I've often read on this forum about proper placement of and the amount of shots per flint. I'm having a hard time understanding a flint that must be almost touching the frizzen at half cock and also achieving so many shots per flint. How is it possible for the flint not to be shrinking to the point of still being that close to the flint and lasting for so many (50-60) shots?
Do you guys keep moving the flint forward in the jaws to make up for the shrinking flint or are you not loosing any length of the flint, like I am?
I have a T/C Hawken with new designed hammer/cock, a newer frizzen that moves easily and use Fuller english flints. The flints I use are a length that requires me to notch the rear of the leather to seat it right against the cock screw to just miss the frizzen at half cock.
Even with starting with a flint at this full of length it still diminishes to being too short and very dull after 20-25 shots. I can knap it alittle to get a few more shots but it's hit and miss at that point for dependable ignition.
I've read all the tips and tricks and still don't get the amount of shots that alot of people report here. Is it possible that I 'm having the bad luck of the draw or are there others out there having the same issues after doing all the usual fixes?
For you guys that have several of the T/C's are you lucky with long flint life on all of them or just some of them. I hate rehashing all this info but I feel left out with so short of flint life. Kurt.
Do you guys keep moving the flint forward in the jaws to make up for the shrinking flint or are you not loosing any length of the flint, like I am?
I have a T/C Hawken with new designed hammer/cock, a newer frizzen that moves easily and use Fuller english flints. The flints I use are a length that requires me to notch the rear of the leather to seat it right against the cock screw to just miss the frizzen at half cock.
Even with starting with a flint at this full of length it still diminishes to being too short and very dull after 20-25 shots. I can knap it alittle to get a few more shots but it's hit and miss at that point for dependable ignition.
I've read all the tips and tricks and still don't get the amount of shots that alot of people report here. Is it possible that I 'm having the bad luck of the draw or are there others out there having the same issues after doing all the usual fixes?
For you guys that have several of the T/C's are you lucky with long flint life on all of them or just some of them. I hate rehashing all this info but I feel left out with so short of flint life. Kurt.