Post by: vthompson on July 12, 2011, 10:57:44 PM
I love shooting the flintlock but I am having trouble getting used to the delay and it is affecting my accuracy. Do you guy's know of anything that I can do to correct my problem? Your help and advise will be greatly appreciated.
Post by: Captchee on July 12, 2011, 11:15:32 PM
what rifle are you shooting ?
Post by: Gordon H.Kemp on July 13, 2011, 09:42:11 AM
Post by: pathfinder on July 13, 2011, 02:45:24 PM
It's not true that practice makes perfect, It's PERFECT practice makes perfect!
Post by: Riley/MN on July 13, 2011, 04:07:47 PM
Post by: Stormrider51 on July 13, 2011, 05:58:34 PM
John
Post by: Hank in WV on July 13, 2011, 09:53:53 PM
Post by: Loyalist Dave on July 14, 2011, 08:20:31 AM
LD
Post by: Hoyt on July 14, 2011, 08:42:13 AM
Post by: Captchee on July 14, 2011, 09:21:02 AM
We don’t know that .
So while it could be just a mater of getting over the learning curve . It could just as likely be a combination of poor quality .
Its real hard to give advise when we don’t know the specifics
Post by: PJC on July 14, 2011, 01:29:50 PM
Too much does two things.
The long fuse effect that somebody else has already mentioned
and a brighter longer flash that will cause you to flinch more as it is so close to your eye.
May sure you pick your flash hole to make it clear and ready to accept the ignition from your pan.
PJC
Post by: Sir Michael on July 14, 2011, 07:35:10 PM
First, remove your lock, completely disassemble it, and look for any signs of wear. The lightly polish all of the internal surfaces that move against other surfaces, lock face (inside), main spring against the lock face, tumbler both sides, and bridle inside just to be on the safe side. When reassembling make sure everything moves freely and does not bind anywhere.
Second, measure your touch hole. If it less than .07" in dia. or the size of a #50 drill bit consider drilling it out to that size.
Third, put it on the bench and shoot at a target 50 yds away focusing solely on the sight picture. Don't move until you can see the target again after shooting. About 30 to 40 rounds should be enough for you to learn to completely forget/ignore the flash. Remember, the key is to keep the sight picture from before pulling the trigger until you can see the target again. This will also ingrain in your mind the sight picture to hit the target.
All the best. It shouldn't be long before the only time you hear the flash-bang delay is when you've loaded damp powder. And the only time you'll see the flash is when you have a flash in the pan. Again that damp powder thing. :Doh! :Doh! :Doh! :Doh! :laffing :laffing hopefully latter.
Keep makin' them sparks. :hairy :hairy :hairy
Post by: Captchee on July 14, 2011, 08:51:18 PM
The issues one may have with a gun that carries an L&R , Davis or Chambers lock is often completely different then one which carries a CVA , Traditions or Pedersoli lock .
As I said before . If the gun is of quality then it should be quick in the ignition . But if its of lower quality then there are things that need to be addressed to speed that ignition up .
Simply put , we need more information in order to give this person advise on what may be the problem
Post by: Stormrider51 on July 14, 2011, 10:28:47 PM
It will really help if Vthompson will tell us the details of the flinter he has. There's a ton of help available.
John
Post by: FThomas on July 16, 2011, 09:58:53 PM
I am shooting a L&R lock and have no delay to speak of. I went to the range today and was thinking about how fast ignition is. I am only using about 3 to 4 grains of 4 fg to prime with and really don't have a delay. Only fired one today that didn't go bang. It didn't go flash either. LOL - gotta prime that pan!
I also did a bunch of bench shooting today and my groups are still in 2 inches at 50 meters. Off hand I've got some work to do! I know the gun is capable of far more than I can deliver right now. So, don't give up!
If you are getting a whoosh bang then something isn't right. That is what I think of when you say "delay".
Post by: vthompson on July 18, 2011, 08:19:29 PM
Again, thanks a lot guy's.
Post by: pathfinder on July 19, 2011, 11:56:04 AM
Post by: FlintSteel on July 25, 2011, 05:11:04 PM
Quote from: "pathfinder"
What Ive done and what I advise new shooters ofn flinters is to dry fire A LOT. Whilw watching TV or just sitting around,
Nothing wrong with doing this for practice, but I'd avise making a fake flint out of a piece of wood. No need to where out your flint or especially destroying your frizzen with dry fireing. No sparks no where and tear except maybe the springs. And no chance of an accicental discharge.
Post by: FlintSteel on July 26, 2011, 09:02:36 AM
So I offered him a chance to shoot my flintlock. Of course he took me up on the offer. We went to the range yesterday, after one shot with my rifle he was hooked.
My rifle is very quick, my first flintlock rifle had the old pause, but this one has absolutely NONE. If there is one it is totally imperceptable, to the point that it is as fast as his cap lock rifle. His words not mine. I'm certain I made a convert to the flint side.
If anything can cause your followthrough to suffer it's the fact that after all that powder goes off, you can't see the target or for that matter the end of your rifle till the smoke clears. But I still never see the flash.