New to flinch lock

[Jasonb1911]

G m it says 32 cal how I change I never put that in? I have a tradition pa pellet flintlock new to side lock

Good morning and welcome from North Carolina.

That 32 caliber is based on your number of posts and how long you have been a member. The caliber goes up the more you interact with the forum.

 

[MtHoot]

Don't flinch. Best way to overcome the flinch is by shooting. Can practice without using powder and ball by putting a piece of wood in the hammer and shooting that way. Making sure you hold and look through all the moving taking place inches from your face. Once comfortable with that, range time again working on holding through the movement and flash till you feel the recoil. Will get easier, just takes a little time for most. A gun with a faster lock time would help, less time between pulling trigger and gun discharge. MHO

Don't flinch. Best way to overcome the flinch is by shooting. Can practice without using powder and ball by putting a piece of wood in the hammer and shooting that way. Making sure you hold and look through all the moving taking place inches from your face. Once comfortable with that, range time again working on holding through the movement and flash till you feel the recoil. Will get easier, just takes a little time for most. A gun with a faster lock time would help, less time between pulling trigger and gun discharge. MHO

That’s the best advice and good words to shoot by!

 

[IsMackinac North]

With some practice, you'll learn to command your rifle instead of letting it command you. Don't overload it, that will help. But it's good to learn to use a flintlock; it will soon be the only type of firearm that you'll be able to have.
Modern ammunition is indeed high-tech, and the means of producing and distributing it will soon vanish for several centuries. Flintlocks are entirely self-sufficient. Find a stone that sparks. Powder can be made in a simple environment with few tools. But get your flintlocks now.

 

[NeilMacleod]

Welcome from Ab !

 

[LSLibelo]

Welcome from California.

 

[2 shots]

welcome aboard

 

[dracer]

welcome the forum

 

[Black_Feather]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[tenngun]

I got my first flintlock in ‘76 or 77, so a life time of shooting them. I don’t notice any delay from trigger squeeze to shot.
Concentrate on your target and holding there.
You can make a wood chip and put it in place of your flint and dry fire.
Also sit at a bench or rest and spend a few flints just setting off prime, while holding on target
Count in your head, 1-2-3, as you squeeze. And after the poof
Pretty soon the ‘flinch’ factor will be gone and you shoot well feel instant.
This is September, practice regularly and by January it will be a smooth as glass as you shoot

 

[Stumpkiller]

I never, ever, oil the face of my frizzen or the pan. If it gets rusty I scour it with 240 grit sandpaper. Here is a smoothbore flintlock I shot 30 times by only loading and priming. No wiping the frizzen, no vent picking, didn't touch the flint, loaded with paper cartridges and round ball without swabbing the bore. I just wanted to see if it would. When your gunsmith is sharp (Mike Brooks), you prime properly (just to the bottom of the vent), and the planets align flintlocks are VERY reliable.

 

[Dobegrant]

Welcome from Arizona

 

[nit wit]

Welcome from Maine
Nit Wit

 

[x_count]

Welcome from the coast of North Carolina!

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

Welcome from SE Missouri.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Welcome!