Flint Guns; more accidents than percussion?

[Don H]

Yea, Sea Scouts mostly play with boats. Venture Crews can do a variety of programs or specialize in one or a few activities. Our Crew does blackpowder, blacksmithing, bow making, sort of a variety of primitive skills. Also backpacking and just camping.

 

[Sun City]

Regardless....never discount the fact of 'Murphy' jumping up!!

 

[Col. Batguano]

Seeing how I currently chair our Council Shooting Sports Committee (I also co chair a Venturing Crew and a Sea Scout Ship) the only answer I can give people when they ask me a question is what is in the book(s).

When an individual that I know (that actually knows something about the shooting sports) asks me a question about what to do, I refer them to the book, and then tell them to "use your best judgment". Most then simply smile and tell me that was the best advice they ever had.

 

[Stantheman86]

Most of the "flintlocks are less safe" nonsense is probably "knowledge", camp fire lore and old wives tales that have been passed down for years.....probably going back to the basic idea that the Scout instructors didn't want to mess with priming pans, knapping flints, finicky guns etc. So they just said "cap locks only for "safety" reasons" and that was that.

Plus its much harder to use powder subs, in the event someone has to stop by Wally World and pick up some Pyrodex for a Scout shoot... because anymore one gun shop in a 200 mile radius even sells real BP.

I can honestly see why they just want cap locks. Being someone who has been a range safety , has instructed people etc , the name of the game is KISS.

 

[Pete G]

It is an "accident" if I put 5 shots in the ten ring; does that count?

 

[Carbon 6]

Are they more dangerous than a bow? who hasn't been arm slapped by a bow or gotten finger blisters or feather cut?

 

[wiksmo]

That is too funny! :thumbs up:

It is an "accident" if I put 5 shots in the ten ring; does that count?