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    Why patch boxes?

    I only kind of use mine. I keep a strip of pillowticking in there so it doesn't get all dirtied up in the bag with the rest of my possibles. I only open it up when I need a new strip after cutting patches off at the muzzle.
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    Missing the pan! 😞

    You might need to check the bezel of your flint and flip it. Also, the flint might be too large for your lock. I've got two flinters; one with a small, tight frizzen on a pistol and another with a larger, somewhat springy frizzen on a longrifle. They both throw sparks into the pan just fine, as...
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    Predator Hunting with Lyman and lead free round ball

    Good story. Thanks for sharing. Hey, there's nothing wrong with the size of that bobcat. Bigger than any I've ever seen in person! I was wondering why you had your rifle loaded so long. Was it just cuz you never saw anything to shoot? Hey, as long as that power and cap stay dry, there's never...
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    crocket pistol

    The Crockett pistol was the second bp firearm I purchased. I used it a few times, but after I got my flintlock longrifle and my flintlock Kentucky pistol, I never touched the Crocket again. The thing I didn't like was the trigger pull for one. You had to really yank on that thing. I also don't...
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    flintlock dry ball

    I've always tilted the gun and used a ventpick to stuff a few grains off FFFFg into the barrel and fired. I've had to do that with a cleaning jag that broke off, but not too often with a ball.
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    Hunt Year Wrap-up

    Great pics! Thanks for sharing!
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    Whats your favorite Tobacco?

    LOL! I feel stupid. With all the purchasing online I do for stuff, including cigars by the box, it just never occurred to me to buy a tin or two of that pipe tobacco! I never even looked for it because I thought I remembered the lady at the wine and tobacco store told me they stopped making it...
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    Pyrodex Select RS question

    I bought some of that Pyrodex RS select one year from Wal-mart after bp season on sale and tried it out. I seem to remember that it wasn't nearly as good as the regular pyrodex and if I remember correctly, it was because of some dampness occurring around the nipple which puzzled me. That was in...
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    Traditions PA Rifle

    I got my Pennsylvania flintlock about 12 years ago from gunbroker for $300. The guy made absolutely sure I knew I was getting a "damn good deal on this one". And for that price, it surely was. I have recently been browsing the internet for a long lost rifle I used to think about, the...
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    Whats your favorite Tobacco?

    I'm not a habitual smoker by any means, but I have smoked a pipe and cigars ever since I could buy tobacco. I'm not talking a lot, here. Maybe back then, I'd smoke a bowl a week. In Highschool, we'd smoke the drugstore brand out of a corncob pipe on the way to school and back home in my buddy's...
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    How about a show and tell of battle scars

    I can freely admit this without a guilty conscience... I keep my muzzleloaders as pristine as I possibly can because I display them in my home; longrifle above the mantle, pistol in the study and navy colts in the bedroom. (I've been thinking of a good place to hang the Hawkens) The only dings...
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    Frizzen gouging?

    Aye, I'd start by flipping the flint upside down on that. That way, it'll throw lots of sparks and surely throw open your frizzen all the way and prepare it for the next prime. When it comes to flint, you just have to find the right spot for each new flint you put in. Flints will never come...
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    pillow ticking

    Yeah buddy. Pillowticking is awesome. Get a roll of some of that stuff, cut it into strips about 1" wide. Then, when you're at the range you can stand there with the strand in your mouth, soaking it with spit while you load your charge, and when you're ready, take your pen-knife and just cut...
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    FFFF from FFF

    From personal experience, 3F can be used as primer, but it's not as fast at 4F, and that split second will make the difference sometimes when you need to make that shot count.
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    Entering the world of flintlocks

    You can usually get a main spring from the manufacturer. It's not difficult to replace. I've had to order parts from both Pedersoli and Traditions, so I'm sure your manufacturer can be located and will send you the part. Welcome to the world of flint. You may want to try out plain old spit and...
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    Flint Knapping

    Are you looking into shaping your own flints, or do you just want pointers on how to knap a beveled flint once it has lost it's sharp edge? I find that knapping the flint while it's in the jaws is what works for me and most other shooters I know. I think it's called thumb knapping. Although, I...
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    Inexpensive Flintlock: Fun, or Frustration?

    He is right on the money. I have a Traditions rifle that would only spark about 50% of the time until I got so frustrated I called Traditions and asked if they could fix it or something and they ended up telling me that the lock on my rifle was bad and had been recalled and they sent me a brand...
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    New to Flintlocks, having a minor issue

    I'd recommend using FFFFG as a primer, getting a larger touch-hole liner and using pillowticking patches that you lightly chew in your mouth while you load your shot. With pillowticking/spit combo, I find I almost never have a need to swab the bore, as the pillowticking cleans it out and I...
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    Flintlock problem

    Flint should be barely touching frizzen at half cock. Bezel up or down, whichever way it takes to get the flint seated firmly in the jaws and as close to the top portion of the frizzen without touching, so that the flint will travel well along the face of the frizzen. It is highly unlikely that...
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    Concerning the smoking of pipes

    You will find that pipe tobacco comes in a variety of flavors. This is because most pipe smokers will NEVER inhale the smoke, but only take it in for the taste and the aroma. Same goes for cigars. This type of long fill tobacco burns slower and produces a far too thick smoke for anyone to inhale.
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