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Went to get some supplies at the local muzzle loader shop, and because I want to see this shop stay in business I had to buy a new gun. That's the kind of giving person I am. 😇 It's a brand new Traditions flintlock Mountain rifle .50, and it's the first new ML I've ever bought. Every ML I bought was used, until today. First thing I did was take it apart to clean, like I do with new unmentionables.
There were two things that surprised me. First, there was not any grease in the lock or trigger system. Second, the barrel seemed to be very dirty. It looked like the gun had been fired, but not cleaned afterward. Is this normal? Was the black stuff that came out on the cleaning patches not BP residue? Was it just grease? The frizzed was unmarked, so I'm assuming it was never fired unless it was part of the proofing process.
I fitted a flint and hope to go to the range tomorrow morning.
 
Probably a shipping grease? If it cleaned out nicely, nothing to worry about. I can't imagine if it was proof fired that it would not have been cleaned out before packing and shipping.
 
With the two kits I have assembled, there was no lube on the trigger parts either, but the locks had some kind of silicone grease. The inside of the barrels had a brownish-black coating for rust prevention.

I agree, their frizzen springs are too strong.
 
I have a Traditions flintlock. I did 2 things to improve the frizzen action. First, I removed the wave washer in the pivot and replaced it with a plain washer for a spacer, as the wave washer created drag. Second, I smoothed the points where the frizzen contacts the spring. Mine had a pronounced casting seam, smoothing it to a proper bearing surface and giving it the proper profile allows the frizzen to snap open like it sh
 
That’s definitely something I want to do, #JB67.
I don’t know how they finished the metal work. It looks like browning but it’s a flat coat of some sort. I’m thinking of stripping the barrel, trigger guard and butt plate, then applying browning. Has anyone else done that?
 
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