This AM on fleabay I saw a Flintlock gizmo which basicly looked like part of a cigerette lighter adapted to fit in the cock jaws and use a lighter "flint". The thing rolls the lighter wheel againjst a leather pad placed on the frizzen.
Although I am fine with flints and real black powder I know many of us have difficulty obtaining the real thing.
I am wondering if this thing could be used to ignight a pan charge of fake powder- Pyrodex, 777 and the like. Perhaps the sparks are hotter, hot enough to allow the use of fake powder by those who cannot get the real thing.
Has anyone experimented with the lighter device or know anyone who has used it with fake powder.
Yeah its not a real Flintlock once the thing is used but if it can reliably ignight the fake powders in the pan it would allow some of our brethern to shoot their Flintlocks which otherwise sit idle for lack of BP.
Although I am fine with flints and real black powder I know many of us have difficulty obtaining the real thing.
I am wondering if this thing could be used to ignight a pan charge of fake powder- Pyrodex, 777 and the like. Perhaps the sparks are hotter, hot enough to allow the use of fake powder by those who cannot get the real thing.
Has anyone experimented with the lighter device or know anyone who has used it with fake powder.
Yeah its not a real Flintlock once the thing is used but if it can reliably ignight the fake powders in the pan it would allow some of our brethern to shoot their Flintlocks which otherwise sit idle for lack of BP.