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Have you considered one of those unmentionables that use those brass things that hold powder and have a primer?
I hear those are pretty reliable.
I have..it takes those little brass things that are getting difficult to find as well..just trying to have something..that will feed us if need be..plus it costs nothing to shoot..the ONLY thing I own that does not.
 
I have..it takes those little brass things that are getting difficult to find as well..just trying to have something..that will feed us if need be..plus it costs nothing to shoot..the ONLY thing I own that does not.

I am not sure how you figure it costs nothing to shoot, a pound of black powder is basically the same as smokeless if your a reloader and you use a lot fewer grains of smokeless per shot than black usually.

I am of the school that flintlocks etc. should be shot the way they were intended to be when they were the state of the art. To me any "improvements" to improve reliability are a slippery slope to where I personally don't want to go. I don't own any percussion rifles although I may someday but anything like an in line will never be in my safe.

I am glad your happy and welcome you to the muzzle loading family, we can all be different and still get along.
 
I make my own powder..so cost is nominal..I bought KNO2 for next to nothing years ago still have probly 30 pounds..make my own charcoal..Sulfur is cheap and readily available..so I guess it does cost me something..couple bucks a pound maybe. Thanks for the welcome agreed.
 
It is called the kyper flint wheel..the company went out of business.
Seeing the lock explains the misfire problem! Glad you found a way to get around it! I believe they make a replacement lock which also corrects the misfire problem, and looks more traditional! But unless you go where Buckskinners, Mountain Men and other BP folks congregate it's probably not an issue - unless your device wears out or breaks!
 
Since I am knapping impaired and considered to be a good machinist. I think I will be making one of those to try.Flints are going up in costs as are caps. I have a good supply of powder and lead so I'll give it a try as soon as i get back into the shop after my upcoming back surgery.
 
It’s my nature at 78 to think outside the box. All a flint needs to be is sharp to scrape off a bit of metal so fast it becomes red hot. Thinking of those who cannot get hold of flints I thought I might try one of those inserts for lathe cutting tools And Wow so successful
 

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I must apologise but I can never open my video clips on the forum. This little pistol had such quick ignition I tried 8 times to photo ignition but it’s just too quick. But rest assured if you cannot get hold of flints the lathe turning in cutting inserts are amazing
 

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I dissected the video clip Lathe cutting tool
Insert instead of flint. MAGIC Ok so it’s a big controversial but if you cannot get flints across the pond on what can you do. Here in UK flint is everywhere and love napping gun flints and arrow heads it Uk sunny but cold
 

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I just checked my iPhone8 is recording 30 frames a second so three frames to ignition means a flint ignition is like 3/10 th second on my coat pistol of course BP is burning and expanding around 2100ft sec. nothing wrong with a flintlock if it’s not raining. Ha ha 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😁
 

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Been shooting flintlocks since the '70s, no problem with them going off if you know what you are doing.
If I know what I am doing?..did you not see the video..mine sparks just fine..EVERY SINGLE TIME..sooo..I guess I do know what I am doing..you must get alot of black eyes..or you do not talk to people like that in person...my guess is the latter.
 
You know...when these rifles were invented..had someone done this..folks would have used the manure out of them because they work better than what came before..people did not decide they would never used percussion caps when they were feeding their families..so..if you are so caught up in "nostalgia" that you will not improve your odds then do not..I shared it so somebody might be able to use the idea to put food on their plates..those of you who have open minds and tend to adapt will understand..those who do not will talk manure..good day yall.
 
It is just a strip of leather superglued to the frizzen.

So the wheel scrapes against a little piece of ferro rod (like a Zippo flint) that's inside the mechanism the wheel is attached to and the leather just helps rotate the wheel when it hits the frizzen? I've never seen one of these before, so I'm trying to figure out how it works.
 
I never had a percussion rifle that was 100% reliable. There was a reason that centerfire primer and 209 conversions were invented for percussion guns.

As for the OP, take a look at the touch hole location in your TC Renegade, Look closely, the touch hole is low and off center rearward to the pan. Besides that, it has a TC lock, and there IS a reason than L&R makes replacements. TC's were known to have frizzens that wore through the case hardening in short order, so is why that "flint wheel" was invented in the first place. Later TC's had a different cock, and improved frizzen, but folks are still looking for replacement frizzens (using Investarms) or replacing the locks. AFAIK TC always supplied their FLs with those cut agates, and sold those same cut agates as "flints". Wet sawn hard rocks they were, but they aren't flint. Another issue with many FLs, TC included, is a patent breech, and they are the reason for teeth gnashing on both flint and percussion guns.

Put a piece of black or amber flint in most any decent lock and you'll get a shower of sparks. Chert works too, I'm told jade is amazing, and each of these can have teeth put back on them numerous times without a diamond wheel or wet saw.
 
I have never really got into flinters for their misfiring issues..love them now.

Mark, allways seems to come through with a great video. the theme of this one is DON'T STEEL GUNS FROM THE PEPOLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM FOR THERE LIVELIEHOOD!!
 
My Jaeger is probably the best shooter I have in regards to the flint, it is a custom gun with even most of the lock being hand made so there is that. However when shooting at a match I will purposely see how many shots I can get out of a good English flint. I have gotten upwards of 60 before it fails and it goes off every time until the flints so rounded it finally gives up.

If I am in a hurry I just tap on it a couple of times with the back of my knife (I am not very good at this), not in a hurry I use a notched rod and knap it more precisely, then back to shooting.
They guys at the club who have problems usually are shooting flinters with poor architecture (flint hitting the frizzen at a bad angle) improperly hardened frizzens and improperly placed or drilled out touch holes.

I have never seen the need for a percussion gun but am looking around for a cheap Hawken style just to play with and if you think about it the OP's device is kind of like a wheel lock in reverse (wheel moves instead of being stationary)

There is room in this sport for everyone
 

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