If you can make the powder, find flint, and keep your flintlock well-
maintained it will survive as long as you can. If you run out of
lead you can always fire pebbles. A cartridge rifle is great as
long as you can get the cartridges. It was a non-industrial society
that substained life with the flintlock.

If you are in the northeast there will be a large muzzleloaders
selling event at Dixon's in south central PA on the weekend of July
26. www.dixonmuzzleloading.com You will find a great assortment of
flintlocks there both from the gunmakers who are on the grounds and
in the shop. A traditional flintlock rifle can range from $300 to
$900 and then way up. Tennessee Valley Muzzleloaders make a good
flintlock - rifles and smoothbore - handmade with good locks and
barrels for around $850.

--- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, "capnwilliam"
<capnwilliam@y...> wrote:
> I just joined the list and have a couple of questions:
>
> can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced starter flintlock,
> traditional styling, rifle, musket, and pistol?
>
> can anyone think of any advantages a flintlock would have over a
> cartridge firearm as a survival weapon?
>
> William