vzett
32 Cal.
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Thought I would post a photo of the new-to-me York rifle with my 1st target.
The rifle is a .54 Caliber with swamped colerian barrel and large siler lock.
1st shot was the low shot with the next four in the group at ~25 yards off a simple rest. The high 6th shot was my wife's 1st flintlock shot - offhand of all things. Light load of 50gr FFFg with FFFFg in the pan.
I really like how the rifle points, but I'm still trying to get ignition to be reliable. The lock sparks well and the pan always goes, but I'm getting 30-40% misfires even with aggressive vent picking after each load. I suspect the touch hole is a bit low - set just under the top of the pan. The hole seems small compared to my Garner Southern Rifle so I wonder if this is potentially an issue. While I've owned a flintlock going on 16 years, I've probably still shot less than 100 shots between them all so it's still a big learning experience.
I made the possibles bag from duck canvas using the Fowler Pouch pattern and the pewter turtle is from my 1st rendezvous at Western National in 1994. Haven't decided whether to die the bag or let nature take its toll.
- Virgil
The rifle is a .54 Caliber with swamped colerian barrel and large siler lock.
1st shot was the low shot with the next four in the group at ~25 yards off a simple rest. The high 6th shot was my wife's 1st flintlock shot - offhand of all things. Light load of 50gr FFFg with FFFFg in the pan.
I really like how the rifle points, but I'm still trying to get ignition to be reliable. The lock sparks well and the pan always goes, but I'm getting 30-40% misfires even with aggressive vent picking after each load. I suspect the touch hole is a bit low - set just under the top of the pan. The hole seems small compared to my Garner Southern Rifle so I wonder if this is potentially an issue. While I've owned a flintlock going on 16 years, I've probably still shot less than 100 shots between them all so it's still a big learning experience.
I made the possibles bag from duck canvas using the Fowler Pouch pattern and the pewter turtle is from my 1st rendezvous at Western National in 1994. Haven't decided whether to die the bag or let nature take its toll.
- Virgil