk to the man in charge.

When talking to a Woman , always remember the Caret Rule !!