sixoclockhold
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Before I return to Cabelas I have a Cabelas flint 36 cal. Blue Ridge /Pederesoli Frontier rifle with erratic ignition. This is my second one.
I have several flint rifles some I made some I bought. I have a pretty good idea about how to make them work. This rifle sparks extremely well pan goes off 95 % and is very accurate. However one never knows if it will go off. When you pick it there is no powder there. Because they drill into breech plug to make a small recess (Nock Style?). The main charge doesn't get in there. If it fills with anything no ignition. They claim this is an advantage in a small caliber. When you bang the rifle to settle powder a few grains come thru vent and even then it may not go off. Yesterday it didn't fire from a clean gun twice I had to push powder into vent. Then it fired 4 times in a row. This is my 2nd rifle the first was worse, vent hole drill into bottom flat of barrel weakening barrel. This created a small chamber where the cleaning jag cannot get. What a joke as is the ramrod whoever makes these guns doesn't shoot them. Any suggestions????
Jeff
I have several flint rifles some I made some I bought. I have a pretty good idea about how to make them work. This rifle sparks extremely well pan goes off 95 % and is very accurate. However one never knows if it will go off. When you pick it there is no powder there. Because they drill into breech plug to make a small recess (Nock Style?). The main charge doesn't get in there. If it fills with anything no ignition. They claim this is an advantage in a small caliber. When you bang the rifle to settle powder a few grains come thru vent and even then it may not go off. Yesterday it didn't fire from a clean gun twice I had to push powder into vent. Then it fired 4 times in a row. This is my 2nd rifle the first was worse, vent hole drill into bottom flat of barrel weakening barrel. This created a small chamber where the cleaning jag cannot get. What a joke as is the ramrod whoever makes these guns doesn't shoot them. Any suggestions????
Jeff
