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When I first started shooting flint, for a time I used to put a feather in the touch hole, then loaded, remove the feather and prime, on the theory I had read somewhere that that created a "pocket" in the main charge, which helped ignition, or made it faster, because then the flash could ignite further into the main charge. ? It seemed to work "okay". Certainly never had a miss fire because of it, that I recall. I only tried it with my Bess, and gave it up before I got my Jeager.
I've since learned, at least for me and my rifle and musket, that having the powder packed up against the touch hole seems to give me the best ignition. That's why I like 1fg against the touch hole, just packs up against it nice, stays put, and SEEMS to give me the best bang for the buck.
Has anyone else ever done this, or still does it, and what are your thoughts on it? Just curious. I haven't really heard this discussed lately, if ever. ?
I've since learned, at least for me and my rifle and musket, that having the powder packed up against the touch hole seems to give me the best ignition. That's why I like 1fg against the touch hole, just packs up against it nice, stays put, and SEEMS to give me the best bang for the buck.
Has anyone else ever done this, or still does it, and what are your thoughts on it? Just curious. I haven't really heard this discussed lately, if ever. ?