I have been. :grin: Need to get out there and cast some more up. i'm getting low again on cast balls.
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Bess ignition problem solved.
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dlocke: For a partial repair, or fix like this, I think the putty, and using plastic wrap as a release agent is a perfect solution. I am not so sure how much you would have to drill holes in the stock or barrel channel to get a good grip between the putty and the barrel channel, but I would consider it, particularly if the channel has been finished with stock finish or wax or both.
The only thing I would do differently would be to use a good past wax to act as a release agent on the finished parts of the stock, and then I would also wipe and trim away any of the putty that oozed up and over the top of the barrel channel.
The only thing I would do differently would be to use a good past wax to act as a release agent on the finished parts of the stock, and then I would also wipe and trim away any of the putty that oozed up and over the top of the barrel channel.
Geat idea!It just so happened that I was thinking to do the same on mine or have the pan carved deeper.I is plenty big alredy,so i figured, a little more cant' hurt, But because it is so big your idea makes more sense.More so in my case where the tang sits too low in the stock by about the same amount as I would like the tuch hole to be moved up. It is not a problem with ignition as it will fire with fg as prime(always used fffg,but one day I forgot the priming horn), but I am trying to make it faster.
Yea, sometimes the simple fix is best. :grin: Only problem now is it isn't as interesting to shoot. Before i never knew if it was going to fire or not, now it is so fast that i don't even have time to flinch. Kinda takes some of the fun out of it. :rotf:
I found a way (I know, it only works for me)to get rid of flinch alltogether.When I fire my guns I "know" it is going to be slow ignition, so, I count 1...2....3...., Being "1" the moment when I give mi finger the order to start squizing te triger.By the time i'm ..2 there is a lot of smoke in front and a big bang. 3... is there only to folow trhu. :winking:
The stuff does stick well to wood, but indeed it is necessary to clean the area of oils and rough up the surface. Mineral spirits would likely work on oils, and I'd recommend several applications to make sure. The stuff might stick well to roughed-up varnish, though.
A release agent is a good idea as well, but this stuff will not ooze much. It mixes to the consistency of thick silly putty, and once it is mashed down it will hold its shape, so you do not have to worry about releasing the barrel after the stuff hardens. One could do it that way, though.
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A release agent is a good idea as well, but this stuff will not ooze much. It mixes to the consistency of thick silly putty, and once it is mashed down it will hold its shape, so you do not have to worry about releasing the barrel after the stuff hardens. One could do it that way, though.
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Rebel: I didn't know there was some masechistic tendancies in your family gene pool! The only thing I notices whem i finally got my flint lock to fire every time was that I lost my best excuse for missing a target! I had to tell the truth, and that was, "I Screwed up ", not the gun. Darn! :cursing: 
Ohh yea. i've always been a mascochist, otherwise why would i be shooting a flintlock with all the frustration involved? Because they're fun that's why.
paulvallandigham said:The only thing I notices whem i finally got my flint lock to fire every time was that I lost my best excuse for missing a target! I had to tell the truth, and that was, "I Screwed up ", not the gun. Darn! :cursing:
Switch to buckshot! It ups the chances of a hit!! :haha: :thumbsup:
