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Very simply, the substitutes work fine for Percussion Cap muzzleloaders. They don't work for 💩 in a flintlock because the all have a flash point about 400° higher (hotter) than black powder needs to light off. I had a little bit of success with 777 in my flintlock longrifle when I first got...

IP stands for "Internet Protocol". And actually if you are using a Wi-Fi network in your home you will have a different IP address on your computer than your internet provider will show on their records. They will only show an IP address going into your DSL or cable modem and do not have the...

Yup! The replacement part was cheap. Might want to just order a replacement IF there is one available.

The spring on your frizzen doesn't need to be strong. The only thing it needs to do is keep the frizzen from bouncing back and breaking your flint. I lost the Frizzen spring to my L&R Queen Anne lock many years ago. I called them up to order another and they said if I wanted to send it to...

After I found the Stumpy's Moose Snot here on The Muzzleloading Forum, I have let the next load clean the last one depositing the fouling on top of the powder to blow out with the next shot. If I have a hard time loading once, I just make sure I have more thoroughly lubed the next patch and...

One thing you'll notice is that although you may order the same size flint that is in your lock, they are often a little shorter or a little longer. If you are using a piece of leather to hold the flint in your locks jaws and the flint won't move back far enough because the back of the leather...

You're getting that long flint life because your rifle has good geometry and you have the flint positioned correctly. I'd suggest you Lower the cock down slowly, holding it back with your thumb until it touches the frizzen. Then get a close look at the angle it touches the frizzen. Odds are...

Well it looks like it has the right flip up sights but perhaps the 300-yard sight is broken off. Here's a picture of a modern reproduction. Supposedly the 300-yard sight was most commonly used. The picture of the sight on yours is missing the 300-yard leaf and the 100-yard sight is in use...

and another good reason not to use the easily clogged, hard to clean, patent breech. I have a patent breech on one of my longrifles and standard breech on the other. The standard breech is on my best gun, which is the one I use all the time. It's dead simple to clean and a far more reliable...

I have a friend in Vermont who has a 100-yd range set up on his property just out the back door. One day he was loading inside the house and shooting out the open door. He was using one of those brass cylinder powder flasks and loading directly from it. After firing a few shots, as he was...

Those look fine for flingknapping into points, but not an easy thing to do for gun flints. Gun flints are knocked off a core from the top, which is why you end up with two sharp sides. Depending on how tall your core is, you can then break the piece into 2 or sometimes even 3 pieces. Not...

It's post #1 in this thread. Are there other pictures? There are 10 pictures there of what looks to me to be a musket, not a rifle. Possibly the muzzle could be coned, but no rifling is seen there and the wall diameter looks way too thin. That's why I asked about a picture down the bore. During...

The picture of the barrel sure looks like a smoothbore to me AND it has the architecture of a musket with the wedding bands holding on the barrel. The first rifled muskets came out about the time of the Civil War. Specifically the model 1861 Springfield Rifled Musket, which fired a .58-cal...

I totally disagree with your statement that the lightest straight barrel for a given caliber and length is lighter in weight and handles better than a swamped barrel. You implied that handling disadvantage of a swamped barrel with your statement to "take the magical balance and weight claims...

It all depends on the lock and the pan that goes along with it. I have two longrifles with totally different locks. One is a Traditions Pennsylvania Longrifle, which was my first one that I got back in ~2004. It, like all the Traditions flintlocks I've come across, has a small lock on it...

I have two longrifles both longer than yours. The shorter one has a 40¼" straight tapered barrel (Traditions Pennsylvania Longrifle). The longer one (beautifully built early Lancaster) has a 44½" swamped barrel. There is no comparison between the two. The short, straight tapered barrel is...

?? There's a set trigger right behind the adjustment screw behind the firing trigger. Perhaps he didn't have all the photos up yet when you saw it? It's most noticeable in the 5th picture, but once you see it, it's easily seen in any of the pics where you can see the trigger.

In a hunting situation you use a "hammer stall" (leather frizzen cover) on the frizzen and don't charge the pan until you get to the area you expect to hunt. In most states, a flintlock with powder in the pan (charged pan) is considered loaded. Then charge the pan and put it half cock, which is...

Some decent Nitrile gloves will help a LOT. I used to attempt to flintknap arrowheads without them and I too would leave a bloody trail. Then went to a knap-in and saw what the "pros" were using. These are thicker than "examination gloves" and among other places you can get a pack of them from...

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