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    trouble with flint reliability

    I'll be as brief as possible and still do this. Make your own T.H. liner. Drill the hole off center. Cut a slot so you can adjust the now "eccentric" hole so the bottom is "water level" with the pan so that a FULL pan will not cover the hole. Cone the liner ON THE INSIDE leaving maybe a 1/32"...
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    flintlock shooting tips?

    I'm 67 years old. I have shot flints for over 30 yrs. I used to shoot a double bbl shotgun. One pan is ALWAYS in front of an eye. The debris goes to the side. That's why you shoud be careful where you stand on the firing line. Wear eye protection and ignore the flash. I've seen several...
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    Flintlocks

    O.K. I dug out my old Dixie Gunworks Tennesee Long rifle out. This was one of my first deer rifles. The bottom of the frizzen is concave. This lock was tuned exactly the way I indicated and always had instant ignition (although lock time on these locks leaves a little to be desired) I fired it...
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    Flintlocks

    Oh, I forgot. The larger hole is also more likely to allow moisture into the main charge. Just a little, but it does. Look. Quick is quick and there is variable after variable when your dealing with this. You have to go with what is best all around. And as far as it goes with things like lock...
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    Flintlocks

    Just try it.
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    Flintlocks

    I shot and primarily hunted with flintlock rifles for over 25 years. I have read a lot over the last year or so and this has made me decide to relate some facts, as I learned them and put them to use through the years. This has nothing to do with what anyone did historically or any other time...
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