Flints

[Ohio1]

OK, I'm quite sure I will be ordering a .36 cal flinter by Pedersoli! The question I have is ....What flint to use?? Most flinters do not come with a flint....so what should I go with? Thanks,

Steve

 

[azmntman]

Call john at track of the wolf and he set you up! Been alot help here.

 

[bpd303]

My Cabela's .54 Pedresoli Blue Ridge Hunter came with a black English flint wrapped with lead (go figure) it's 3/4 wide X 1 inch long. I order my flints from TOW.

 

[Rifleman1776]

The simple answer is the ones that work best for you. Most flinters use English black knapped. I use those but have had great success with German sawn flints from several stones. Some like Novoculite but it generally is not very popular and is quite expensive. You have to spend some money and try for yourself.
Really, your question is like asking which socks work best with a pair of shoes.

 

[stinkyfeet]

my frontier 36 and 45 uses a 7/8 english flint from TOTW go to there website it will tell you what gun its used for commonly.

 

[MSW]

Call john at track of the wolf and he set you up! Been alot help here.

+1 ... these folks are very accommodating, and will help you if they can.

make good smoke!

 

[Jim Evans]

OK, I'm quite sure I will be ordering a .36 cal flinter by Pedersoli! The question I have is ....What flint to use?? Most flinters do not come with a flint....so what should I go with? Thanks,

Steve

Which model do you have? I have a book with them all in.

 

[frogwalking]

Some folks are selling French amber colored flints. I bought several dozen and like the quality. They tend to be thinner on the average than the English flints, and spark as well.

 

[Woodyrock]

Most of the French flints are being knapped from the waste left form the old days. That would explain the thinnest.
Woody

 

[M. De Land]

I've been making some flints of late and have had to use flakes from larger spawls to make them. Many are thinner than when made from blades knapped off a core.
Flakes tend to be flat without a back ridge as found in most flints that are shaped from blades which tend to be triangular in cross section.
This is the reason many need to be ground on top to make a flat for the upper cock jaw.
I'm currently experimenting with both and grinding the bevels on a 8 inch green wheel.
Course if one is going to grind than a dust mask should be worn and the operation done outside or under a water injector.
Flint needs to be handled with the same precautions that glass dust is when grinding. Mike D.

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

Have a look at the website of TOW ... where they list there different size flints they also state for which type of gun they are suitable.

 

[Ohio1]

The Frontiersman model in 36cal!

 

[Jim Evans]

The Frontiersman model in 36cal!

7/8 wide flint #7 at Track of the Wolf and the book load is 30gr FFF, .350 ball, .015 patch :thumbsup:

 

[Ohio1]

Thanks SR, That infor will come in handy!

Steve