modern breech loading matchlock rifle?

[TheHolyLancer]

something struck me (as it only can happen at 3 am on a friday)

is there a modern (IE cheap and not 1000++ historical thing) breech loaded black powder rifle that uses matchlock ignition and the barrel is rifled?

I see there is plenty of sub $500 muzzle loaders with matchlocks but it seems that breech loaded versions is more of a historical rare one off items.

and how would such a thing look like? Would it have a bolt like mechanism to remove the chamber and be filled?

Or maybe just a normal bolt like mechanism that opens the back and closes (like a normal bolt action rifle, just with bp and flintlock)

[Josh Smith]

I doubt you'd see it produced. Matchlocks are difficult to operate safely and I'd think part of the cost is due to liability,

Josh

[TheHolyLancer]

hmm any old commonly produced ones then?

I guess i can see that it is harder to use than percussion cap. or primer based stuff

[gun toting monkeyboy]

Most of them are currently produced by small-scale outfits or home craftsmen. And they are a pain in the @$$ to get to fire reliably. I have literally had the match get snuffed out in the pan full of gunpowder. Repeatedly. And the finer powders did it more, not less. Matchlocks are fun and all, but they are far from practical. And NOT something that you really want to make for anything other than a range toy. Truthfully, the better thing to consider would be a pinfire. The ATF has stated that they are NOT considered to be modern firearms, or under the purview of the NFA. So if you want a cartridge loading SBS or SBR, that might be the route to go. At least Federally. California might have some obscure laws against them somewhere.

-Mb

[Alan Block]

I have never heard of a breech loading matchlock (or wheelock for that matter). I know of the Fergusen rifle breech loading flintlock. Many inexpensive matchlocks are made in India.