Touch hole position

[flconch53]

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While Ime sure this post interests many its hardly Pre flintlock ? Rudyard Who likes pre flintlocks . & Flintlocks in their proper place.

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[Rod Man]

I recently bought a rifle I was concerned about with the same issue. I have only had one miss fire after sending countless balls down range.

RM

 

[deerstalkert]

While Ime sure this post interests many its hardly Pre flintlock ? Rudyard Who likes pre flintlocks . & Flintlocks in their proper place.

trouble navigating Rudyard?

 

[büchsenmacher64]

I recently bought a rifle I was concerned about with the same issue. I have only had one miss fire after sending countless balls down range.

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RM

Awesome, thanks for your reply. Do you fill the pan to the bottom of the hole or lower?

 

[Rod Man]

Awesome, thanks for your reply. Do you fill the pan to the bottom of the hole or lower?

Much lower. I am of the “less is more” crowd. I use just enough. There is a thread where people have posted up pics with powder in the pans of various rifles. Try searching for it and you’ll see how little it takes.

RM

 

[Rod Man]

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/does-anyone-have-a-pic-of-powder-in-a-pan.139261/

 

[büchsenmacher64]

Much lower. I am of the “less is more” crowd. I use just enough. There is a thread where people have posted up pics with powder in the pans of various rifles. Try searching for it and you’ll see how little it takes.

RM

Thanks for your reply! I’ll try to find them.

 

[flntlokr]

I figured as much. Here it is. Thanks again.

You might consider sticking a countersink into the hole and giving the hole a bit of a funnel shape rather than the flat wall. I feel that the coned hole guides the flash in a bit better as well as it shortens the constricted channel into the chamber.

 

[ord sgt]

The touch hole on my first build is off centre. That doesn't seem to make any difference. If the powder in the pan ignites, the main charge will ignite too.

 

[MSW]

i don't think you'll have a problem ... take it to the range and give it a try

 

[Rudyard]

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Why the ?? ?This touch hole stuff is all replica FLINT locks it being run on PRE flintlock . Does that seem correct ?. it dosn,t to me hence my comment . Rudyard

 

[deerstalkert]

Why the ?? ?This touch hole stuff is all replica FLINT locks it being run on PRE flintlock . Does that seem correct ?. it dosn,t to me hence my comment . Rudyard

Rudyard, with all respect this is the gun builders bench thread. hence our confusion. is it possible there is a glitch in the software and it is appearing elsewhere also?

 

[Rudyard]

trouble navigating Rudyard?

No Ime not the one lost his way all these posts are very relavant no doubt. BUT not on the PRE flintlock , I like flintlocks fine topic but the section for Pre flintlock is at least on my E gajet all on the Pre flintlock section . Rudyard

 

[Rudyard]

Rudyard, with all respect this is the gun builders bench thread. hence our confusion. is it possible there is a glitch in the software and it is appearing elsewhere also?

Yes deerstalkert might be that.
Regards Rudyard

 

[deerstalkert]

No Ime not the one lost his way all these posts are very relavant no doubt. BUT not on the PRE flintlock , I like flintlocks fine topic but the section for Pre flintlock is at least on my E gajet all on the Pre flintlock section . Rudyard

interesting. we seem to have a conundrum. it appears on my laptop in the gun builders bench threads.

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Touch hole position​

• Thread starterbüchsenmacher64
• Start dateYesterday at 11:35 AM
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[Rudyard]

Now its changed but it was under pre Flintlock. Alls well that ends in the well '
Regards Rudyard

 

[deerstalkert]

Now its changed but it was under pre Flintlock. Alls well that ends in the well '
Regards Rudyard

was wondering about that very thing, but when i checked it wasn't. I am old and confused enough without things switching about!

 

[büchsenmacher64]

The touch hole on my first build is off centre. That doesn't seem to make any difference. If the powder in the pan ignites, the main charge will ignite too.

Awesome, thanks for your reply.

 

[büchsenmacher64]

The touch hole on my first build is off centre. That doesn't seem to make any difference. If the powder in the pan ignites, the main charge will ignite too.

Hi Ord Sgt, is that a wrist repair?

 

[dave_person]

You might consider sticking a countersink into the hole and giving the hole a bit of a funnel shape rather than the flat wall. I feel that the coned hole guides the flash in a bit better as well as it shortens the constricted channel into the chamber.

Hi,
The vent liner he appears to have is heavily funneled on the inside. It looks like a white lightning liner. He cannot funnel the outside at all. My advise is to shoot it. If you have many flashes in the pan with no ignition of the charge, consider drilling the vent hole a little larger. A #52 or #51 drill is a good choice even with a white lightning liner.

dave