Other's milage may vary, I have found the the flintlocks sold by MH need to have the lock tuned, frizzen hardened & lock pieces cleaned up, and the touch hole drilled. This work will cost $100+/-. So in the end they will cost about the same. I have owned 1 from each company, LA & MH, and feel that the quality is about the same, but as I said the LA you can shoot right out of the box.
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