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Works perfectly now, thanks a lot gents. These Black English Flints are great, the one I put in bevel up hit the pan when I released the cock and shattered the edge but after 5 minutes of "knapping" It works perfectly again. These longer flints seem to hit the frizzen farther up as well which is...

Thats what Im trying right now, the diamond bits seem to chew right through the flint no problem.

Yeah, I bought them off ebay so returning them would be a pain. Ive got a dremmel and a bunch of diamond bits for it so I think im gonna try that.

Today was a bit of an exciting day! I got my Black English Flints that I ordered as well as the two polished steer horns which I will use to make my powder horn and priming horn. The horns are beautiful and the flints are sharp but nonetheless I have a dilemma. The flints are 3/4" by 7/8"...

Come come now gentlemen, what is all this ruckas about? I think some people are forgetting the whole beauty of flintlocks. Ya take some powder and some balls out back and just mess around untill you feel you've got it right. Whether that means picking the vent or spinning around in circles three...

Well, I don't know about a lot of different flintlocks but I do know that the Lyman Trade Rifle that I just got a week ago makes me very happy. First off it suits your description of having an octagonal barrel, half stock and mine is 50 cal. Its got a 1 in 48" twist which makes it suitable for...

Well, I got out again today and shot off about 12 or 15 rounds and only 3 misfires (1 due to dull flint). I found that if I swab the barrel twice after every 3 shots and leave the vent pick in while loading it fires every time. Since I still dont have any patches or an adjustable powder measure...

Well I finally got my new trade rifle out and put some powder through her. As it's Christmas eve and none of the local fabric stores were open I was out of luck for finding any pillow ticking to use with my roundballs. No bother though, I had a bunch of those 460 grain conicals and decided they...

Ive got some roundballs, I only picked up the 460 grain conicals because they were the only ones that the local gun shop had in stock. I am quite expecting a heavy recoil and not likely a very tight group as the 1 in 48 twist is probobly not enough to stabalize such a heavy bullet. But I figured...

The caliber is .50 as there is very few places anywhere near here that carry projectiles for anything else. As for the frizzen, mine is grey, about the colour of an oiled up old quarter. And I had already bought powder, .490 roundballs and 460 grain great plains conicals before the rifle ever...

Well, some of you may remember me from a couple years ago when I was first looking into muzzleloaders and then I kinda just got caught up in all my schoolwork and forgot about it. But now I am holding my first ever Flintlock muzzleloader! Just got it in the mail today, It is a Lyman trade rifle...

Thanks for clearing that up guys, one more thing, if I was going to shoot a conical would anything go between the lead and the powder?

Hey Short Start, I imagine this is going to sound dumb but I've been hearing the term "pillow ticking" for a while now and I don't know if it is a brand of patch or if it is an extra patch to go on top of the powder... Also I think I'll be going for the .50 cal based only on the fact that I live...

I've thought about it for a while now and I have decided to buy the Lyman Deerstalker and I will be ordering it in the next few weeks. What are some initial projectiles that I should try? Obviously I am going to get a supply of roundballs and patches but seeing how it is a 1 in 48" twist bore I...

Hey guys, I'm from the north shore of Lake Ontario in a little place called Prince Edward County. Never owned a rifle at all myself but I plan to make my first one a Flintlock. I've started saving and it looks like I'll have one in my hands in about a month or two. I am currently a student at...

Alright, first of all thanks for the fast replys guys, the other forums I've been posting on take like two days to get anything back. The prices I'm currently looking at are Trade Rifle: $252.68, Deerstalker: $259.16, or Reconditioned Deerstalker: $220.00. These prices are from www.dnrsports.com...

Hey guys, I have been poking around a few black powder forums lately and I've been trying to decide on my first flintlock rifle. I have pretty much narrowed it down to two rifles; the Lyman Trade Rifle and the Lyman Deerstalker. If anyone has any reasons why one is better than the other I would...