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**Mike Irwin** · October 15, 2013, 10:56 AM

Over the years I've had ZERO luck with sawn flints. 10, maybe 15 shots with a sawn flint before it would become unusable.

I splurged one day at a gunshow and picked up a bunch of hand knapped English chert. Expensive, but considering that I'd get at least 40 shots out of each one (one I took to nearly 100 before it was unusable), they were actually cheaper than the sawn flints.

October 15, 2013, 10:56 AM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Over the years I've had ZERO luck with sawn flints. 10, maybe 15 shots with a sawn flint before it would become unusable. I splurged one day at a gunshow and picked up a bunch of hand knapped English chert. Expensive, but considering that I'd get at least 40 shots out of each one (one I took to nearly 100 before it was unusable), they were actually cheaper than the sawn flints. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.