DuncNZ
54 Cal.
I have dealt with Gunter for many years and find him a great guy to deal withGunter Stifter's company sells them. www.stifters-gunflints.de Search for "feuerstein"
I have dealt with Gunter for many years and find him a great guy to deal withGunter Stifter's company sells them. www.stifters-gunflints.de Search for "feuerstein"
Whats wrong in the pic, get rid of that cut agate and use a real flint, there called flint locks not agate locks, just saying.
It comes down to Price and /or Availability, now Brandon Flints have become harder to source and more expensive plus overseas freight costs (for we Aussies) then we don't have the luxury of being 100% Purists.
Have been considering buying a flinter . After reading some really good replies here , might try considering it a might longer , before getting my feet wet !!
When I fit a new flint leather I chew on it a little to soften it , this lets the leather mould itself to the flint better when it dries .
Any of you use lead to hold the flint ?. I tried it with my Charleville and found it trended to work loose in the big heavy lock , tried lead sheet about 1/16" and that worked but not well , Lead may be more historically correct but I'll stick to thin veg tanned leather . Old glove leather also works well soft , pliable and strong ( pigskin ?) .
Changing the thickness of the leather by doubling it on part of one surface or adding a piece at the back of the flint on one surface and the front on the other surface etc can fine tune the position of your flint strike on the frizzen face.
I just went to the site, is there an English option??I have dealt with Gunter for many years and find him a great guy to deal with
Hi Anthony , there is a little pop up which comes up in the right hand corner with a German /English optionI just went to the site, is there an English option??
Anthony
To get my flint to set back in the jaw, I punch a hole in the leather.
Ditch the sawed flints and get some good English ones. Smaller size, too.I am totally new to flintlocks. I just bought this Lyman GPs rifle and have not shot it yet. The rifle is in great shape for being used except for the pan area. In the photo it shows an area where the flint has been striking and caused some pitting. Before I shoot it, I would like to know that the flint is positioned correctly. Any suggestions for a new guy would be appreciated.
Thanks and a Merry Christmas
Ditch the sawed flints and get some good English ones. Smaller size, too.
Will spark a lot better and are probably cheaper.
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