Hi all just wondering if anyone shoots Flintlocks out there.?
Any Flintlock lovers out there?
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Hi, you mean like a real flint and a panful of powder? Always wanted to try one, haven't progressed past percussion caps yet.
But subscribing to see what I've been missing ..
But subscribing to see what I've been missing ..
Too much work.
You mean REAL muzzle loaders, as opposed to those inline fakes used by the wannabes?
You mean REAL muzzle loaders, as opposed to those inline fakes used by the wannabes?
Hey, now; my Hawken may be a caplock, but it's no inline! Them's fightin' words!
I would love to play with a flintlock someday. And yes, I use real black powder, not Pyrodex, in mine.
Beautiful firearms and I agree. Somehow an inline doesn't strike me as deserving a special season.You mean REAL muzzle loaders, as opposed to those inline fakes used by the wannabes?
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A nipple hugger is great for newbies -- like training wheels on a bicycle. 
Actually, there's not a lot of difference between a good flintlock and a caplock in terms of actual shooting. The difference lies in the subtleties of getting a quality lock, tuning it up properly, choosing quality flints, and learning how to manage them.
A number of the Pennsylvania-style caplocks may be converted back and forth from cap to flint by changing locks and substituting vents for drums. However, I think that your Hawken would require a barrel swap.
Actually, there's not a lot of difference between a good flintlock and a caplock in terms of actual shooting. The difference lies in the subtleties of getting a quality lock, tuning it up properly, choosing quality flints, and learning how to manage them.
A number of the Pennsylvania-style caplocks may be converted back and forth from cap to flint by changing locks and substituting vents for drums. However, I think that your Hawken would require a barrel swap.
I agree, as do several states which do not allow them for primitive hunts -- side or under hammers only.
I have a pretty little 36 cal in southern mountain style. I have been using 000 buckshot for my ball ammo and it shoots ok. Make sure flint is sharp, and the frizzen is completely oil/grease free and dry and it is reliable and accurate.. It is a bit slow to load, my son commented "and they fought wars with these things" It seems as though the larger calibers load easier
I don't know about easier. I've never owned anything smaller than a .45, but I'd sure like to, either a .36 or a .32 -- 20 grains (or less) of powder goes a lot further than 70, not to mention that you get about 4 times the number of balls out of a pound of lead that I do for the .58 caliber Harper's Ferry, and almost twice as many I a can get out of the .45 for the Pennsylvania.
I've got a .50 Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle in a left handed flintlock.
I have a 50 cal percussion and it is much easier to load than the little 36. As I am not hunting, just shooting for fun I chose the little 36 for economy of shooting.
I do love the look of a cap lock under hammer.
garyg
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Sadly Michigan allows inline, scoped, electronically lit synthetic powdered rifles in laminate stocks during "primitive" season. It makes as much sense as allowing crossbows (stocked, scoped, 165 lb draw weight) during a three month long "archery" season.
.50 cal percussion, Hawkens. I built it from a kit in 1989. If I remember, it's a TC Contender. It looks like a show piece. I used it in Rendezvous.
Rifle or smooth bore?
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Beautiful wood!!
Originally Posted by jkingrph
I have a pretty little 36 cal in southern mountain style. I have been using 000 buckshot for my ball ammo and it shoots ok. Make sure flint is sharp, and the frizzen is completely oil/grease free and dry and it is reliable and accurate.. It is a bit slow to load, my son commented "and they fought wars with these things" It seems as though the larger calibers load easier
Rifle or smooth bore?
Rifled
Well, I'm back sliding. I just picked up a little Traditions .32 Deerhunter -- it uses them new-fangled nipple huggers. I'll get out with it this weekend and try to work up some loads for it.
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