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Flintlock Long Guns / Re: Leather -or- Lead to Hold Your Flint?
« Last post by RobD on April 10, 2021, 05:58:04 PM »I spent more than a fair amount of time trying to like lead wraps and gave up. Leather is just plain better, for me.
One thing i did notice in Larry's lock images is the length of some of the leather wraps were a tad too long and could hold spark and smolder the leather. This has actually happened to me. The leather wrap should never go beyond the beak of the cock. This leather smoldering thing can also be an issue for side mounted leather wraps as a lot of leather is exposed to the pan's ignition, which is why I stopped doing that process ... just be careful ... I'd rather be safe than sorry when messing with black powder, especially the fine stuff in the pan.
One thing i did notice in Larry's lock images is the length of some of the leather wraps were a tad too long and could hold spark and smolder the leather. This has actually happened to me. The leather wrap should never go beyond the beak of the cock. This leather smoldering thing can also be an issue for side mounted leather wraps as a lot of leather is exposed to the pan's ignition, which is why I stopped doing that process ... just be careful ... I'd rather be safe than sorry when messing with black powder, especially the fine stuff in the pan.