Ben Meyer
40 Cal
It makes sense. Smaller flints wear faster. Im not complaining really, because I dont think I'm doing anything wrong. A new flint sparks great, and the gun always goes boom, until it doesnt. I dont have excessive frizzen wear. And both locks are consistent...15-20 shots>failure to fire>take flint out and knap/pressure flake it then reset in the jaws>5-10 more shots, then its too short to stay in the jaws. Is what it is.
Ive never tried shimming it/sticking something behind it when it gets short. Might try that next time.
Ive never tried shimming it/sticking something behind it when it gets short. Might try that next time.