My copy of the alleged ‘Mayflower’ (think Pilgrims, etc.) wheellock carbine, as built by Brian Anderson, has never failed to fire or has never had a flash in the pan.
Tonight at the range, other guys shooting were absolutely fascinated by the 460-year old technology.
And of course, as fate would have it, when showing it to them … it did not fire. Primed again, flash in the pan, but did not fire. WTH? I’ve shot up to 28 shots in a row without any issues, without even cleaning the pyrite or anything … but of course this would be humidity dependent, given the proclivities of our black powdah!
I don’t get it, what’s going on with this carbine, it is never failed the fire. I cannot precisely say what caused me to pull the load, but look what happened! The powdah measure body had separated from the end cap that was fastened to a thong affixed to my possibles bag.
The ‘tube section’ dropped off when I loaded the powder charge and then I rammed the ball down on top of it …
Once cleared … she continued to fire all afternoon long, and everyone loved it! I was able to keep all shots in a 1-1/2” group at 25-yards offhand, good enough for this weekend’s woodswalk!
Tonight at the range, other guys shooting were absolutely fascinated by the 460-year old technology.
And of course, as fate would have it, when showing it to them … it did not fire. Primed again, flash in the pan, but did not fire. WTH? I’ve shot up to 28 shots in a row without any issues, without even cleaning the pyrite or anything … but of course this would be humidity dependent, given the proclivities of our black powdah!
I don’t get it, what’s going on with this carbine, it is never failed the fire. I cannot precisely say what caused me to pull the load, but look what happened! The powdah measure body had separated from the end cap that was fastened to a thong affixed to my possibles bag.
The ‘tube section’ dropped off when I loaded the powder charge and then I rammed the ball down on top of it …
Once cleared … she continued to fire all afternoon long, and everyone loved it! I was able to keep all shots in a 1-1/2” group at 25-yards offhand, good enough for this weekend’s woodswalk!