Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Traditional Firearms => Flintlock Long Guns => Topic started by: Hood on November 19, 2017, 02:39:27 AM
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Okay, I know it only takes one. But do you have any video or pictures showing what you expect? Im having trouble getting what I feel should be adequate amounts of spark from my flint. This is for a fowler using English Flints not the precision ground flints.Thanks
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Okay, I know it only takes one. But do you have any video or pictures showing what you expect? Im having trouble getting what I feel should be adequate amounts of spark from my flint. This is for a fowler using English Flints not the precision ground flints.Thanks
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Video+of+Flintlock+sparking&view=detail&mid=DA418289406EBA4A5531DA418289406EBA4A5531&FORM=VIRE
There's plenty good videos on the internet....just Google 'em up, and you decide whether your flintlock is "good enough"...like you say, "it don't take much", but this is a situation where more is better.
Uncle Russ...
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Is your gun firing as it should when you pull the trigger? If so, you're getting plenty of sparks and you have no problem. But if not, you need a better flint, mount it properly and/or check the lock for soft frizzen.
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Well the more the merrier. I had a navy arms with a "soft" frizzen. I re-hardened the frizzen with great results. The rock needs to be sharp and also lock timing could be the culprit. Ross
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SAFELY! As in lock removed from gun, gloves and glasses on. No prime. In a very dim to dark room or out doors. Dry fire the lock at arms distance to see how many sparks are actually being produced. I’m sure you’ll be surprised.
TC
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The sparks are not always easy to see in daylight.
With an unprimed gun, I usually see two or more recognizable sparks in daylight... and the hot metal chards will dance and sizzle a little right in the pan. You can see more in the dark or fading light.
K