Y’all are sorry…

[SciAggie]

Y’all are sorry. There I was - happy with my caplock, just minding my own business. Then y’all start talking about yer flintlocks. I go to reading - and the next thing you know I have one.
I bought .62 Jaeger. This thing is reliable. It shoots well. A friend suggested I make a wooden flint and dry fire a bunch. That helped a lot.
I tried the flint bevel up, and bevel down and found what it likes. Now the dang thing shoots even better. It’s easy to load and isn’t finicky. I’m starting to trust the darn thing.
And it’s all y’all’s fault.

And all this after I finally found enough caps to last a while…

 

[oldwood]

Be happy , you have backup , and it's a.62.

 

[TDM]

I’ve fallen in love with flintlocks too. But except for a few kisses on the cheek they haven’t completely returned the same affection.

 

[Walkingeagle]

Y’all are sorry. There I was - happy with my caplock, just minding my own business. Then y’all start talking about yer flintlocks. I go to reading - and the next thing you know I have one.
I bought .62 Jaeger. This thing is reliable. It shoots well. A friend suggested I make a wooden flint and dry fire a bunch. That helped a lot.
I tried the flint bevel up, and bevel down and found what it likes. Now the dang thing shoots even better. It’s easy to load and isn’t finicky. I’m starting to trust the darn thing.
And it’s all y’all’s fault.

And all this after I finally found enough caps to last a while…

Just be glad we’re off limits to speak of the other type of muzzleloader!
Walk

 

[user 49399]

I’m sorry.




Not.

Just ain’t nothing like a good flintlock.

 

[Trapper Scott]

Y’all are sorry. There I was - happy with my caplock, just minding my own business. Then y’all start talking about yer flintlocks. I go to reading - and the next thing you know I have one.
I bought .62 Jaeger. This thing is reliable. It shoots well. A friend suggested I make a wooden flint and dry fire a bunch. That helped a lot.
I tried the flint bevel up, and bevel down and found what it likes. Now the dang thing shoots even better. It’s easy to load and isn’t finicky. I’m starting to trust the darn thing.
And it’s all y’all’s fault.

And all this after I finally found enough caps to last a while…

You will find zero help here to help avoid emptying your pocketbook in purchasing flintlocks. It's more of an addiction frenzy that pulls you in and consumes your very being. Just like going to a crack house and asking for help on how to abstain from crack. The best you can hope for is to indulge in the fever and participate in the forum as a support group for therapy.

 

[tenngun]

Y’all are sorry. There I was - happy with my caplock, just minding my own business. Then y’all start talking about yer flintlocks. I go to reading - and the next thing you know I have one.
I bought .62 Jaeger. This thing is reliable. It shoots well. A friend suggested I make a wooden flint and dry fire a bunch. That helped a lot.
I tried the flint bevel up, and bevel down and found what it likes. Now the dang thing shoots even better. It’s easy to load and isn’t finicky. I’m starting to trust the darn thing.
And it’s all y’all’s fault.

And all this after I finally found enough caps to last a while…

Alright you have taken the right off ramp, now at the next turn it’s a flint smoothie
( I think they put it better then’ if’n you had a hair youd’d be shoot in’ smoothies’)
It’s an unfathomable deep

 

[Tradbow]

I’m just glad to see I’m not alone with the affliction. A .62 smooth will be my next flintlock.

 

[user 49399]

You mean like this?

 

[brownac1983]

Just be glad we’re off limits to speak of the other type of muzzleloader!
Walk

We can't talk about matchlocks?

 

[SciAggie]

This has a horn I got from @PathfinderNC. The net bag was from @hawkeye hugo. I've really been enjoying this setup.

 

[Tradbow]

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You mean like this?

Yes. That’s a nice setup and one I will be working towards.

 

[waksupi]

Welcome to the dark side. We have cookies!

 

[deermanok]

What's that old song, who's sorry now.

 

[TDM]

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You mean like this?

I have a good bit of dried River Cane on hand. I’m going to copy your powder measure. Nice outfit!

 

[nkbj]

Flint rock sure is addictive.

 

[hanshi]

Yes, now that you've been corrupted and already wanting a flint smoothbore; . Ha, ha, ha, ha, he, he, he...

 

[appalichian hunter]

It never ends, expect copius hours on the idiot box (computer) late nights wondering who to contact on a next build, how to source parts, lube recipes, patching material pros and cons, swiss powder vs. goex vs. should I buy it a pound at a time or many many lbs. do I cast balls or buy them where do I source suitable lead, OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the list goes on. It will not stop a endless journey.

 

[springfield art]

Y’all are sorry. There I was - happy with my caplock, just minding my own business. Then y’all start talking about yer flintlocks. I go to reading - and the next thing you know I have one.
I bought .62 Jaeger. This thing is reliable. It shoots well. A friend suggested I make a wooden flint and dry fire a bunch. That helped a lot.
I tried the flint bevel up, and bevel down and found what it likes. Now the dang thing shoots even better. It’s easy to load and isn’t finicky. I’m starting to trust the darn thing.
And it’s all y’all’s fault.

And all this after I finally found enough caps to last a while…

GREAT!

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I had a cap gun in the 70s, hated it.
Built a flinter to last the rest of my day, and my grandsons days to.