Spent some time discussing the differences while shooting a percussion & flint gun.
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Oh...I LOVE shooting both styles. The flint guns are more thrilling to operate for sure!!!.Respectfully, Sir, if you are looking for "easy" muzzle loading is not the game for you.
I agree...!!One reason I prefer flintlock is that right now it’s easier for me to make flints than buy percussion caps. Plus, I just think flintlocks are cool.
BS...Flintlocks are easier, no caps to fumble around and mess with, both are loaded from the muzzle, fill the pan on a flinter and you are good to go, simple...The question was which is easier. Percussion is by a long shot. Didn't ask about which is more fun, cap shortages, or which is cooler. Just which is easier. Flint shooting requires a more complicated skill set than percussion. Plain and simple.
Sometimes1shot is all you need. Keep the nipple clear and powder dry! But its all good and its all about various eras and traditions. So enjoy both equally.Percussion is great, that is, until you run out of caps. Plus, with caps, it's one shot period. At least with flintlocks you get many more shots before having to replace the flint.
Spent some time discussing the differences while shooting a percussion & flint gun.
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Nonsense. 1) I rarely fumble with caps. 2) As eveidenced on this forum many people struggle with some off the shelf flintlocks with good ignition for many reasons such as soft frizzen, wrong flint, worn flint, hole is too small, etc. 3) Many carry two types of powder for a flintlock. One for pan and one for barrel. Hence two containers of powder. Four F powder is and has been near impossible to find around here. Most any powder was hard to find. Caps around here were harder to find but never unobtainable. 4) Poring the correct amount of powder into the pan just right and closing it, especially in very windy or rain conditions is far harder and more work than a putting a cap on a nipple. 5) Knapping a flint is beyond most new shooters. Even getting a replacement flint to fit correctly is tough. 6) Many new shooters have a tough time holding a flinchlock steady through the flash and ignition. Have seen this and heard it from shooters many times. 7) From many years of experience many new shooters will shoot a percussion much better right from the start with a percussion than a flintlock.BS...Flintlocks are easier, no caps to fumble around and mess with, both are loaded from the muzzle, fill the pan on a flinter and you are good to go, simple...
I somewhat agree. Everyone has their own preference. I prefer Flintlocks myself, however I use the same powder in the pan as in the charge. Always have, always will. I sharpen my flint every 3 shots or so. I rarely have a misfire. The advantage caps have over flints is weather. Semper Fi.Nonsense. 1) I rarely fumble with caps. 2) As eveidenced on this forum many people struggle with some off the shelf flintlocks with good ignition for many reasons such as soft frizzen, wrong flint, worn flint, hole is too small, etc. 3) Many carry two types of powder for a flintlock. One for pan and one for barrel. Hence two containers of powder. Four F powder is and has been tough to find around here. Caps around here were harder to find but never unobtainable. 4) Poring the correct amount of powder into the pan just right and closing it, especially in wind or rain is more work than a putting a cap on a nipple. 5) Knapping a flint is beyond most new shooters. Even getting a replacement flint to fit correctly is tough. 6) Many new shooters have a tough time holding a flinchlock steady through the flash and ignition. Have seen this and heard it from shooters many times. 7) From many years of experience most new shooters will shoot a percussion much better right from the start with a percussion than a flintlock.
I like and shoot flintlocks but I will acknowledge it takes a different skill set for flintlocks. I know shooters who won't shoot flintlocks for some of the reasons I listed.
Agree with you but again the question was which is simpler, not what you prefer. Give a person a new flintlock without a flint and they will be lost as what to do. I remember when I got my first flintlock. I didn't come with a flint. I did not know I needed a piece of leather to hold the flint in place. I had a heckuva time until someone showed what I needed as to proper size flint I needed and leather and how to get it properly installed. As you said you sharpen your flint every three shots. The vast majority don't know how to do that. Caps don't need special instructions or sharpening.I somewhat agree. Everyone has their own preference. I prefer Flintlocks myself, however I use the same powder in the pan as in the charge. Always have, always will. I sharpen my flint every 3 shots or so. I rarely have a misfire. The advantage caps have over flints is weather. Semper Fi.
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