My first flintlock was a Pedersoli Kentucky. Most aggravating thing ever. The touch hole was so small the only thing you could get in it was a nipple pick. The liner was coned on the inside and after each shot I would put the nipple pick in and try to angle it some on the inside to clean it. Still no good. About three quarters through our monthly shoots I was having to prime several times to get ignition. When I would get it home I would take the liner out and there was fouling build up on the entire inside with only a small opening going through that fouling from the nipple pick. No wonder it was so hard to go off. That happened month after month. Finally I drilled it out some and no more problems with the touch hole.