schuetzenisbestBP
.50 caliber
it's been frustrating for me trying to replace the flint. when i go to tighten the jaws the pressure pushes the flint and leather out. does anyone know any ideas to fix?
tightening the jaw screw pushes the flint out?
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schuetzenisbestBP
.50 caliber
yes, there's a hole in the leather.
holding the flint doesn't do anything and while holding it as much as i can, the flint still does the same.
BillyC
Shooting my .45 better every time
Does the flint have a big jump on top or is it nice and flat?
schuetzenisbestBP
.50 caliber
even with a flat flint the issue arises.
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take the top jaw off the cock and use an punch to put some teeth into the leather side. then it will hold.
Have you tried using a lead flint wrapper?
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you can also cut grooves across the cock jaws. this is a siler with them cast in.
Brokennock
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Like @PathfinderNC said,post a picture. Without it even the good suggestions are shots in the dark. Of a flat top flint and hole in the leather to allow the flint to be as far back as possible didn't at least reduce the issue, it would seem there is some info missing we need to help you.
A photo from the side, of the flint in question tightened into the jaw, will help. I suspect your flint has too much hump in it, is too pyramid shaped, or the boss at the top of the jaw needs to be filed at a very slight angle forward so the screw shank forces the front down more than the back.
All my flintlock cock jaws already have grooves. Are there some that don't?!?!?
Yup. I currently have 3 and all have smooth jaws. The one that surprises me is the Kibler.
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Are you using a correct size flint for the jaws, and if you are notch the back section of the flint where the jaw screw tightens the top of the cock.
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It appears to me that the flint is too small and the hole in the leather is too small. You need a flint that is the width of the frizzen and long enough to reach from about the jaw screw to within 1/8" of the frizzen when the lock is at half cock. The hole in the leather should be slightly larger than the diameter of the jaw screw. Perhaps a little bit thinner leather would also help. Can we see a picture of the flint with the leather in the jaws?
When my flints get too short, they will push out of the jaws as @schuetzenisbestBP describes.
When my flints get too short, they will push out of the jaws as @schuetzenisbestBP describes.
That flint is toast.
All my flintcock jaws are smooth, never had a problem holding flints that fit.
All my flintcock jaws are smooth, never had a problem holding flints that fit.
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It looks like you have a split lockwasher on the bottom of the stack. If so, it won't put even pressure on the narrow crown at the top of the top jaw right around the hole and is allowing the jaw to flex under pressure just enough to spit out the flint. If you had a short piece of steel tubing with clean ends under the bolt head instead of a washer stack it would work better and remove a considerable bit of that excess mass you have there flinging around at the top of the cock.
