poordevil said::thumbsup: Thank you
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I've even used 5/8" flints a few times which is more narrow than my frizzen. Again, no problems.
poordevil said::thumbsup: Thank you
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dick rankin said:Can a flint be dulled or even 'melted' by being too close to the powder in the pan? I have a L&R small Manton lock and the jaws face directly into the pan which, I assume, is a really good thing. However, when I use a small flint that doesn't quite touch the frizzen at half cock, it nearly touches the bottom of the pan when shot. I get good ignition but my flints don't seem to last very long and seem to become quite blunt too. Would it be better if the hammer didn't go quite so far down when shot and thus placing the flint not quite so close to the powder in the pan? I'm already using short small pistol flints. Thanks.
Not meaning to be awkward, but that sounds backwards. With the bevel up (and flat side down), the front edge of the flint should strike lower on the frizzen and wind up deeper in the pan. I wonder if maybe we're using the terms differently.Ye Archer said:... If I put the bevel up the flint stays out of the pan but strikes the frizzen well up near the top. If I put the bevel down the flint strikes lower on the frizzen but nearly bottoms out in the pan. ...
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