a question for those who own a traditions kentucky flintlock rifle

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down in mine almost touching at half stock (also you should weaken the frisen spring reshape the foot to open wider)

 

[Jake2454]

View attachment 104903bevelView attachment 104904down in mine almost touching at half stock (also you should weaken the frisen spring reshape the foot to open wider)

looks like it hits nice n high

 

[Jake2454]

View attachment 104903bevelView attachment 104904down in mine almost touching at half stock (also you should weaken the frisen spring reshape the foot to open wider)

looks like it hits nice n high...does it spark well?

 

[Jake2454]

Thanks for this discussion. These are aspects of fIintlocks that I never considered. I have been muzzle loading for nearly 50 years and still use those ‘cap thingies’, but my curiosity is being rattled here and perhaps it’s time to ‘graduate’ to the basics.

i have a 50 cal tc that is percussion....i was wondering if you use the winged caps and if so whats the advantage?

 

[Grenadier1758]

Well, @Jake2454, the winged caps have more priming compound in them for a hotter fire when the cap is ignited. That advantage is minimized because a lot of that flame goes around the outside of the nipple. You need to have a much larger nipple cone to fit the musket sized cap. The CCI 4 winged caps aren't really much better than a #11 CCI cap. Because of the larger nipple cone, one needs to be aware of the alignment of the cup in the hammer with the cone.

Ultimately, there's really little advantage. If you need a hotter flame from your cap to ignite the substitute powders, you are better off with a Magnum cap and cap designed to direct more flame from the #11 cap into the flash channel. Get a hot shot nipple or spit fire nipple or red hot nipple. IIRC those are the most common of the aftermarket nipples designed to direct more flame down the flash channel.

 

[Jake2454]

Well, @Jake2454, the winged caps have more priming compound in them for a hotter fire when the cap is ignited. That advantage is minimized because a lot of that flame goes around the outside of the nipple. You need to have a much larger nipple cone to fit the musket sized cap. The CCI 4 winged caps aren't really much better than a #11 CCI cap. Because of the larger nipple cone, one needs to be aware of the alignment of the cup in the hammer with the cone.

Ultimately, there's really little advantage. If you need a hotter flame from your cap to ignite the substitute powders, you are better off with a Magnum cap and cap designed to direct more flame from the #11 cap into the flash channel. Get a hot shot nipple or spit fire nipple or red hot nipple. IIRC those are the most common of the aftermarket nipples designed to direct more flame down the flash channel.

thanks for the info...good to know

 

[Elkpurgatoire]

i have a 50 cal tc that is percussion....i was wondering if you use the winged caps and if so whats the advantage?

No, I use either Remington or CCI #11. Long ago, probably back in the late 70s , I swapped out the original nipple of my TC .50 for I think was an Uncle Mike’s replacement. That improved ignition tremendously but to this day, when hunting, I drop a bit of 3F beneath to improve the odds.