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Traditional Firearms => Flintlock Long Guns => Topic started by: nessy357 on March 09, 2009, 10:28:50 PM

Title: Large Siler spark test.
Post by: nessy357 on March 09, 2009, 10:28:50 PM

Was sitting around wondering how I could check my Siler for sparks, if they showered into the pan OK, how well did it spark etc.
So I set up my camera in my darkened gun room and came up with the following pics  
The first pic is just for reference.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sparks11014.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sparks11013.jpg)

Cheers Bob.

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Post by: ridjrunr on March 09, 2009, 10:56:08 PM

Hay, cool pix.I'm workin on a flint conversion at the present.Hope mine sparks like that!  ridjrunr

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Post by: BEAVERMAN on March 09, 2009, 11:11:04 PM

Hey Bobby, you got way too much time on your hands bud, better go back to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: FG1 on March 09, 2009, 11:47:20 PM

Me thinks it puts em where they belong !!!!!!!

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Post by: Uncle Russ on March 10, 2009, 12:07:25 AM

Locks spark better when mounted to the starboard side!:shock:
 :rotf  

Ness, I wouldn't know where to begin on how to judge that lock, but from the picture I would say you've got sparks aplenty....certainly a nice picture.

Somewhere here on the forum, a year or so back, the guys posted a nice U-Tube sequence of ignition "timing" from a flinter and it was quite impressive too.

Perhaps whoever posted that could post it again. I think you would like that if you could see it.....

Uncle Russ...

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Post by: Gordon H.Kemp on March 10, 2009, 01:37:25 AM

Looks to be about as good as you can get. Nice photo.

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Post by: melsdad on March 10, 2009, 06:19:43 AM

That is a cool picture, how many did you take before you got the timing to cooperate with you?

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Post by: nessy357 on March 10, 2009, 11:59:05 AM

Thank you ,
Russ it possibly was Larry Pletcher that posted the haigh speed video in slow motion.
Larry also has some outstanding pics of flinter sparking.
Melsdad, It was just pure dumb luck ? I positioned myself between the lock and thew camera, selected auto exposure, pulled the trigger and the shutter at the same time, I'm guessing the exposure was about 1 1/2'' ?

Thais pic I shot with a flash, to compare what you see normally.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sparks11015.jpg)

Cheers Bob.

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Post by: IronDawg on March 14, 2009, 05:56:23 PM

That'll shoot!

Thems some wicked pics Bob. Very cool.