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    enough spark?

    You probably just recieved half a life time of knowledge thrown at ya , where else could you go but here?? Try one thing at a time until you find the culprit. I carry a little bottle of Mtn Dew ( no not the soft drink) for cleaning the frizzen, flash hole and pan before loading old Lizabeth. It...
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    Powder Preference Question

    I hope it works out for you, let us know please.
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    hello from Pennsylvania

    Thank you all for the warm freindly welcome,I am a Pittsburg native but now reside on Bear Mtn in Potter Co. W.V. brings up some great memorys. It may be 2016 but when your in the Mtns alone its still 1830.
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    Powder Preference Question

    Most shooters use too much priming powder and accuracy suffers. A good flinter will have the same lock time as a cap gun if primed properly.
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    Powder Preference Question

    Ditto for me also, you have to remember the old timers carried one horn for both.
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    frizzen bounceback

    May i ask what type of flints are you using?? By your description of your frizen rebound problem they may be too long or hitting the frizzen to high.
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    Lyman Hawkin value

    The only Lyman Hawken i have ever seen was a kit gun. It was a cap gun in .50 with one wedge. The barrel and furniture were browned and the overall workmanship was good. The stock was very thin especialy at the wrist compared to a TC , or the Great Plains rifle. It sold for $ 125.00 at a...
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    Would your flintrock rifle make a good club?

    I think rifles have been used for clubs when the need for one arose since their invention.If you lived through the event you fixed your "club" or traded for another.
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    hello from Pennsylvania

    home of the Lancaster Long rifle ( known as the Kentucky rifle), Christian Sharpes first gun shop, the Liberty Bell,birthplace of the Constitution,the Pa. grand canyon, the Pa Dutch,shoefly pie, well i could go on but that would be bragging and i'm sure your states have many things to aspire to...
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