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All of these comments are helpful. I followed OldNo7's guide on deburring and cleaning the flash channel from Jan of this year. On top of that, I lightly deburred the front edges and interior of the powder drum with 0000 steel wool and cutting oil on a shaped bronze cleaning brush on the end...

Been around flintlocks since a small child. My Dad had a very large collection of original flintlocks, mostly from Western New England, where he had a plumbing supply route as a teenager out in the country during the Depression, visiting small farms. He'd inquire about any old guns they'd want...

I've started shooting a new-to-me Investarms Hawken 50, and am experiencing significant failures to fire using CCI #11 caps and FFG Triple 777. I have been very thorough in cleaning the barrel and breech with hot, soapy water; the water runs freely out of the drum (nipple removed) when I lift it...