How do you prime?

[Caterpillar Hunter]

Coinneach,​

The Mumma priming horn comes with the vent pick in the stopper. I don't know how he does it, but it's handy. This priming horn easily nestles in my breast pocket, stays warm, waterproof, and never clogs up.

 

[James Dietz]

Oh, If not under time pressure I do like to use a vent pick to clear a little tunnel in the main charge. I don't know if this is regraded as priming but it is part of my priming retinue. I find when I do this I rarely, if ever, have a mis fire.

 

[canon6]

I load and prime from the horn. FF.

Amen.

 

[M. De Land]

This is a very basic question. When shooting a flintlock rifle, at the range or on a hunt, how do you prefer to prime?
From your main horn or flask (yes, I know that is dangerous)?
From a small priming flask?
From a priming do-hicky that discharges 4 grains (is that enough or do you have to pump it 4 times)?
From a flask into a priming measure and into the pan?

I made a dohicky with the spring loaded plunger out of a 50 BMG case and soldered a lanyard into the primer pocket. Not by any stretch of the imagination authentic but sure looks cool and the taper of the case makes it work like a dream !
I prime with Null-B now days and the 50 BMG dohicky meters this prime powder( dust really) very well.

 

[Paul Nelson]

Made this priming horn to go with the powder horn I purchased.

 

[Rob M.]

Hunting i use these.

Those are neat . Ive never used them much but last December , Ken Netting sent me one real similar to these . He made it and sent it as a birthday / Christmas present for me ...darn nice of him....its really neat . See if I can find a pic ...

 

[WonkyEye]

Those are neat . Ive never used them much but last December , Ken Netting sent me one real similar to these . He made it and sent it as a birthday / Christmas present for me ...darn nice of him....its really neat . See if I can find a pic ...

Those are really cool. My luck I'd wind up with a pocket full of powder though. If I could figure out how to keep it handy and safe from accidentally emptying it I'd definitely like one of those. I worry about the other push style brass doodad thigymajig too.
Lately I've been trying out priming from the horn, but it's too slow for a couple of the stations on the woods walks we do that are timed on priming, firing and scored on accuracy.

The doodad is going to go back to its home in a sleeve with an open bottom on my bag strap so if I do accidentally push it hopefully the powder falls to the ground instead of getting piled up where it can catch a spark.

 

[Greg Selner]

This is a very basic question. When shooting a flintlock rifle, at the range or on a hunt, how do you prefer to prime?
From your main horn or flask (yes, I know that is dangerous)?
From a small priming flask?
From a priming do-hicky that discharges 4 grains (is that enough or do you have to pump it 4 times)?
From a flask into a priming measure and into the pan?

I use a priming do-Nicky that discharges 4 grains. 1 pump is enough.

 

[bummy]

Primer will work better with end filed at a 45 degree angle. Also designed for 4F.

That's a good idea.