Where To Buy Flints?

[burlesontom]

I should have my new flint rifle in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask where is everyone getting their flints from? I know about TOW but wondered if there was maybe someplace better. (cheaper)

 

[Trapper Scott]

Pecatonica River sells them also. I'm new to flintlocks so I order a few from them and TOW. I can't really say which is better or worse since I haven't compared them yet.

 

[The Appalachian]

Track of the Wolf. Good well knapped English flints made by Tom Fuller. Yeah, you can probably find cheaper but you want good flints right?

 

[TDM]

Track of the Wolf. Good well knapped English flints made by Tom Fuller. Yeah, you can probably find cheaper but you want good flints right?

Best source I know of.

 

[burlesontom]

Thanks. I looked at TOW after I posted this thread and the flints I will need are $23 for a dozen. I will order those and then try again to knap some of my own. I don’t live too far from the Georgetown flint area known for having good flint/chert rock. It’s there just for picking it up. Sounds like a fun experiment.

 

[drissel]

I usually pick them up at TRADE FAIRS, sometimes a vendor has some and didn't update their price, or buy a few here and there, ask for a deal, you might get one, Depending on where you live, there are several going on this coming Labor Day Weekend.

 

[Larry Akers]

Stonewall Creek Outfitters

 

[Surfinator58]

https://www.ima-usa.com/products/or...lintlock-musket-flints-sold-by-the-pound-html
I buy two pounds of these 1700 era flints pull out all the french amber for my fusil de chasse and sell the rest on ebay....This way I get free musket size
original french amber flints

 

[Ohio Rusty]

If you are interested in making your own, I have flint spalls already spalled to make gun flints in your are interested.
Ohio Rusty ><>

 

[Kansas Kid]

Heritage products is another option.

 

[springfield art]

I should have my new flint rifle in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask where is everyone getting their flints from? I know about TOW but wondered if there was maybe someplace better. (cheaper)

Don't know if cheaper, but Heritage Products has English & French flints. Flints are after all a Hand Made product! We're fortunate anyone is even making the darn things! Good luck

 

[The Appalachian]

If you are interested in making your own, I have flint spalls already spalled to make gun flints in your are interested.
Ohio Rusty ><>

@Ohio Rusty, PM me a price on a dozen larger spalls for flint and steel please? You can small flat rate box to me in Virginia.

 

[Piquant]

Don't know if cheaper, but Heritage Products has English & French flints. Flints are after all a Hand Made product! We're fortunate anyone is even making the darn things! Good luck

I second Heritage Products, it's where I buy my flints. Good people to do business with.

 

[towgunner11h]

Heritage products is another option.

I second this- just ordered 2 weeks ago- had my flints in 3 days.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

I bought some off of Ebay from a seller named Gilbertcooper 13 FRENCH AMBER GUNFLINTS | eBay
13 flints for $12.99 and $6.00 shipping. They are good French Amber flints.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

I think he has some different sizes you will have to check out his store front.

 

[Benny8]

Don't know if cheaper, but Heritage Products has English & French flints. Flints are after all a Hand Made product! We're fortunate anyone is even making the darn things! Good luck

I second Heritage Products, it's where I buy my flints. Good people to do business with.

I second this- just ordered 2 weeks ago- had my flints in 3 days.

Just an FYI-I placed an order last week with Heritage and they are out of stock on the flints. They refunded my purchase price. Ended up getting a dozen English Flints from TOW.

 

[Surfinator58]

Heritage must have had a run on flints after this posting because I went over to them today and they were out of stock

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Try the Ebay link above, I have bought from this guy more than once the flints are old stock but they are flints and they work really good, plus they are inexpensive.

 

[Kansas Kid]

Heritage must have had a run on flints after this posting because I went over to them today and they were out of stock

I bought four dozen a few weeks ago