Flintlock Addiction, is there any hope?

[Fly103]

After 15 years of shooting caplocks, I have been thoroughly enjoying my Pedersoli Pennsylvania rifle, I cant believe it has taken me this long to get my first flintlock. I've got close to a hundred balls through her now and every time I take her out I struggle to find the willpower to put her up again. There is something soothing in sound and feel of the lock and the smell of the black powder smoke that I just cant get enough of. Flintlocks are a powerful drug and i'm affraid i've become an addict.

 

[forty_caliber]

Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

The addiction will run it's course and leave you with a severe case of GAD (Gear Acquisition Disorder) followed by the strong desire to scrabble through creek beds looking for flint.

.40

 

[hanshi]

Wonderful addiction, and it'll keep you off the streets. NO! There is nothing one can do about this addiction except get more flintlocks; essentially all one can do is scratch the itch.

 

[Crow-Feather]

After 15 years of shooting caplocks, I have been thoroughly enjoying my Pedersoli Pennsylvania rifle, I cant believe it has taken me this long to get my first flintlock. I've got close to a hundred balls through her now and every time I take her out I struggle to find the willpower to put her up again. There is something soothing in sound and feel of the lock and the smell of the black powder smoke that I just cant get enough of. Flintlocks are a powerful drug and i'm affraid i've become an addict.

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I am interested in getting a Ped Penn. Can you attest to it's quickness to fire and it's accuracy?

 

[Crow-Feather]

You want to hook a kid on muzzle loading? Let him take a shot with a flint at a range or Rondy. I understand that the cap lock people are trying to get a law passed to prevent that first shot.

 

[rafterob]

Maybe there is still hope for me, I only shoot my Flintlock 90% of the time.

 

[Fly103]

Crow-feather,
The lock geometry is rather bad, I have to shim up the back of the flint with a toothpick to get a good impact angle. I also had to reshape and polish the frizzen foot to get it to open smoothly withe less than 3lbs of force.

That aside, her lock time is plenty fast once you work out how much priming she likes. She is far more accurate than I am. Off the bench at 25yds she will shoot a ragged hole, offhand for me i get a 3" group at the same distance. Ive had good luck hitting soda cans offhand from 50yds though so i must be doing something right......

I would say she's a fine rifle but she's my only flinter so i dont have alot to compare her with.

Chris

 

[appalichian hunter]

No hope for you now, your doomed to the order of the rock crushers, enjoy.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

To my knowledge and familiarity, there is no cure. My Condolences...Been Nice Knowing you.

 

[Bob McBride]

You have crossed the Event Horizon and will be stretched thinner and thinner as you spin in circles around the singularity, until, hopefully many years from now, and oh so very close to the center of the black hole, you will suddenly hear a loud flushing sound.....and with any luck you’ll pop out the other side in some place, far from here, that has weapons that must be loaded from the muzzle, where you can again cross the Event Horizon, stretched thinner and.......

 

[russellshaffer]

Maybe try a matchlock?? A whole new learning curve. Just changes or adds to your addiction, though.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

You have crossed the Event Horizon and will be stretched thinner and thinner as you spin in circles around the singularity, until, hopefully many years from now, and oh so very close to the center of the black hole, you will suddenly hear a loud flushing sound.....and with any luck you’ll pop out the other side in some place, far from here, that has weapons that must be loaded from the muzzle, where you can again cross the Event Horizon, stretched thinner and.......

Spaghettification...

 

[Bob McBride]

Spaghettification...

Precisely. And it was meant as a double entendre as flintlocks will stretch the old budget thinner and thinner.....

 

[Terry Lightle]

My feeble answer to your question NOPE

 

[Daryl Crawford]

I offer you hope and great news...
Flinters, and the need for just one more, will keep you so poor you will hardly be able to afford to have other vices.
The bad news is that some of the new friends you have will only be enablers in getting you into new gear and may even offer you a nip of the fine Irish...
Never mind, you are doomed.

 

[Woody Morgan]

I'm a new guy with m/l and started with a flinter. I've now infected two other members at the range.

"Hey, little boy. Wanna try it just once?"

wm

 

[Crow-Feather]

No hope for you now, your doomed to the order of the rock crushers, enjoy.

Reverse the flint bottom side up

 

[Cruzatte]

A Hank Williams song comes to mind, "Lost Highway." Because that's what you've gone down, flint lock's lost highway. Nice to know you'll find many friends all along the road.

 

[Mike Payne]

You're done for!

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Oh that’s just the start! Wait till you commission for a full blown correct custom!