Have it tuned....
Bob does it and it works great for him, Jack doesn’t do it and has zero trouble. I don’t do it, and I prime from my horn.... works great for all those that do the same. Don’t work as well for some shooters that plug holes and uses 4f to prime. MLS are forgiving.Lots of good advice given. Pay special attention to the priming suggestions. However, I do not agree with plugging the touch hole. Jillions of flint shots over the past 50 years, I never plugged the hole while loading. Nothing to be gained.
I'll only add: keep shooting and enjoy. Come back to the forum if you want assistance.
Eterry,I had a T/C flintlock 30 odd years ago as a teen, no one I knew shot flint locks so I filled the pan to the brim w/ ffffg. The hang fire was awful, i couldn't hit anything. So i sold it and stuck with percussion systems.
Now i have this LH flint 40 cal, and have read plenty of info about getting it to go bang. But again, no one I know shoots a rock lock.
If you could give ONE piece of advice for success with a flintlock... what would it be??
Let the Games begin...
Practice.
When I started Pyrodrox was all the rage. It was cleaner faster better. Leisure Suits and Discos were also the rage. Is there a pattern developing here?Only one bit of advice?
Use only real black powder. One that I actually never faltered from because there was no temptation to use anything but when I started out.
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