okiefarmer
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Tell me about 'em.
Have had a 45 repro flinter for a spell. Took all the BP out today to the range to play, and took it too. I will occasionally have a dud cap on the cap and balls, but what am I doing wrong on the flint pistol.
When I loaded it, then flipped the frizzen to charge it, there was powder already in there. It leaked out the flash hole. I am using GOEX FFFg in everything, I just like it. But, apparently, I should perhaps be using a little coarser powder for the ball in a flintlock gun, so it wouldn't run out the flash hole.
And aside from that, I couldn't get the stuff to light off. Am I gripping the flint the wrong way? Never really did see a lot of sparks thrown, even when dry firing it to just try it. Maybe need to rough up the frizzen cap to encourage more spark.
Any advice appreciated.
TIA,
Okie out
Have had a 45 repro flinter for a spell. Took all the BP out today to the range to play, and took it too. I will occasionally have a dud cap on the cap and balls, but what am I doing wrong on the flint pistol.
When I loaded it, then flipped the frizzen to charge it, there was powder already in there. It leaked out the flash hole. I am using GOEX FFFg in everything, I just like it. But, apparently, I should perhaps be using a little coarser powder for the ball in a flintlock gun, so it wouldn't run out the flash hole.
And aside from that, I couldn't get the stuff to light off. Am I gripping the flint the wrong way? Never really did see a lot of sparks thrown, even when dry firing it to just try it. Maybe need to rough up the frizzen cap to encourage more spark.
Any advice appreciated.
TIA,
Okie out