pan priming

[joe sebia]

Didn't read all posts so forgive me if I repeat someone here. I have found that when I prime the pan I use " just enough". Seems to work well for me. It's kinda like when my mom cooked. No recipe just went by eye and feel. Worked for her.

 

[M. De Land]

Only true in a patent breech system. An underhammer or mules ear lock has the nipple threaded directly into the charge the barrel thickness away.
In this configuration the prime is actually as close or closer than a flinter pan prime.
My match rifle is an underhammer .45 caliber and it probably comes pretty close to a metallic cartridge for ignition speed.
I don't even remember it failing to fire unless I dry ball.

 

[M. De Land]

I just finished a match this week end using my Yazel flint pistol.
I use the Meal-D powder from Goex in about a 6 grain charge.
This worked really good and only had a couple slow fire shots.
They were do to not tuning up my flint every ten shots like I should have done.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Short of inline, the ignition channel for percussion guns (drum & nipple and patent breech) is longer than that of a proper flintlock. I prefer flint!

I prefer flint, too.

but I prefer flint because flint is magical. flint makes you cooler, more suave, more debonair, more sophisticated, better looking, socially adept and sexually attractive. shooting a flint improves you grammar, advances your standing in the community, restores lost vigor, health and radiance, and removes unwanted wrinkles.

:rotf: not

Shooting flint is like the fountain of youth! :haha:

 

[Bob4BVM]

Only true in a patent breech system. An underhammer or mules ear lock has the nipple threaded directly into the charge the barrel thickness away.
In this configuration the prime is actually as close or closer than a flinter pan prime.
My match rifle is an underhammer .45 caliber and it probably comes pretty close to a metallic cartridge for ignition speed.
I don't even remember it failing to fire unless I dry ball.

But most trad. cap guns use the nipple-drum-barrel hole path. Even with the nipple screwed directly into barrel, you still have the barrel thickness, which is considerable.
That path length cannot compare to a WL-type touch hole where the main charge is exposed at the outer surface of the barrel. In effect there is zero separation between the flash pan & the main charge. Pick it a bit & you can have the main charge hanging out into the flashpan !

 

[Tom Compton]

Oh no, don't have a kernel of powder protruding from the touch hole .... You'll have a fuse effect delay!!!

Oh right, Pletch's timing videos show the fuse effect doesn't exist. Oh well. Excuuuuuse me.

 

[54ball]

And you'll have the main charge "hanging out" into the the drum. The flame shot from the cap is under pressure as well.

Unless the gun is fouled even a drum percussion will be faster.

I shoot flint nearly exclusively but facts are facts and this one has been proven for nearly 2 centuries.

 

[Ohio Joe]

I have several styles of locks and my procedure for all of them is half a pan of priming powder.

I always try for half a pan as well. Don't always get it, sometimes I do, sometimes to much. Haven't noticed any difference in ignition regardless if the pan is 1/4 to 3/4 full. I use a small home made priming horn with a plug / no spring loaded brass thrower. Works for me.

 

[mingo]

I once used a separate primer with 4f.
Now I just dump in a gob of 3f and let 'er rip.

I do this with several pieces.

Flinching means you are not concentrating.

Friend of mine who is a professional shooter likes rocklocks for training.

You learn to concentrate on the basic issue and disregard distractions.
These would include flash as well as delay.