English vs French Flints

[Uncle Russ]

I still have a batch of Rich's Flints, can't remember ever using them though but I might have.
I've never really liked the French Amber, the few I've tried were unremarkable other than needing almost constant knapping.

I've stuck with the Black English Flint forever, other than occasionally feeling the need to try some different, not better just different.

[waksupi]

An old friend and I are pretty tight with a nickel, but decided to go halves on a French amber.

We flipped a coin we had borrowed. Jack never returned it.

I got to try the flint first. I used it for about a hundred rounds, then gave it to Jack. He claimed it wasn't sharp as it used to be, and was awful short for his trade gun.

So, we had mixed reviews when all was said and done. I had better results than he did for some reason.

I use black flints, and am perfectly happy with them.
 

[Stormrider51]

Well, seems to me there are darned few who have actually tried French flints and none who prefer them.  A look at the Track of the Wolf catalog tells me that the English flints fitting my Brown Bess are $2.40 each while the French ones sell for $2.50.  The question becomes whether the French ones are in some way worth the extra ten cents apiece.  Maybe they last longer.  Or maybe my Big Brit Musket will spit them out in tiny pieces after very few shots.  There's only one way to know.
John

[Thunderhawk1828]

RobD - I agree with you on the "fine" flints. They do fit better for sure and the length of use is about the same as with any other as far as I can tell.

My question is where can you order just "fine" flints? Have gotten all my flints from TOW and while satisfied, woud like to have the thin "fine" flints.

Thunderhawk1828

[RobD]

RobD - I agree with you on the "fine" flints. They do fit better for sure and the length of use is about the same as with any other as far as I can tell.

My question is where can you order just "fine" flints? Have gotten all my flints from TOW and while satisfied, woud like to have the thin "fine" flints.

Thunderhawk1828

specify on the online order form single edge fine flints or call your order in to make sure they'll send fine flints.

[Thunderhawk1828]

RobD:

thanks - will do

Thunderhawk1828