New Flinter

[2thdoc]

Last year at deer camp my receptionist's husband Lee and I were doing a little target shooting with our muzzleloaders. I was shooting a .32cal percussion that I had built and he was shooting a purty little .45cal flint Tennessee rifle that he had built. I was hanging right with him at the close range targets; but when we started shooting at a 9" paper plate at 100yds it was no contest. He was consistently hitting that plate shooting offhand, which in my mind is pretty darn good shootin'. Well, I thought to myself, we can't be having this; I'll just build me a flintlock rifle too and show him what's what next year. Well, I just finished her and she's a real beauty in my opinion. All components from TOW except for grooved steel nosecap from MBS. John Armstrong style stock(I like a straight comb and the classic lines of this style stock), small Davis dbl set trigger, 40" 13/16" .45cal GM barrel, Chamber's large Siler lock, 1/4x32 white lighting touchhole liner, all steel furniture.
Now, I've shot a flintlock very few times; shot lots of percussion, however. Late yesterday afternoon I shot it six times at a target about 20yds. 55grs Swiss 3F, denim patches.
Group was about 2-3 inches; last three shots the holes were touching each other. I didn't enlarge the liner hole and don't believe I will have to. This thing goes off just a hair slower than a percussion, and so far has gone off consistently. I think once I get used to shooting it, it will be a real shooter. I intend to leave my scoped Knight at home for this year's blackpowder deer season and take Old Sparky instead. Ole Lee's going to be in trouble this fall. I've got a feeling this won't be my last flintlock firearm! Man, I like it!

 

[swquiro]

Hey 2thdoc, your description piqued out interest. So, how about a photo?

 

[roundball]

Welcome to the land of flintlocks...sounds like you have contracted a good case of "the sickness"...it's kind of like the old fashioned plight that used to be called "the consumptions" in the old days.
And there is no cure for "the sickness"...oh sure, you'll think there will be, if you just buy one more flintlock, but it won't be a cure...so you'll buy another, this time a different caliber, but the cravings only get worse...then you'll have to have yet another caliber...then you "must" have a smoothbore...then a SxS double...then you'll realize the truth: There is no cure!
But you're OK here...we're your support group...we take in the tired, the hungry, and those with: "The sickness"
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[2thdoc]

I'll try to get some pictures in the photo forum, if I can figure out how to do it.

 

[plainsman54]

I understand completely where you are coming from, I just recently bought my first flintlock, a Cabela's .54, and fell in love with it. Had been shooting a .54 cal. percussion, but think it may be passed down to my oldest son, after shooting this one, may have to upgrade real soon.

 

[Redcoat]

yeah flintlocks are awesome. To tell you the truth, though, I have never shot a percussion gun before, only flintlocks (but then again I havn't been into this for too long either!)

 

[Claude Mathis]

I'll try to get some pictures in the photo forum, if I can figure out how to do it.

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/ubbthreads/faq.php?Cat=#image

 

That's odd, most people start on percussion, then see all the fun of a flintlock, especially on damp or rainly days, and just can't let the flint shooter have ALL the fun- they gotta try it too.
; Shooting a flinter in the rain is so much fun, some people just can't stand it.
Daryl

 

[Rocky Johnson]

Daryl the Bevel brothers think that a flintlock is more likely to fire in the rain than a caplock. Rocky /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[musketman]

That's odd, most people start on percussion, then see all the fun of a flintlock,

My first muzzleloader was a T/C Renegade .54 caliber flintlock... ::