Rain and flint.

Britsmoothy · Jul 27, 2020

Can't resist it...rain always draws a flintlock out of the cabinet for me.

The humidity was bad today, a fail to fire soon made me realize I needed to change the prime regularly.
I used the finest powder in my possession. I had good strong recoil and good terminal performance.
70gn/1&1/8oz.

bradly_tx · Jul 27, 2020

Britsmoothy said:
Can't resist it...rain always draws a flintlock out of the cabinet for me.

The humidity was bad today, a fail to fire soon made me realize I needed to change the prime regularly.
I used the finest powder in my possession. I had good strong recoil and good terminal performance.
70gn/1&1/8oz.
View attachment 38150

Nice firearm, well done.

SDSmlf · Jul 27, 2020

Once capped a percussion is a quite waterproof, but get a few rain drops in an uncovered nipple and it can be a challenge to light up the main charge. Get those same few rain drops in the pan or vent hole and you can usually wipe the pan dry, pick the vent, recharge the pan and you are back in business, at least in my experience.

Question for you. Who took the photograph, Jess?

rdlowe · Jul 27, 2020

Looks like dinner is sorted out! Bonus points for the tweed jacket and hat.

oldwood · Jul 27, 2020

Looking at a fine rabbit like that one , makes me hungry. Also , looks like you're dressed for dinner , as well. Very nice , good work!!! oldwood

Britsmoothy · Jul 27, 2020

SDSmlf said:
Once capped a percussion is a quite waterproof, but get a few rain drops in an uncovered nipple and it can be a challenge to light up the main charge. Get those same few rain drops in the pan or vent hole and you can usually wipe the pan dry, pick the vent, recharge the pan and you are back in business, at least in my experience.

Question for you. Who took the photograph, Jess?

Self timer sir. Most cameras and phone cameras have timers for the shutter.

SDSmlf · Jul 27, 2020

Britsmoothy said:
Self timer sir. Most cameras and phone cameras have timers for the shutter.

I use a wireless remote with my camera. Was really just curious why Jess wasn’t in the photograph.

tenngun · Jul 27, 2020

Love your shots and your stories.
You always look the picture of an English hunter in this ol’ colonial’s mind.
Rain doesn’t get me so much but when it’s snowing I gots to go.

SDSmlf · Jul 27, 2020

tenngun said:
You always look the picture of an English hunter.......when it’s snowing I gots to go.

Maybe that’s because he is...... Grew up in Up State New York hunting in the snow. Think lake effect snow South and East of Buffalo. Don't see much snow here in the Carolinas.

hanshi · Jul 27, 2020

That's a very fine looking gun you're carrying, too. An interesting difference between UK shooters as opposed to shooters here in the colonies, is that in the UK they wear Sunday clothes and look rather "gentlemanly". But in the colonies we typically dress much more like the homeless more likely than not, and look ...well, scruffy

I've hunted with cap and flint in everything from heavy, wet fog to downpours. Even the flintlocks fire just fine. It's possible to easily keep the lock dry.

Britsmoothy · Jul 28, 2020

SDSmlf said:
I use a wireless remote with my camera. Was really just curious why Jess wasn’t in the photograph.

Jessy was there but not working the camera. She use to work the camera but her muddy paws just make so much mess of it!

Britsmoothy · Jul 28, 2020

hanshi said:
That's a very fine looking gun you're carrying, too. An interesting difference between UK shooters as opposed to shooters here in the colonies, is that in the UK they wear Sunday clothes and look rather "gentlemanly". But in the colonies we typically dress much more like the homeless more likely than not, and look ...well, scruffy

I've hunted with cap and flint in everything from heavy, wet fog to downpours. Even the flintlocks fire just fine. It's possible to easily keep the lock dry.

Don't worry, according to my wife I can do "scruffy" very well and if I am holding an empty cup I often get a penny dropped in to it!

toot · Jul 28, 2020

what is the thing sticking out of the left side with a knob on it by your waist? a range rod? BTW, that is one HELLUVA ROCK LOCK!

Britsmoothy · Jul 28, 2020

toot said:
what is the thing sticking out of the left side with a knob on it by your waist? a range rod? BTW, that is one HELLUVA ROCK LOCK!

I guess you could call it a range rod, except, I don't do ranges!
How about auxiliary rod?
Thanks.

Brokennock · Jul 28, 2020

Britsmoothy said:
I guess you could call it a range rod, except, I don't do ranges!
How about auxiliary rod?
Thanks.

If I recall correctly, that style gun doesn't have a rod mounted to it, correct?

Britsmoothy · Jul 28, 2020

Brokennock said:
If I recall correctly, that style gun doesn't have a rod mounted to it, correct?

Yes. No provision for one. It is a very light Fowler. Probably only around 4lb to my thoughts.

Nazgul58 · Jul 28, 2020

SDSmlf said:
Maybe that’s because he is...... Grew up in Up State New York hunting in the snow. Think lake effect snow South and East of Buffalo. Don't see much snow here in the Carolinas.

I grew up in the same area, Jamestown to be exact.

Don

SDSmlf · Jul 28, 2020

Nazgul58 said:
I grew up in the same area, Jamestown to be exact.

Don

Hunted a lot near Randolph.

Rifleman1776 · Jul 28, 2020

It rains in England?

I lived there three years and do know better.

Never hunted there but here, when hunting in rainy weather with my flintlock I carried primed with my hand over the lock to protect it. Key to success is a good lock properly set up.

toot · Jul 28, 2020

Britsmoothy said:
I guess you could call it a range rod, except, I don't do ranges!
How about auxiliary rod?
Thanks.

now I will buy that. it is an auxiliary helper rod.for woods / hunting ?

Rain and flint.

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