Loving the forum! Just really enjoy the humor, knowledge and back and forth.
I have been shooting muzzleloaders almost fifty years and have something I don't have an answer for.
My Tip Curtis .54 flinter rifle is a beauty! His work usually is. However, I have a pretty big issue (I think) with the favorite of two I own.
I cannot get the lock to fire fast, always a swoosh, boom. I got to looking for a reason by changing the placement and amount of powder on the pan, good flint, great sparks, etc. Nothing changed the swoosh bang much.
Finally, a light went off and I looked at the placement of the touch hole. It is way too high above the pan! Now I just have to figure out how to fix it!
Any ideas accepted gratefully, as this gun is bea-uti-ful! Please, there has to be an fix!
Many thanks in advance!
I have been shooting muzzleloaders almost fifty years and have something I don't have an answer for.
My Tip Curtis .54 flinter rifle is a beauty! His work usually is. However, I have a pretty big issue (I think) with the favorite of two I own.
I cannot get the lock to fire fast, always a swoosh, boom. I got to looking for a reason by changing the placement and amount of powder on the pan, good flint, great sparks, etc. Nothing changed the swoosh bang much.
Finally, a light went off and I looked at the placement of the touch hole. It is way too high above the pan! Now I just have to figure out how to fix it!
Any ideas accepted gratefully, as this gun is bea-uti-ful! Please, there has to be an fix!
Many thanks in advance!