Firing a flintlock in a blind

[Onojutta]

Is it safe to fire a flintlock in a blind? I’ve never hunted with my FLs in one of my pop-up blinds because I assumed the blast from the touch hole would damage the blind and/or risk injury to me or one of the kids I hunt with. But recently there’s been articles in two reputable publications that mentioned shooting deer with a FL from blinds. So am I worried about nothing or were these writers being reckless?

 

[snakebit]

I imagine it'll be smokier than all get out for a bit if you've only got one window opened. But I doubt you'll set it on fire.

 

[William Sublette]

Yes, it turns your blind into a Cheech & Chong Movie.

 

[Dutch7]

I have shot a few from a blind, the smoke clears, eventually.

 

[andy52]

Yes, it turns your blind into a Cheech & Chong Movie.

Or this;
https://www.google.com/search?sca_e...ate=ive&vld=cid:2a3de2a3,vid:G-WDxfJfbjY,st:0

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have fired my flintlock in this natural material ground blind, nothing caught fire.

But the doe died;

Inside;

 

[Onojutta]

So what about any danger of harming someone in the blind with the jet of hot gas from the lock and touch hole? If this is a concern for reenactors, what about inside a blind?

 

[FishDFly]

Flintlock shields are required during shooting matches for safety.

I would place your child on the opposite side of the lock as a minimum. If it was me, I would not have one of my kids in the blind when shooting a flintlock.

 

[Buff1958]

I have shot lots of critters from a blind. It takes a minute before you can see as the blind fills up with smoke