bevel up or bevel down?

[pghhinter]

i have found thru much experamenting for some unknown reasin my flint[davide petrosoli]likes the bevel up. it goes off much better with the bevel up.am i in the minority or doesnt it much matter just do what works ?whats your take on this?

 

[Swampman]

Which ever way works the best.

 

[musketman]

i have found thru much experamenting for some unknown reasin my flint[davide petrosoli]likes the bevel up. it goes off much better with the bevel up.am i in the minority or doesnt it much matter just do what works ?whats your take on this?

Any gun will tell it's preference if we just listen, even the same make from the same makes will be varied from gun to gun...

I believe it has to do with the frizzen's hardness, the angle of the jaws and the stoutness of the main spring...

 

[jtmattison]

Which ever way works the best.

I agree.

Mine prefer bevel up. It gives a longer strike on the frizzen.

HD

 

[Stumpkiller]

I start them bevel up and then flip my flints after 20 or 30 shots. I figure I get more use out of them (they're also easier to re-knap/dress bevel down). Spreads out the wear on the frizzen, too. It depends on the flint. They're all shaped a little differently.

 

Bevel up vs. bevel down, it's just like FF vs FFF, cotton VS linen, .530 vs .535, spit vs goop, blow vs swab, flint vs agate etc etc. There are VERY few hard and fast rules specific to this game (never use smokeless powder would be one). I have some locks that prefer bevel up and some that prefer bevel down, some that prefer cut agates, some that prefer knapped flints.

Cody

 

[buzz bait]

i have a t/c reanagade it works better with the bevel up.

 

[paulvallandigham]

The only real issue is where does the flint throw the sparks. If they go into the center of the pan, or just forward of center, with a new flint, you are in business. With some locks, the flint strikes too high on the frizzen, and the sparks that do hit the pan are a dull orange, and don't last very long. You get more misfires with them than with a lock that throws white hot sparks into the pan. Sometimes, changing the flint to bevel up, or bevel down is all that is needed to improve the sparks. Glad you found what works with your Pedersoli. :hmm:

 

[TN.Frank]

My A&H likes it down, my poorboy likes it up. Depends on how the flint contacts the frizzen. Pick the one where it'll cut the best and have at it.

 

[Arrowstorm]

Butter side up?

Or Butter side down.

Dr. Seuss. Cool guy.

:rotf:

All that matters is what works for you.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Whatever sparks your frizzen, mox nix as to bevel up or down.

 

[Hoyt]

I like the back of my flint to be tight to the screw, the front to be as close as possible to fizzen, hit it about 3/4 up and end up in the middle of the pan. Most all the time that works out close with the bevel up.

 

[Cherokee]

Mine only works bevel down on my large siler lock. When I place it bevel up its not lining up right and only hits about halfway down the frizzen.
I have a left hand lock I wonder if it is older and could use the updated arm?

I place it in the jaws back against the screw in deerhide wrap and if its against the frizzen face or about 1/16" from it mine works best.
I use the english flints and get about 15 shots or more before I have to move it up a touch.