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  1. mmb617

    Traumatized by bans and shortages

    I had just got started in reloading about a year before the great primer shortage hit. I was lucky since in my zeal with the new hobby I reloaded about 20k rounds of the calibers I shoot and bought enough primers to load about 10k more. And since I then discovered the joy of muzzleloaders and...
  2. mmb617

    What's up with Flints?...

    I'm probably a bit OCD but I keep a log of all my shots. I have a notebook that I take to the range and log which rifle, how many shots, what granulation and how many grains, which flint, and when each flint was changed. I also track misfires and pan flashes. When I get home I transfer all that...
  3. mmb617

    Traditions

    You ask if I like Traditions flintlocks? I wouldn't own 5 of them if I didn't.
  4. mmb617

    Traditions Kentucky Flintlock help

    I have the same rifle as the OP, a Traditions Kentucky flintlock, so I thought I'd pass along a few thoughts on how I clean it. There's certainly not any one right way to do it and different people have success with different methods, but this is what's worked well for me. I take it your rifle...
  5. mmb617

    Red’s Even MORE Incredible Shooting of Tradition’s Kentucky: .50 Cal of Accurate Goodness

    I've been using the 5/8" french amber flints from Stonewall Creek Outfitters in my Traditions Kentucky rifle. They are nominally 5/8" by 3/4" and fit the jaws well. I notch the leather but have not needed to nibble anything off of the flints. With the back of the flint against the jaw screw they...
  6. mmb617

    Traditions 24in flintlock deer hunter.

    One of those is the first muzzleloader I owned. I bought it because it was cheap and I didn't know anything about black powder guns so I didn't want to spend much money till I saw if I even liked them. Maybe I was lucky that it worked so well right out of the box for this noobie, as it got me...
  7. mmb617

    Deciding What To Shoot

    Unlike many here I only have 5 muzzleloaders, 4 rifles and a pistol, all flintlocks. I usually only take one at a time since that's all I want to clean when I get home. I kind of rotate through them so none sits unfired for long periods. Also probably unlike many here I often take along one or...
  8. mmb617

    Brand new

    Every time this topic comes up we see two very different viewpoints expressed. 1. If you don't buy a high quality, high dollar gun right away you are wasting your time and money. With a cheap gun you will get frustrated and give up in short order. 2. It is possible to get into the sport...
  9. mmb617

    What got you interested in flintlocks?

    Similar story here. I was shooting my modern guns a lot and reloading ammo for them till the great primer shortage hit. I had a pretty good stock but still wanted to be sure I could keep shooting if the shortage didn't ease and I ran low. So I decided to buy my first black powder gun and since...
  10. mmb617

    You got it ALL wrong, son…

    The first and only kit I've built is a Traditions Kentucky rifle. It's far from perfect but I like it and that's all that really matters. I did customize it just a tad by converting it from pinned to wedged barrel retention. I don't want to start an argument about the need, but I like to remove...
  11. mmb617

    1st time shooting a flintlock

    This is one thought mentioned in this thread that I agree with completely. I'm pretty new at this myself having shot my first black power gun 2 years ago. Since I'm retired and have access to excellent ranges I shoot my flintlocks a lot. I've gone through over 3,700 round balls since I started...
  12. mmb617

    50 PRB speed over a chrono

    I don't know what I'm missing but 100 grains of 3f to reach 1300 fps with a 28" barrel seems way off to me. I've shot my .50 caliber Traditions Deerhunter flintlock over the chrono a total of 13 shots using only 50 grains of Schuetzen 3f and averaged just a little over 1300 fps. And that rifle...
  13. mmb617

    Open carry flintlock

    I saw that but it seems a lot of the respondents to this thread did not. Geez, it's just a mental exercise guys. Lighten up.
  14. mmb617

    Revolutionary War muskets recovered

    That's certainly too light of a sentence but he gave info needed to recover some of those rifles that otherwise wouldn't have been found from what I read. As is usually the case the criminal is able to bargain down his punishment. There was a front page story in the local paper about this as a...
  15. mmb617

    Flintlock range ettiquette

    The rules are indeed different everywhere so you need to find out what they are at your range. At my club when they hold a muzzleloader shoot the main rule is keep the muzzle pointed up until on the firing line. And they always call out 5 minutes till cold range so anyone loaded can fire before...
  16. mmb617

    Look what i got!!

    That's great that you got to shoot at a club meet right away. Our club has a lot of black powder shooters and they are really helpful and friendly with new guys. I learned a lot from them as just about all of them shoot flintlocks.
  17. mmb617

    Gun Flints

    It sure does vary. I was looking through my records and the fewest shots on one flint was 2 (it broke) and the most was 169 with some knapping along the way. I would guess my average is around 50-60 shots per flint. But I run them till they're too short for the jaws to hold them. A lot of guys...
  18. mmb617

    Look what i got!!

    I apologize for mentioning something that goes against the traditionalist thinking prevalent on this forum. All I wanted to do is mention what I've used for over a thousand shots with the exact same rifle that the OP has. When I say works for me I meant meets my expectations, doesn't mean it...
  19. mmb617

    Look what i got!!

    I have the exact same model rifle purchased a year and a half ago. I have as of today fired 1,349 rounds through it with very little trouble. I thought I'd mention what has worked for me. I've always used the prelubed .015 ticking patches I get from October Country with a .490 lead ball...
  20. mmb617

    A good time to own a flintlock!

    A lot of similar stories I'd guess. What got me started in black powder guns was the primer shortage for modern guns, so I naturally avoided cap guns since I know caps were as scarce as primers. So I started my trip into black powder with a flintlock and got hooked.
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