Here's one not yet mentioned...,
Shoot your flintlock, A Lot!
Yes by all means, get some books and read up on flintlocks.
Learn some of the things to be careful about, to prevent damage and to give your flintlock a long and dependable life.
BUT to really get to the point where you're comfortable with the flintlock, you must shoot it a lot, and learn it's quirks.
BP guns and rifles, especially flinters are all a bit different, EVEN if you had two side by side from the factory, say Lyman rifles, with sequential serial numbers, like as not they'd each like something different done a certain way to make them shoot the best. They won't be identical. They should be, but they won't be. No idea why, but I kinda like that fact.
Shoot in damp weather, shoot in cold weather, shoot in hot, sunny weather. Get to know your flintlock.
LD
Shoot your flintlock, A Lot!
Yes by all means, get some books and read up on flintlocks.
Learn some of the things to be careful about, to prevent damage and to give your flintlock a long and dependable life.
BUT to really get to the point where you're comfortable with the flintlock, you must shoot it a lot, and learn it's quirks.
BP guns and rifles, especially flinters are all a bit different, EVEN if you had two side by side from the factory, say Lyman rifles, with sequential serial numbers, like as not they'd each like something different done a certain way to make them shoot the best. They won't be identical. They should be, but they won't be. No idea why, but I kinda like that fact.
Shoot in damp weather, shoot in cold weather, shoot in hot, sunny weather. Get to know your flintlock.
LD