Thunder14
32 Cal.
Hi I’m new to flintlock and i was wondering when do you load the pan? I’m thinking if you load it then walk around its going to upset the powder in the pan and bunch up in a sertant spot or am I overthinking this.
I'm not lucky enough to have grouse to hunt, but I go primed whenever I'm hunting, you never know when that snap shot will come your way. Last squirrel season I collected a gray which popped out of the trash on one side of a dry creek bed and made a rush toward trash on the other side, 20 feet away, fast as a squirrel can run. He didn't make it.Stumpkiller said:I get about 1-1/2 seconds to make a decision to shoot for grouse (or deer, sometimes) so I hunt with a primed pan.
:hatsoff:George said:I'm not lucky enough to have grouse to hunt, but I go primed whenever I'm hunting, you never know when that snap shot will come your way. Last squirrel season I collected a gray which popped out of the trash on one side of a dry creek bed and made a rush toward trash on the other side, 20 feet away, fast as a squirrel can run. He didn't make it.Stumpkiller said:I get about 1-1/2 seconds to make a decision to shoot for grouse (or deer, sometimes) so I hunt with a primed pan.
A couple of years before that I was standing relaxed at the edge of a creek with the butt of my gun on my toe when a dead branch on a small tree across the creek gave way under a gray, and it tumbled down, took off upstream in a flash. Squirrel for supper.
I have absolutely no concern what position my gun/pan is in when the shot comes along, it will fire if everything else is right.
Tests which show that position of the prime in the pan, near the touchhole, away from the touchhole, covering the touchhole are interesting to read about, and I like seeing them done, but that's one of those things where the difference in the practical world is not worth a moment's concern, it causes no problems.
I never use a hammer stall when hunting. I depend on the half-cock. If that ever fails me, I won't shoot anything important. I know how to handle a loaded gun.
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The gun is primed when I leave the vehicle. I check the prime every so often (more frequently in wet weather - about every 15 minutes or so) and replace as needed. And Yes, you are overthinking...Thunderduck said:Hi I’m new to flintlock and i was wondering when do you load the pan? I’m thinking if you load it then walk around its going to upset the powder in the pan and bunch up in a sertant spot or am I overthinking this.
I had it happen twice hunting in the rain (barrel pointed down and a greased cows-knee) - figured out that water was wicking up the barrel channel and sneaking into the pan from BEHIND the lock. Filled the barrel channel with wax gasket material and it hasn't happened again.azmntman said::metoo: But with little humidity not such an issue to check and replace. I have actually never expedienced the soupy prime issue I read about here?
azmntman said::metoo: But with little humidity not such an issue to check and replace. I have actually never expedienced the soupy prime issue I read about here?
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