I just recently got into black powder too. I think I finally got bored with conventional rifles. It is a whole new world with black powder. I have a traditions flintlock. It seems to be very accurate and it sparks well. You have to have good flints and keep them sharp. Somebody told me to put a pipe cleaner in the touch hole when loading the main charge so the touch hole remains clear for faster ignition. I don't know if it helps or not, but it can't hurt.