Saw something weird. don't know where to post this

[Philip Lebow]

Was looking through sportsman's guide, Saw Traditions advertising a "Pellet flintlock." What? is that? How does it ignite?
sorry, took me by surprise..

 

[2 shots]

we can not speak of such. its evil

 

[BoomStick]

Marketing gimmick for a gun that can use a premeasured pellet of powder (generally a substitute like pyrodex) rather than loose powder. Substitutes generally don't work well in a flintlock, but maybe when pressed into a tablet there's a coating or something that makes them easier to ignite.

 

[pwbsmokey]

Marketing gimmick for a gun that can use a premeasured pellet of powder (generally a substitute like pyrodex) rather than loose powder. Substitutes generally don't work well in a flintlock, but maybe when pressed into a tablet there's a coating or something that makes them easier to ignite.

Pellets have black powder on one end of them

 

[Grenadier1758]

And even with that pellet of black powder, they weren't all that reliable. All too often the pellets were loaded with the black powder kicker next to the ball. That don't work. Then the pellets were drilled for the black powder kicker to run through the pellet. Still not the most reliable of propellant sources. Best to avoid such devices.