Re: MtMan-List: Cabelas Flintlock -- Historically Accurate?

[Jeff Powers <kestrel@ticon.net>]

   >>Haven't priced them via Shotgun News recently, but you
   >>used to be able (6-12 months ago) to get the flint kit for around
   >>$230 as I recall.
   >Whoopee.  If the potential owner would pick up a part-time job and
   >wait til he had worked 40 hours at minimum wage, he could have
   >gotten a decent gun.
   >LongWalker c. du B.
WELL NOW ARE WE TO BECOME THE ELITIST BASTARDS THAT DO NOT WANT NEW COMMERS
TO JOIN? its time a few wake up and realize that as you said,"pick up a
parttime job at minimum wage..." In my real life I commute 2 hours each
way,for a hell of a lot more than min.wage. Nothing but an original is
truely authenic,but give the new commers a chance. When I started in the 70's
it wasn't just being ridiculisly perfectly accurate that got a pilgrim into
camp;it was the attempt and desire to learn! NOT EVERONE CAN AFFORD A CUSTOM
GUN OR THE BEST PRODUCTION MODEL,but if he's willing to make the attempt to
LOOK PERIOD CORRECT(and not show up with one of those damn inline bp
burners) he's welcome in my camp. My first muzzleloader was a CVA(still have
it,still shoots straight,and I  killed 9 deer with it),then I bought a Brown
bess kit from someone and now am scratch building a Charlieville replica.
 I've hooked a few newcommers by lending that old CVA and teaching them how
to shoot it,that have gone on to bigger and($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)better
smokepoles than I have. Do I care? NO!!!!!!!!!!! So lets not give a
newcommer a hard time because he cannot afford a custom gun(in time he will
find a way to get one any way!)lets welcome him and help educate.
Jeff Powers,Rogue & Ne'er do Well

"They make no scruple to break wind publickly" Fr.Louis Hennepin 1698

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