MSW said:now the 'fun part:' if you try lead (instead of leather) you might or might not get a better result. some folks say that this will ruin your flints, will ruin your lock, will give you a dread disease, will make you socially awkward, dim- witted, left handed, bald, or a socialist. there are lockmakers who will not stand behind their locks if they determine that you've used lead in the cock. just out of curiosity, I squashed a fifty caliber ball flat in a vise and used the little sheet as a flint wrap. I trimmed away everything that hung over the edge, and I weighed (on my reloading scale) the half dozen flints which I had handy. I cannot remember the exact raw datum, but the gist of the result was that a few of the flints were lighter than the remainder to the extent that they came pretty close, if wrapped in lead, to the weight of their heavier brethren wrapped in leather.
this much over- heated discussion has been ongoing since the invention of this newfangled flint and steel technology
:surrender:
although I have used both leather and lead as a flint wrap, I have found that it really depends on the particular gun: there is no universal solution... you'll need to tinker around with it and see which system works well for you.
I wish you good luck with your project, and (I think it's in Ephesians) Be ye not afraid.
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rj morrison said:stick with black English flints http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/141/1
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