I realize I'm a bit a noob when it somes to black powder - but isn't this hella dangerous?
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200 grains in a flintlock pistol
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee382/klan792/MuzzleFlash_zps4d649b3d.png
So I've been sick three times in the past four weeks and cleaning up and preparing this Kentucky pistol was my project. I went to the range today and towards the end, I decided to fire it with 200gr of powder for the hell of it. Here's a cool picture of the flash.
I actually did this twice. The recoil was quite stout and the trigger guard slammed into my middle finger hard enough to bruise it.
FYI, I knapped that flint myself. I got about 50 shots out of it today, and I can probably get more if I turned or flipped it.
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200 grains in a flintlock pistol
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee382/klan792/MuzzleFlash_zps4d649b3d.png
So I've been sick three times in the past four weeks and cleaning up and preparing this Kentucky pistol was my project. I went to the range today and towards the end, I decided to fire it with 200gr of powder for the hell of it. Here's a cool picture of the flash.
I actually did this twice. The recoil was quite stout and the trigger guard slammed into my middle finger hard enough to bruise it.
FYI, I knapped that flint myself. I got about 50 shots out of it today, and I can probably get more if I turned or flipped it.
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