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That a properly set up and loaded sidelock can be just as accurate as an inline.
I have to say, I agree.
My flintlock .50 Renegade and .50 T/C Hawken percussion (both 1-48's) with the same load, will run neck and neck with my 1-38 .50 Firehawk. The Firehawk is the more accurate, that rifle is a marvel, but nothing will live on the difference. That the sidelocks can hang right in there is equally marvelous.
All 3 rifles wear bead front and aperture rear with the same diameter aperture. The sidelocks have longer barrels, but the sight radius is close enough between the three.
Now I am an unrepentant inliner. But I do own more sidelocks. Three percussion and four flintlocks. Use them all. Appreciate them all.
I have to say, I agree.
My flintlock .50 Renegade and .50 T/C Hawken percussion (both 1-48's) with the same load, will run neck and neck with my 1-38 .50 Firehawk. The Firehawk is the more accurate, that rifle is a marvel, but nothing will live on the difference. That the sidelocks can hang right in there is equally marvelous.
All 3 rifles wear bead front and aperture rear with the same diameter aperture. The sidelocks have longer barrels, but the sight radius is close enough between the three.
Now I am an unrepentant inliner. But I do own more sidelocks. Three percussion and four flintlocks. Use them all. Appreciate them all.