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Old August 26, 2002, 01:52 PM   #2
4V50 Gary
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Thank you for sharing this with us. Once a flintlock is properly tuned, you won't even notice the Psst! BOOOM! and it can be just as fast as the percussion gun. One advantage of the flintlock is that blackpowder doesn't harm the stock as much as the priming compound of the percussion cap.

While I use also use 4f for priming, there are other things to bear in mind. Flint: be sure it's sharp and clamp tightly in the jaws. I prefer lead to clamp the flint in as it's easier for me. I also wipe it down frequently - just like I do for the frizzen. BTW, I'm pretty cheap and with one flint, have managed to get over 100 shots out of it.
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