Being a friend for several years I am upset by this loss. All of this stuff is precious to me as well. Remember, any of my BP stuff you need to borrow until...
I took a 1/16" drill to the touchhole of my Lyman GPR. I'm not sure if it helped or not. If the flint is sharp, check the hardness of the frizzen. I believe...
I did two things to today to try to improve my flintlock ignition. I did not drill out the touch hole liner any more than it is, but I did take an oversize...
It works. At Fort Ti's event last weekend I fired 28 volleys with two misfires. Not bad considering that all I did to make it go after the misfire was wipe ...
Strike face with an ordinary file. Frizzen should show no file marks. If it does, and you feel competent enough to try and case harden, go ahead. However,...
I like flinters even though they are not as easy to use at first. My problem was that I wasn't getting enough priming powder in the pan or sometimes too much. ...
A question about frizzen hardness was brought up in another post. My Brown bess frizzen is being gouged by the flint. Not a microscopic layer of steel but...
I guess I am fortunate to live in south central PA because most (not all) of the local shops carry black powder. I try to give my business to those that do ...
As posted by others - drilling should be your last option. I'd try everything else first. ... ____________________________________________________ Yahoo!...
My touch hole liner has the look of stainless steel and the design of mine uses a sloted head for a screwdriver. I do think this slot may be part of my ...
Oh, one more thing I forgot. If you're using synthetic "wannabe" black powder, throw it away. It not only won't ignite easily, it burns WAY to inconsistently...
Most flintlock ignition problems can be blamed (almost 100% of the time) on poor lock timing, and NOT touch hole size. The angle of the flint to frizzen...
Are you using real black powder or something like Pyrodex? You will have ignition problems and hangfires or no fire with a flintlock if you don't use real...
The hardness of the reciever and of the bit will vary with manuafacturer. If you decide to drill I would begin by NOT drilling the hole all the way through ...
I have a 50 caliber Hawken flintlock rifle from Cabela's that I plan to use for deer hunting in the fall. I have had quite a few ignition problems that my...
Saturday 6/25/05 my home was burglarized. Four guns were stolen. They stole my brace if Dueling pistols that won a Blue Ribbon at the California State Fair in...
Here is the site and what I found on it. http://www.goexpowder.com/ Shot Show Visitors Get First Look At New Substitute Powder Visitors to the 2005 Shot Show...
I, too, am interested in finding out more about this blackpowder substitute. I would like to know if it will work in a flintlock - most substitute powders...
I have been shooting muzzleloaders for over 30 years and have always used Goex black powder. Lately I have been considering trying a substitute for my...
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Someone on another site posted the Federal regs. 20 lbs in original containers is the limit by the rule. You can get to 50 lbs with fairly simple storage ...
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Without a doubt the locals are now much safer and sleep better at night! mark morgan <upperpenarmyguy@...> wrote:As I understand it their is a limit to...
As I understand it their is a limit to how much you may store something like 25 lbs in their orignal cases and 50 in a locked case migh be relavant here ... --...
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Cabela's is a good bet. So too are the Auctionarms, Gunsamerica, and Ebang auction websites. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo!...
you should be more specific.. what type?? if your looking for a cap and ball revolver than cabela's probably has the best prices around.. check out cain's...
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