Quote Originally Posted by palepainter View Post
50 cal min....54 if your are going to give Elk a try. Watch the rate of twist on them too. If you are going to hunt here in CO, you will want a 1:48 twist for the loads. Any thing slower than that is great for target shooting with patch and ball. The longer barrels are nice. I have a few here that I shoot. My fave is my 44 in barreled PA Long Rifle 50 cal in flintlock. But like mentioned above, you can get into a nice kit if you want. They pop up all the time on the net.