Ever since I was old enough to start shooting I’ve always wanted a flintlock either pistol or rifle. Well a few weeks ago I finally ordered a Traditions Kentucky flintlock pistol. Got it not even a week after ordering and it was hand delivered by the UPS driver. Shoots very smooth and for a .50 cal, the recoil is significantly less than what you’d expect from a big bore pistol. My 9mm has more recoil. Although I was only using 25g of powder. Only complaint I have is the rear sight did not stay in the cut out groove for it but that’s nothing a little jb weld can’t fix. Don’t think I’ll be table to take this one hunting but this will still be a very fun big “plinker”

Great kit, easy to build, good directions, fast shipping. Using this kit to familiarize myself to using flintlocks before buying rifle kit.

Excellent kit. I have built 5 flintlocks. Yours is by far the best.

Very little work to get it done. Read a BUNCH of other reviews and blogs about building. I took my time on sanding the wood used oil based early American, 2 coats light sanding between coats, topped with polyurethane one coat. Took a whole day on sanding and prepping the barrel for blueing. 3 coats of Casey birch wood blueing, light 4/0 steel wool and paper towel buffing between coats and it all turned out better than I imagined it would. This is a graduation present for my nephew. Next kit is the blunder buss which I start on next week when it arrives! Super excited

I bought this kit to challenge myself and was not disappointed. It went together easily and parts fit with very little rework. I received some bad advise on woodworking and the stain looked awful. I sanded it down twice and started over and the third time, following new advice, it worked out beautifully. This was the first build I tried and the final result looks fantastic. The price of the kit was a bargain so my expectations were low but the results were better than the price would lead you to expect. I am very pleased with this flintlock.