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**Mike Irwin** · January 2, 2011, 10:16 AM

I also quit using leather and switched to a lead round ball hammered flat.

I found that the lead held the flint FAR more securely, and the lead and flint could just be washed off to remove corrosive fouling that you can never get out of leather.

January 2, 2011, 10:16 AM	#13
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	I also quit using leather and switched to a lead round ball hammered flat. I found that the lead held the flint FAR more securely, and the lead and flint could just be washed off to remove corrosive fouling that you can never get out of leather. __________________ "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.