Stan: I picked up a handmade Pennsylvania Schimmel in .36 last August (at Dixon's Muzzleloading) that took my breath away. It handled like a fine birdgun and really had me salivating. It was, however, in a caliber too-small to legally hunt deer in that (and most) states, and it was a right-handed flintlock (I fight flinching with even a left-handed lock). The old boy who made it (he's 80!, bless him.) had even moved the rear buckhorns down the tube a bit further to allow for older shooters to still see the darn sights. I flat loved it. It was a work of art for almost no money and I was sorely-tempted to buy it anyway.
What exactly defines a "Po-boy" rifle? That may be exactly what I'm looking for. Also, will my english shotgun measurements mean anything at all when it comes to fit in a traditional flintlock rifle?
