robinghewitt
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justlearning said:
Sounds good to me, I'll add this 'late collision = flint eater' to the list I keep in my head :thumbsup:
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Sounds good to me, I'll add this 'late collision = flint eater' to the list I keep in my head :thumbsup:
I don' tknow Chuck Dixon, or if he imbibes, but if it were me ... they're either be a bottle of the finest Southern whiskey on his doorstep or a gift certificate for dinner for him and Mrs. on his doorstep at the soonest.
Honest, fast, and FREE work like that needs to be appreciated and recognized!
Honest, fast, and FREE work like that needs to be appreciated and recognized!
While that may be the gospel truth... another reality is that as a result of this transaction, one business may have lost a potential future sale, and another business may have picked up one with just a bit of effort and customer service...
Hey justlearning,
Regarding the flints dulling quickly, besides the problem with the long screws catching on the cock, you may need to make another adjustment that will reduce the amount of knapping required on your flints.
Make sure the flint is hitting the frizze at a 55° to 60° angle and you will not only get very long life out of your flints, they will be pretty much self knapping. Do whatever you need to do to get that angle. Bevel up, bevel down, move the flint back a bit, move it up....whatever it takes. At half cock the flint should be close enough to the frizzen that you can see what the angle will be when it hits it.
When you get it set right it will slice the frizzen instead of impacting it too directly and crushing the edge of your frizzen or hitting it at such a steep angle that it misses most of the edge and hits the top of the flint knocking big chunks off the bottom of it.
I almost never knap my flints because this angle keeps it virtually self knapping, and I get good long life out of every flint.
Hope this helps!
Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:
Regarding the flints dulling quickly, besides the problem with the long screws catching on the cock, you may need to make another adjustment that will reduce the amount of knapping required on your flints.
Make sure the flint is hitting the frizze at a 55° to 60° angle and you will not only get very long life out of your flints, they will be pretty much self knapping. Do whatever you need to do to get that angle. Bevel up, bevel down, move the flint back a bit, move it up....whatever it takes. At half cock the flint should be close enough to the frizzen that you can see what the angle will be when it hits it.
When you get it set right it will slice the frizzen instead of impacting it too directly and crushing the edge of your frizzen or hitting it at such a steep angle that it misses most of the edge and hits the top of the flint knocking big chunks off the bottom of it.
I almost never knap my flints because this angle keeps it virtually self knapping, and I get good long life out of every flint.
Hope this helps!
Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:
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I too live in the Lehigh Valley, I am hoping to get over to Dixon's before the October eary muzzle loader season.
The people at Dixon's are awesome.. They set me up with all the materials I needed for a double barrel shotgun I bought last year, gave me a load chart for the old 12 ga. too! Great people!
Shotgun shoots excellent.. Can't wait to try it out on rabbits and squirrels this year!
I am glad your flintlock is working for you! Happy shooting!
The people at Dixon's are awesome.. They set me up with all the materials I needed for a double barrel shotgun I bought last year, gave me a load chart for the old 12 ga. too! Great people!
Shotgun shoots excellent.. Can't wait to try it out on rabbits and squirrels this year!
I am glad your flintlock is working for you! Happy shooting!
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