Larger Flash Hole

[Flint1]

My first flintlock was a Pedersoli Kentucky. Most aggravating thing ever. The touch hole was so small the only thing you could get in it was a nipple pick. The liner was coned on the inside and after each shot I would put the nipple pick in and try to angle it some on the inside to clean it. Still no good. About three quarters through our monthly shoots I was having to prime several times to get ignition. When I would get it home I would take the liner out and there was fouling build up on the entire inside with only a small opening going through that fouling from the nipple pick. No wonder it was so hard to go off. That happened month after month. Finally I drilled it out some and no more problems with the touch hole.

 

[Rebel bull]

(going to start my own thread for this question)

Is getting a lot of powder in the pan a common occurrence for you guys?

on my best one (the first I put together ) this is a late 70's CVA kentucky kit that I converted from percussion to flint (also a first) 30 years ago when i assembled it (i have since done several for friends and customers) I went through all of the learning curve stuff now it is a shooting tack driver (as long as I do my part tough to do with the shaking in my hands and 2 eye surgeries in each eye) it's a running joke in deer camp good for a couple of beers Mn law says that a flint is unloaded as long as the pan is empty mine will go off every time without any prime in the pan. i always prime when hunting but it's never failed to go off with the pan empty and wiped out