Good morning all...
I recently got back into bp shooting, and purchased a handbuilt .40 (my first rocklock) with a small Siler. I'm not sure the flint that I have in the jaws is the best one for the job. Most of the time it seems to spark alright and fires with no issue, but I have been getting clacks more often, no matter how I'm positioning my flint. Turning the bevel down doesn't work, with this flint at least, the edge of the flint is past the frizzen when it comes down. The flint has a sharp edge on it. I have about 1/8" clearance at half cock. The lock is clean and oiled and greased in all the right places. The frizzen pin is straight and polished. The mainspring and frizzen springs aren't weak and feel like they are of the correct ratio to each other.
Am I missing something? Bad geometry? Which flints give you the best performance in your small Siler?
I recently got back into bp shooting, and purchased a handbuilt .40 (my first rocklock) with a small Siler. I'm not sure the flint that I have in the jaws is the best one for the job. Most of the time it seems to spark alright and fires with no issue, but I have been getting clacks more often, no matter how I'm positioning my flint. Turning the bevel down doesn't work, with this flint at least, the edge of the flint is past the frizzen when it comes down. The flint has a sharp edge on it. I have about 1/8" clearance at half cock. The lock is clean and oiled and greased in all the right places. The frizzen pin is straight and polished. The mainspring and frizzen springs aren't weak and feel like they are of the correct ratio to each other.
Am I missing something? Bad geometry? Which flints give you the best performance in your small Siler?