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    Weaker first shot

    I guess I'll try that too and use oil instead of grease.
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    Weaker first shot

    That makes sense Monsieur French Colonial. As for hanshi, I made a video of the lock for you. 😁
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    Weaker first shot

    Sadly I don't have any videos from up close
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    Weaker first shot

    As you wish
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    Weaker first shot

    For those who are wondering how such a gun could look like if it's made by someone who didn't know a thing about muzzleloaders... Here it is:
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    Weaker first shot

    Thanks for all the helpful replies As for the gun's maker... It's me. And it wasn't a kit or anything gunrelated before. It has a flat breech and the lock is more or less something between flintlock and wheellock.
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    Weaker first shot

    Yes. Is that not necessary ?
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    Weaker first shot

    I'll try with alcohol next time.
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    Weaker first shot

    Well the first one sounds like tshkffffffboom instead of tshkboom on the second. (if that helps) I also shot it over a chrony and the first was significantly slower than the rest. And I usually lightly grease the barrel for storage.
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    Weaker first shot

    Hi everyone Some time ago i've built myself a smoothbore muzzleloader. I've never shot or even seen another one so my experience is VERY limited. And I noticed that the first shot out of a clean barrel is always slower then the second, third and so on. I tried wiping the barrel clean of leftover...
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    Flintlock questions

    Hi I don't have professional made Black Powder, so my priming Powder always burned a bit slow. But with Flash powder it works VERY fast 😁 I think it shoud work in flintlocks too.
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    Lock identification

    The big, stragely shaped spring strikes the rod when the cover of the pan goes back and released it. In the video i'm shooting with homemade black powder both as prining powder and load. I discovered that with flash powder as priming powder (magnalium, potassium nitrate and sulfur) it ignites...
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    Lock identification

    No it's not a lighter. I wanted to build a flintlock musket but did not find flints to buy. So i tried it 'flintlock style' but with a magnesium rod, but it didn't work. So I tried it like this and it works.
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    Lock identification

    Sorry, my question was not really correct. I've built this lock a few months ago mostly out of scrap and wanted to know if there are other locks out there that work similar. But it does work, and pretty reliable. I'll post a foto of the other side so you can figure out how it works.
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    Lock identification

    Does anyone know this type of lock? It loocks a bit self-made to me...
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